COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Matt Athey (Trustee), Kent Davis, Joel Ehrfurth, Paul Garvey (Trustee) and Mark Salmon.
Absent: Dan Behm and George Smith
STAFF: Randy Loberger, Village Engineer
1) Call To Order
Meeting was called to order by Chair, Joel Ehrfurth at 6:00 P.M.
2) Approve Agenda
Motion was made by Matt Athey to approve the agenda; second by Paul Garvey.
Motion carried unanimously.
3) Citizen comments on public works agenda items
None
4) Public forum
None
5) Approve minutes: February 26th, 2008.
Motion was made by Mark Salmon to approve the minutes with a clarification to item no. 4; second by Paul Garvey.
Motion carried unanimously.
(Change was made to the minutes.)
6) Discussion of bicycle lanes and associated costs on Wood Lane
POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION:
Major discussion & consideration is the cost of installing a trail and a trail has to take you somewhere.
The PFTR Committee has been asked to prioritize the trails they want and the committee would like to see all the trails put in.
We have to look at the feasibility & practicality of putting in a trail.
Costs associated with putting the trail in.
Also the cost to maintain a trail.
Trails need connectivity.
Where will the trail system bring anyone to? It needs to go somewhere.
You want and need a trail to take you somewhere; you want to have a starting and ending point. A trail needs to take you somewhere.
They (PFTR Committee) has discussed that they would like to see a trail go to Calavera Park.
Kids generally will ride their bikes to a park and you have to get them there when discussing trails.
The wetlands issue comes into play with the installation of the trail on Wood Lane.
The Park & Trail Committee wanted to stick to the plan.
The PW & Utility Commission members asked staff to bring the plan to the table to look at and discuss.
When looking at the trail plan the commission members noticed that there was not a trail indicated for Wood Lane on the 2003 plan.
Motion was made by Joel Ehrfurth that due to fact that the trail is not even identified on the 2003 Trail Map/Plan, that we recommend that the trail not be installed; second by Mark Salmon.
Motion carried unanimously.
7) Adjourn
Motion was made by Matt Athey to adjourn; second by Mark Salmon.
Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 P.M.
Recorder, Jean DeBauche