Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission

Wheaton Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission November 15, 2023 7pm Gammon Room, Wheaton City Hall, Wheaton, IL In person and Virtual meeting I. Call to Order 7:00 pm Members present live: Alyse, Michelle, Rita, Bill, Bob, George, Connor, Lou, Laurel Members present via Zoom: Members absent: David, Cate Public Present live: Public Present via Zoom: II. Agenda Item Approval of October Minutes Motioned: Bob Seconded: Laurel Unanimously approved via voice vote. III. Public Comment -None IV. Agenda Item Chair Report- Cromwell Path Signage - City is still reviewing the request Chair Report-DuPage Trails Stakeholder - ● Trail Guide should be used for proposals for any crossings ● Illegal access to trails, ie bridges from people’s homes - not doing anything about it unless garbage being dumped ● Different services such as crushed limestones or combos of different types of materials; they looked into solar powered concrete in the Netherlands which was $2.7M for a small section so they will not be looking into it for DuPage County ● Will remove invasive species - will be volunteer led effort, will reach out ● bridges are less than 8.33% grades ● Trails app website is not an app won’t be an app yet ● Nov 17th - comments are due Friday Chair Report-IPP meeting ● Daily Herald article ● improvements being made, some for underpasses ● East Branch River Trail WHEATON BICYCLIST & PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 15, 2023 ● Glennette Tilly Turner 90th Birthday Party at DuPage County Historical Society - RSVP Chair Report-APS Signal Proposal presented to City Council + City Council Notes ● 100 W Roosevelt Rd - was supposed to become apartment building but owner backed away ● People still oppose parking lot at Cosley Chair Report-Co-chair time commitment ● Michelle and Alyse discussed how much time they spend on various chair responsibilities. Election in January for Alyse’s Co-Chair position ● We talked about how to format meetings to be able to spend time on longer goals such as Bike Plan or BFC. Idea is to split meeting time - start with long term goals. Add any notes to meeting agenda ahead of time for items that are simply announcements to avoid taking meeting time. V. Agenda Item Virtual History Ride - Bill to send Bob’s notes to Richard for Famous Women of Wheaton VI. Agenda Item Cultural Walk 2024 - Walking Tour of the Fire Hydrants - Michelle will reach out to David and cultural commission 1st or 3rd Weekend of May 2024 VII. Agenda Item Photo Contest/Underpass Art - Alyse to write a letter to the City to see if we can partner with a HS to have someone paint the underpass. VIII. Agenda Item Group rides/walks Dec 2nd 7pm at Library--Holiday Lights - cancel IX. Agenda Item New Business: Hawthorne Sign with Joe and John for decision on placement Next Meeting Jan 17th - election of Co-Chair for Alyse’s position and Michelle re-running X. Adjournment - 8:10 pm 2 WHEATON BICYCLIST & PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 15, 2023 Approved 3