HomeMy WebLinkAbout092810 - Joint Mtg. MinutesApproved October 12, 2010
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
Atascadero City Council
Atascadero Parks & Recreation Commission
Bicycle Transportation Plan
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Special Meeting follows the conclusion of the City Council
Regular Meeting scheduled for 6:00 P.M.
City Hall, Council Chambers
6907 EI Camino Real, Atascadero, California
ACTION MINUTES
JOINT MEETING -- CITY COUNCIL AND PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
ROLL CALL:
Present: Council Members Clay, O'Malley, Kelley, Beraud and Mayor Fonzi
Parks and Recreation Commissioners Cooper, Wachtel, Butz,
Marks, and Greenaway (arrived late)
Absent: Commissioner Zirk
Others Present: City Clerk / Assistant to City Manager Marcia McClure Torgerson
Staff Present: City Manager Wade McKinney, Assistant City Manager Jim Lewis,
Administrative Services Director Rachelle Rickard, Community
Development Director Warren Frace, Public Works Director Russ
Thompson, Community Services Director Brady Cherry, Police
Chief Jim Mulhall, Fire Chief Kurt Stone, and City Attorney Brian
Pierik.
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OATH OF OFFICE: Newly appointed Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Mark Dariz,
will be sworn in by City Clerk Marcia Torgerson
City Clerk Torgerson administered the Oath of Office for Mark Dariz.
PRESENTATION: Parks and Recreation Update
Community Services Director Brady Cherry gave the update for the Council and
Commission.
1. Bicycle Transportation Plan
• Fiscal Impact: Plan development costs have been absorbed by the
Community Services, Public Works and Community Development
Departments. Capital Improvement costs and other costs indicated in the
Bike Plan are not funded nor budgeted. The plan is not a spending
initiative, and does not require the City to build any of the projects
identified in the plan. The Bike Plan is a planning document that will
allow the City to be eligible for a number of State and Federal funding
opportunities. The City's ability to obtain grants and other outside
funding sources is directly linked to having an adopted Bicycle
Transportation Plan.
■ Recommendation: Council and Parks and Recreation Commission
review and comment on the Draft Atascadero Bicycle Transportation
Plan and provide direction as necessary. [Community Services]
Community Services Director Brady Cherry gave the staff report and answered
questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke on this item: Victor Montgomery, Geiska Velasquez, Len
Colamarino (spoke twice), Dan Rivoire, and Gail Vanderlin.
Mayor Fonzi closed the Public Comment period.
The City Council Members and Parks and Recreation Commissioners expressed support
for this Plan and made suggestions:
• Include some indication that future trails would be in the Eagle Ranch project
• Soften the language in the Plan, such as replacing "shall" with "should" or "may."
• Pursue solid shoulders
• Work towards having bike lanes that do not start and stop
There was consensus of the Council and Commission to
initially omit Eagle Ranch from the Plan and incorporate the project later.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Fonzi adjourned the meeting at 8:19 p.m.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C.
City Clerk / Assistant to the City Manager
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