Bikeways And Walkability Committee Meeting
THEY'RE OFF AND RUNNING, ER, BIKING
The Costa Mesa Bikeways and Walkability Committee met again Wednesday night and got it's marching orders. All the members were present except Jim Kerins, who was out of town on business, and he sent his wife to observe and take notes so he wouldn't lose ground in this process. Member Kathleen Brown showed up late and left a few minutes later. All the other members were attentive and actively participated in the discussions.
THE BROWN ACT
City Clerk Brenda Green provided the obligatory official Brown Act briefing so the members will not inadvertently violate the state open meeting law. Special emphasis was placed on the dangers of social media "conversations" and the pitfall of the "Reply All" choice in email messaging.
FOLEY AT THE HELM
Councilwoman Katrina Foley took a greater-than-normal role in directing the agenda to be sure that the committee understood their role and the urgency of the first part of their task.
RAJA PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW
Transportation Services Manager Raja Sethuraman, shown above with Foley and member Andrea Marr, guided the brief orientation of the General Plan and how the update of the Master Plan of Bikeways is integrated into it. He provided guidance on their Mission Statement, which reads as follows:
The mission of this committee is to:
This will be no easy feat, since the recommendations for the Master Plan of Bikeways must be ready for presentation to the City Council in early fall, which means they only have one or two more meetings to accomplish that task. That's a very tight timetable.
THE TASK AHEAD
Consultant John Holloway provided an overview of the task he and his associates have been working on regarding the definition of an East/West Crosstown Bike Plan.
NOT MUCH TIME...
Now the group, chaired by Ralph Taboada, must get started... it should be very interesting to see if they can actually pull this off in the short time available to them. They will meet again on the second Wednesday of August - the 12th.
The Costa Mesa Bikeways and Walkability Committee met again Wednesday night and got it's marching orders. All the members were present except Jim Kerins, who was out of town on business, and he sent his wife to observe and take notes so he wouldn't lose ground in this process. Member Kathleen Brown showed up late and left a few minutes later. All the other members were attentive and actively participated in the discussions.THE BROWN ACT
City Clerk Brenda Green provided the obligatory official Brown Act briefing so the members will not inadvertently violate the state open meeting law. Special emphasis was placed on the dangers of social media "conversations" and the pitfall of the "Reply All" choice in email messaging.
Councilwoman Katrina Foley took a greater-than-normal role in directing the agenda to be sure that the committee understood their role and the urgency of the first part of their task.
Transportation Services Manager Raja Sethuraman, shown above with Foley and member Andrea Marr, guided the brief orientation of the General Plan and how the update of the Master Plan of Bikeways is integrated into it. He provided guidance on their Mission Statement, which reads as follows:
The mission of this committee is to:
- Focus on the review and update of the City's Master Plan of Bikeways and improvements to be made to bikeways in the City, and
- Evaluate the bikeability and walkability of our City in order to make recommendations for improvement to the City Council.
This will be no easy feat, since the recommendations for the Master Plan of Bikeways must be ready for presentation to the City Council in early fall, which means they only have one or two more meetings to accomplish that task. That's a very tight timetable.
THE TASK AHEAD
Consultant John Holloway provided an overview of the task he and his associates have been working on regarding the definition of an East/West Crosstown Bike Plan.
Now the group, chaired by Ralph Taboada, must get started... it should be very interesting to see if they can actually pull this off in the short time available to them. They will meet again on the second Wednesday of August - the 12th.
Labels: Bikeway and Walkability Committee, Brenda Green, John Holloway, Katrina Foley, Raja Sethuraman, Ralph Taboada
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