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Agenda
Date: September 9, 2020
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
zoom
Attending:
Committee Members Staff Others
Call To Order:
Additions/Changes to Agenda
1. Approve Minutes From March 11, 2020 Meeting
2. East West Corridor Update
Bike Pedestrian Components
County; Need Cross section PDF
City; Need Cross Section PDF
Construction Schedule
3. Cowichie Project Update:
Map Phase I: Need Cross Section PDF
Construction Schedule Phase I
Compacted Gravel Specs.: Hardpacked angular Basalt?
Construction Schedule Phase II
Other
4. Pedestrian Master Plan Update: Discussion, no documents
5. 64th and Autanum Intersection Update: Discussion, no documents
6. Other
7. Future Agenda Items
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Review/Suggest Walk to Schooll Options
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Review/Suggest Aninuall Pedestrian Plain Projects (0ince Approved)
Review Street Cross sections
River Road Roundabout
Bike Boulevard Standards
Yakima Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Minutes
March 11th 2020
10:00 - 11:30 AM
2nd Floor Conference Room
Committee Members
Staff
Public
Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager
Phil Mattoon, Vice Chair
Trevor Martin, Associate Planner
Ken Jones (3 y)
Robert Desgrosellier, Chief Engineer
Sean Davido, Community Relations
Jennifer Gindt ( 3 y)
Paul Cook (3 y)
Will Hollingbery
CALL TO ORDER: Phil Mattoon, Vice Chair @ 10:00 AM.
There were no changes to the agenda.
1. Correction to the February 121" minutes under Deliverables to #3, should read
Report from February 241" meeting/Cowiche Canyon.
Otherwise, minutes are approved.
2. ADA
Neil M. and Phil M. met with Robert D., Chief Engineer to review the ADA Self -Evaluation Plan
and the ADA Transition Plan for any necessary updates. Those updates brought forth the
change to read CITY OF YAKIMA deleting CITY OF CAMUS.
The ADA Self -Evaluation Plan and the ADA Transition Plan are both necessary, working hand in
hand, therefore relevant for presentation to Council.
Robert D. will write the agenda statement and have Phil M. and Neil M. review in advance of
April 21". Robert D. will provide materials for review prior to the April Bicycle Pedestrian
Committee meeting, allowing committee discussion before addressing City Council.
Presentation to City Council is set for April 21", 2020.
NOTE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM: The Self -Evaluation report has specific recommendations in
relation to city code; therefore, the committee will need to review again the ADA report after
Council passes it as an official resolution; thereby relating it to Title 12 and other city
ordinances. This review purpose will clarify language, minor changes, and specifics, and the
specifics are most important.
3. COWICHE CANYON PROJECT
Phil M. reported the meeting was very productive with representatives from Perteet and City
staff.
Breaking project into two projects. Phase One for 2020, and Phase Two in 2021.
Phase One is Powerhouse upstream to North Canyon Rd., across from Prospect. This work area
downstream to the trailhead is considered the first physical piece. Perteet is working on
assurance we're standing firmly on right of way with property owners.
Joseph C. reports that Planning Department has completed the County's Pre -application
Meeting form. That meeting will be scheduled and that meeting will tell Planning what is
needed to submit to get the First Phase done. Planning will submit the Environmental/Shoreline
Conditional Use permits and go through the County to get authority to start construction.
County will then do the SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) request. The city is the lead on
the project; however, the land is County jurisdiction, therefore we work with the county public
services which get feedback from the property owners.
Phil M. shares that Perteet wants to have full bid plan ready by August 2020. There will be a
second meeting with same participants 60 days from the February 24t" meeting to clarify
everyone is on the same page.
Perteet finalized for Phase One:
The route
Parking lot at Powerhouse end
Compact material (soil compacted with gravel on top, then compacted again) will be
used on trial, not pavement.
Perteet indicated it can work with the city on right of way issues for Phase Two.
Also, a note regarding what is called the "fish window," working with the Fish and Wildlife Dept.
There are certain "windows" of opportunity to work near streams and rivers without causing
damage to stream beds; therefore, these fish windows should not be disruptive since the trail is
not requiring concrete work except as footings for bridges, it is optimistic that the Phase One
could be completed this year.
Paul C. asked about maintenance contract. Robert D. shares that Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
is onboard with initial maintenance and possibly future maintenance and promotion of trail use
once trails are connected. CCC requests new construction materials to match with CCC existing
trails; with that, there is confidence that Cowiche Canyon Conservancy will contract
maintenance.
4. PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN
The hope today is to finalize the Scope of Services allowing the plan be sent to the Purchasing
Dept., then, Purchasing utilizing their data, chooses a consultant, and then forwards to the
consulting firm.
Trevor M. has provided committee with a draft of Scope of Services for review. Most of the
corrections are simply replacing 'bicycle' with 'pedestrian'. Ken J. included language change to
eliminate using the word 'route'. Addition of Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School
verbiage. Under Design and Maintenance of facility plans Phil M. removed bicycle reference and
changed to represent pedestrians. Under Location of Severity and Bicycle Pedestrian Crashes
change language to read, Location & Severity of Pedestrian Injury Accidents. Took out verbiage
about Built Environment Committee and replace with, technical staff will meet with the Bicycle
and Pedestrian Committee rather than the Built Environment Committee. Maintenance Plan
will identify annual ADA improvements and major maintenance needs along with suggested
maintenance, because the Pedestrian Plan should compliment the ADA Plan. Under master plan
deliverables: draft final pedestrian plan, network map and Safe Routes to School into data base.
Committee makes a motion to send Scope of Services document to Purchasing. Motion made,
second heard, and motion carried to forward said document to the Purchasing Dept.
5. TITLE 12
The task is to review and compare Title 12 with the Complete Street Ordinance. The Complete
Street Ordinance basically describes what elements make a complete street. The exceptions
listed in 8.06.050 are what pertains to Title 12. Looking through Title 12, 12.06.030 Design
Standards and Adjustment to Standards, Final design standards and street improvements are
subject to approval by city engineer. This language has been the sticking point when discussed
before. The BPC has wanted to change the language. Phil M. references that the Complete
Street Ordinance gives us the language we need. Paul C. suggests Title 8.96 Complete Streets
requirements. Title 8 has more to offer pedestrians and cyclists. Title 12 is vague and designed
to move cars.
Phil M. suggests under 12.06.030 Design Standards, adjustment of standards to change verbiage
from: Final design of street improvements is subject to approval by the city engineer to Final
design of street improvements is subject to COMPLETE STREET ORDINANCE, reference to
Chapter 8.96. Robert D. will review once new language proposed comes up. Deliverable for
BPC is review changes and recommendations made to ADA for April meeting.
Joseph C. clarifies process for next meeting by which a track change document would be
presented to committee for review, seeing what that looks like in document format, then BPC
can suggest change to a specific municipal code document.
Future Deliverable for May 2020 is to review to clarify ADA recommendations, Title 8, and other
city ordinances changes in documents as they relate to ADA.
6. POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCES AND CALL FOR PROJECTS LIST FOR BICYCLE MASTER PLAN
Recommendation for funding provided by Toole Design Group, LLC. Along with other funding
were discussed and clarification as to their structural processes, availability and status. Updates
regarding YVCog and CALL FOR PROJECTS through legislation/federal moneys; Also, probabilities
would be through the Fish and Wildlife and the Dept. of Ecology.
Safe Routes to School Call for Projects is tied legislatively to the license tab fee and 1-976
suspension. There is an attempt to keep legislative funds available for Safe Routes to School.
Surveys are necessary to gather specific information i.e. are students driven, walking, busing, or
bicycling to school. These surveyed statistics are part of the application. Next round of
applications would be a truncated grant application process which we haven't seen the request
for as yet. Safe Routes to School is something BPC would integrate with the Pedestrian Master
Plan. The Traffic Safety Grants (state) to reduce traffic fatalities by the Washington Traffic
Safety Commission. Robert D. is not sure if that is within highway traffic frame only.
Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) their focus is Complete Streets currently funded
through Transportation Alternative Program (TAP). Street Overlay and Reconstruction Fund
affiliated with TIB. People for Bikes and other smaller entities fall under smaller groups or
smaller amounts needed to spur a local project or smaller non -government grants that local
groups could spear head/apply for through the city to fund Way -Finding signage or portions of
pathways etc. What is important for BPC is to focus on what we can accomplish by taking
specific things that we can accomplish and work towards getting them handled.
Phil M is hopeful that the Legislature will make a determination about the tab funding, as they
are looking at moving surplus funding over to transportation projects ($600,000,000.00).
Robert D. introduces the Association of Washington Cities (AWC), a source for what's happening
across the state in the legislature mostly city related but is of interested to myriad of groups for
potential funding. It's suggested that perhaps BPC member add their name to that list. Another
possible group is MRSC which trains new council members and gives exposure to funding
sources. As a committee member, you can access and click (new council member). MRSC can
be a good public information source for different funding resources.
7. GOOD OF THE ORDER
A. Condition of Bicycle Lanes/ Upkeep and sweeping. Is there a schedule which includes bicycle
lanes? Gravel on streets spread for safe winter driving is being swept clean. Streets and Traffic
Division under Public Works.
Deliverable: Information regarding sweeping the bike lanes from the city and how that is
organized/scheduled. Robert D. will forward message to Scott S.
To encourage safety and bicycles as their valid mode of transportation, the BPC encourages an
uptick of standards for maintenance of bike lanes. Robert D. also noted streets now deemed
bike routes and streets that formerly did not have bike lanes, River Rd., North First Street, and
Sozo, are to be added to a sweep schedule.
B. Will H. want to start conversations with the Canal Companies. The Powerhouse Canal is a
piped canal with a paved pathway over it. There are so many open canals throughout our
community that could be piped and covered that would open new pathways but connect our
communities with pre-existing pathways; however not straight forward, but at the same time a
straight forward process to chase, thereby creating miles of pathways that don't impact streets
except where we cross them. It is a "tenderfoot" process because these pathways utilize
backyards of our community and canal companies and it needs to be paid for; however, there's
a lot of meat on the bone. Robert D. clarifies some of the reasoning behind piping and overlay
of canals. Outside funding was used for the pathways next to the canals with adequate right of
ways taking into the consideration, then, the newly constructed piping. Dave Brown probably
has the best recollection of the background with the canal projects which occurred 25 years ago.
Dave is part of the irrigation districts, by default, as those water districts were brought into the
city, and Dave is head of the Water Dept. Dave would have a good understanding how to
preview the process of replicating additional canal ways.
Deliverable: Can the city bring information of what right of way does the city own regarding
canals.
8. DELIVERABLES FOR APRIL:
1. Joan D. will attend meeting to update BPC on East/West Corridor.
2. ADA changes and finalize
3. Track changes for Title 12 & Title 8
4. Public Works, sweeping bike lanes
5. Pedestrian Master Plan report since submitting Scope of Services
6. City Right of Way ownership of which canals