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Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
February 3, 2015
6:00 p.m.
The Centre – West Conference Room
Present: Karen Erickson, Tom Armstrong, Wayne Heinmiller, Jerry Turnquist
Staff: Officer Nelis (Police Department)
Absent: Darin Anderson, Scott Magee, Chris Manheim, Dave Waden (Planning/Parks &
Recreation), Ron Rudd (Engineering)
Call to Order: Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: Heinmiller made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 2nd regular
meeting, with one correction. Erickson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Citizen’s Forum: None.
Bicycle Friendly Community Application: Ed Barsotti from LIB was unable to attend the February
meeting to provide guidance to move forward with our efforts. He has been invited to the March
meeting.
Detour Routes/Protocol for Special Events: The committee will review a draft letter outlining
recommendations at the March meeting.
Duckworth and Kane County Correspondence: The correspondence is under review by the City
Manager’s office.
Walnut/South/Lillian Corridor Pedestrian Accommodations: The committee continued discussions
regarding the lack of traffic control for vehicles travelling the Walnut/South/Lillian corridor and the
impact of that traffic on the quality of life for area residents and businesses. It is difficult for adjoining
residents to exit their driveways and for traffic (motoring, bicycle and pedestrians) to cross the corridor
with the unrestricted traffic flow. This has become a quality of life issue for residents living along and
near the corridor.
New Business:
• The committee reviewed the schedule of events for National Bike Month in May. The committee
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discussed adding a bike rodeo to the schedule of events.
• The committee scheduled a special meeting to plan events for Bike.Walk.Move: Elgin Week 2015.
Heinmiller noted that the Swedish Days Ride has been moved to the last week in June.
• The committee questioned whether or not the Fox River Trail would be shut down for the Riverside
Drive reconstruction.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the BPAC is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd at 6:00 p.m. in
the West Conference Room of The Centre.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Armstrong, Secretary
Approved: