Burlington Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting

Minutes

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1.
Members Present:
 

Chris Scotland (Chair), Brett Moore, Claudia Segatore, Laura Fowlie, Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, Katherine Dobson, Tracey Almeida, Rob Todd, Greg Pace, Mohamed Sayed, Nancy Gray, James Dekens

2.
Member Regrets:
 

Jon Millman, Pat Binnie, Vicki Trottier

3.
Others Present:
 

Councillor Kelvin Galbraith, Dan Ozimkovic (Transportation Planning Technologist), Kristin Sprukulis (Clerk)

4.
Declarations of Interest:
 

None. 

5.
Approval of Minutes:
 

5.1
Approve minutes from meeting held March 30, 2021
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1.03-30-21 Post-Meeting Minutes - Burlington Cycling Advisory Committee.pdf

On motion, the minutes from the meeting held March 30, 2021 were approved as presented.

6.
Delegation(s):
 

None.

7.
Regular Items:
 

7.1
2021 meeting schedule changes
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1.2021 Burlington Cycling Committee meeting dates.pdf

On motion, the changes to the 2021 Cycling Committee meeting schedule were approved. These included moving the May 25th meeting to May 18th, and the November 30th meeting to November 23rd. 

7.2
Roundtable introductions
 

The committee went around and introduced themselves to the group so they could get to know each other. This included why they wanted to join the committee, what interests them about the committee and any past experiences that will be useful on the committee. 

7.3
2021 workplan review and approval
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1.2021 Workplan Suggestions Cycling Advisory Committee.pdf

The committee discussed the workplan, what initiatives they wanted to do, what to include in the budget and who will take the lead on aspects of the workplan.

ACTION: This will be continued and approved at the meeting on May 18, 2021.

7.4
Staff update
 

Dan shared the following information:

  • The Plains Road Cycling facility will be the first protective facility. It will run from Waterdown road to the Royal Botanical Gardens. There is going to be a cycle track on the north side and protected area on the south side. The next steps for the Cycling Committee will be to attend and comment on the public information session when that is scheduled. 
  • Currently looking for ideas on how to promote cycling and active transportation in schools and what can be done for Bike Month.
  • 529 Garage- Both school boards were very interested in this opportunity to register their bikes online. 
  • The city has a bike rack program that will provide bike racks to organizations who need them, the organization will just need to install them. 

ACTION: Dan to send the draft cycling map PDF to Kristin to distribute for comments with a deadline of May 10th. 

7.5
Integrated Transportation Advisory Committee update
 

Greg provided an update on the Integrated Transportation Advisory Committee. This included updates on photo radar, transit on demand, and issues with construction and cycling. Also informed that via the Integrated Mobility Plan it has been found that 77% of local trips in Burlington can be done through sustainable transportation and the most popular choice for sustainable use would be cycling. 

8.
Other Business:
 

None.

9.
Adjournment: 8:55 p.m.
 

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