HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-03-2022 Fairhope Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee Meeting MinutesFairhope Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee Meeting Minutes
Date: 5/3/2022
Committee Member Attendees: Gary Gover; Rosalie Stromme; Bill Hall; Chris Riley
Committee Member Absentees: John Kavanagh; Katie Bolton; Michelle Melton; Chris Knight
Guests in attendance: Jessica Walker; Jack Graves
City Councilman representative: None were in attendance.
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Meeting called to order at 4:08pm by Bill Hall.
Motion carried to approve 4/5/2022 minutes.
Administrative Item: ***Action Item: Rosalie Stromme shall submit a formal agenda request to
the City Council’s next meeting on 5/23/2022 to approve Jack Graves’s application for this
committee’s open member position.
Complete Streets Resolution Draft: Gary Gover met with Hunter Simmons to reword some of
the language in the resolution for its final draft.
****Action Item: Bill Hall to submit final draft of Complete Streets Resolution to Hunter
Simmons who will provide a copy to the Comprehensive Plan consultants for City of Fairhope
consideration and/or inclusion.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee Input for city projects:
a) Working Waterfront Project – Jessica Walker reports that project documents are
currently being reviewed at the federal level with no ETA established yet.
b) Triangle Project – Jessica Walker reports that a City of Fairhope Request for Proposal has
been issued in preparation for awarding construction of the $1,000,000 grant funds to
build trails, trailheads, pedestrian tunnel linking north and south sections and bathroom.
c) De La Mare handicap parking spot will be completed May 2-4th and will be available for
use with a grand opening on May 5, 2022.
Sidewalk Improvements: ***Action Item: Chris Riley will submit a request to Public Works
for expanded sidewalk repainting to the Fairhope Furniture Consignment store on North
Section. It was suggested at the meeting that the Fels Avenue/South Section crosswalk area
near Rambo’s Auto Service might be enhanced with artistic elements for visual appeal.
Fairhope Avenue Road Closure: This area will be closed for the next 10 weeks and although the
Road Closure signage does impede sidewalk traffic on one side of the street, there is safe
sidewalk and crosswalk passage on the other side of the street. No sign moving is needed.
ARCGIS Field Maps Application:
***Action Item: Committee members present at today’s meeting (with the exception of Gary
Gover who does not have mobile internet service) will physically examine sample assigned
areas within the city limits of Fairhope beginning the process as a test to determine to scope of
the city-wide sidewalk inventory project. Committee members are to indicate in RED those
sidewalks which exist but which are not indicated on the Field Map Software (online map with
user name and password already provided in April 2022 meeting). Also, while out in the field,
notate in the Application those sidewalks that need some major type of repair (i.e. handicap
ramp missing/damages, major trip hazards, etc); best recommendation is to notate location on
the mapping software (‘put a pin on the location’) and then upload a photo of the area of
concern. Sample test case areas are as follows with reporting back in June 2022 meeting to
address any confusion or difficulties associated with completing this initial test before tackling
the entire city:
a) Michelle Melton --- sidewalk inventory near the Fairhope West elementary school.
b) Chris Riley --- sidewalk inventory around downtown business district
c) Rosalie Stromme –- sidewalk inventory east of Hwy 181 around Quail Creek
d) Jack Graves --- sidewalk inventory from Church Street to Mobile Bay
e) Bill Hall ---- sidewalk inventory near the Volanta area.
New Business: None noted.
Next scheduled meeting: June 7, 2022 at 4pm in the Giddens Auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 5:03pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Rosalie Stromme, Secretary