Executive Committee Meeting
September 19, 2007

Members present: Jay Lindner, Mayor Darwin Hindman and John Riddick

Members absent: John Ott, Naomi Cupp

Staff present: Ted Curtis, Jill Stedem

Guest: Ian Thomas

Mayor Hindman called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

Minutes from the June 18, 2007 meeting were approved with no objections.

Old Business: None

New Business
Merging Roadway and Sidewalk Subcommittee with Trails Subcommittee:
A discussion was held on merging the Roadway & Sidewalk and Trails subcommittees together to combine the group into one infrastructure committee. This topic was approved at the last Roadway and Sidewalk subcommittee meeting and voted to take it to the Executive Committee for final approval. It is believed the subcommittees would be more beneficial to work as one group on the entire planned network of infrastructure. By combining these subcommittees, there would be one group working on infrastructure and the other already existing subcommittee concentrating on programming. Jay Lindner made a motion to approve the merging of the Roadway and Trails subcommittees into one subcommittee, John Riddick seconded and the motion passed.

Is there a need for more committee members:
A discussion was held about getting new students from Rock Bridge and Hickman High Schools assigned to the committee since the past students serving on the committee have moved. It was also discussed that we should seek college students to serve on the advisory committee. Mike More, who was serving on the committee as a representative from State Farm, has moved from Columbia and a new representative would be named to represent State Farm. Co-chairs are asked to check with their committee members to see if they still want to serve on the committee, as other community members have expressed interest in serving on the committee.

Re-define responsibilities and/or tasks for each subcommittee:
To be tabled until next meeting.

Reports
Project Manager: Ted Curtis reported that RFP's for networks one, two and three have been approved by City Council and currently at MoDOT for approval. He is working on the RFP for network 5.

The project office at 101 N. Seventh Street will open in October with a ribbon cutting ceremony to follow.

We are waiting for MoDOT approval for marking the bike lanes. Staff is reviewing a rumble strip concept for Stadium Blvd. bike lane to separate bikes from cars, new trail standards of a 12 foot hard surface with a four foot soft surface for runners; and intersection ped buttons to make them ADA compliant.

Curtis reviewed the map and the RFP for the downtown hub which will be going out for bid soon. The downtown hub will include bike boulevards, pedways on providence and Elm Streets, a Stephens College pedway, and an MU bikeway.

Outreach/Programming Committee: No report.

Roadways: John Riddick shared cost ideas for bike parking systems for other areas.

Trails: No report.

Next meeting: TBD

Adjourned. 

September 19, 2007