HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-07-2023 Pedestrian and Bicycle Meeting MinutesFairhope Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee Meeting Minutes
Date: 3/7/2023
Committee Member Attendees: Gary Gover; Rosalie Stromme; Bill Hall; Katie Bolton; Mike
Walker; Morgan Russell; Chris Knight; Chris Riley
Committee Member Absentees: Jack Graves
Guests in Attendance: James Watkins, Fairhope Times;
Corey Young, Alabama Public Radio;
Citizens: Johnny Prewitt; Jenny Douglass; Carl Couret
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Meeting called to order at 4:06pm.
Motion carried to approve 2/7/2023 minutes.
Administrative Items:
It is acknowledged that the City Councilman representative (Jay Robinson) will never attend this
committee meeting due to other work/business commitments. James Watkins advised committee
that current attendance via Zoom does not constitute sufficient public exposure protocol.
Crosswalk Painting: Chris Riley reported that the mayor approved the request to elicit the help
of the Junior City Council for decorative striping ideas for crosswalk on De La Mare.
**Action Item: Bill Hall will follow up with Paige to determine status of pending request.
Street Shoulder between Fels and Pier: Bill Hall sent a written request to Richard Johnson on
3/2/2023 recommending committee-approved solution to this congested
pedestrian/bicycle/vehicle area by painting sharrows on the roadway surface and installing
“Share The Road” signs on the southbound and northbound sides of the road. To date, Richard
Johnson has not responded. Katie Bolton indicated that she has a source which would provide the
“Share The Road” signs whereupon the city would reimburse her for the expenditure; City of
Fairhope Public Works would have to install the signs in accordance with safety and legal
guidelines.
**Action Item: Morgan Russell will send a written request through a dropdown menu in the
“Fairhope Cycling Project” website indicating that the painted sharrows and “Share The Road”
signs would improve safety along this congested section of South Mobile. Suggested location of
these “Share The Road” signs: 1) at the top of the southbound hill on South Mobile near the
flower bed and 2) at the Nelson Drive intersection with South Mobile for northbound traffic.
Sidewalk Inventory Mapping: April 1, 2023 deadline is approaching and there is only one
sidewalk area to be completed by a committee member and then this committee will be able to
notify Hunter Simmons that our role in this project is completed. Katie Bolton brought the hard
copy city map to the meeting and sidewalk inventory areas were notated on the map for
completeness.
**Action Item: Mike Walker to complete Idlewild area and the section north of Twin Beech
Road, west of Thompson Hall Road and east of Greeno Road south of Morphy.
Bike Repair Station and Additional Bike Racks:
**Action Item: Bill Hall and Rosalie Stromme will attempt to set up a face-to-face meeting
with Richard Johnson in his office to determine the status of the procurement and delivery dates
of these items into City of Fairhope warehouse in anticipation of installation in the near future.
Triangle Property: No further updates at this time.
Twin Beech & Summer Lakes intersection:
**Action Item: Bill Hall and Rosalie Stromme will attempt to set up a face-to-face meeting
with Richard Johnson in his office to determine if any solutions to this safety issue have been
discussed yet.
Arts and Crafts Festival Bike Valet Volunteers: All times slots on all days are filled with
volunteers as of this meeting.
New Business:
311 Efficacy: Gary Gover suggested that another citizen-accessible web portal through the City
of Fairhope be instigated to allow direct communication with city officials regarding safety
issues around town. Committee members agreed that interested Fairhope residents may already
stay up-to-date with pedestrian and bicycle committee safety issues through monthly meeting
minutes posted publicly as is evidenced by 3 citizen attendees at this March meeting.
** Action Item: Bill Hall and Rosalie Stromme will attempt to set up a face-to-face meeting
with Richard Johnson in his office to receive statistics on the ratio of 311 requests to 311
completed tasks.
De La Mare Bike Racks: Bike racks on this street have been reinstalled.
Next scheduled meeting: April 4, 2023 at 4pm in the Library’s Second Floor Boardroom.
Meeting adjourned at 5:00pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Rosalie Stromme, Secretary