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Brookings, South Dakota
October 21, 2008
OFFICIAL MINUTES
The Brookings Transportation Board was called to order by Chairperson Jeff
Weldon on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the City Hall meeting room.
Members present were Roger DeGroot, Art Conners, Terrell Spence, Nancy
Hartenhoff-Crooks, Jerry Raabe, Robb Rasmussen, Rob Jones, City Engineer Jackie
Lanning, and Weldon. Dennis Falken, Michael Forgy, Dean Kattelmann, Teresa
McKnight, Tyler Luckhurst, and City Clerk Shari Thornes were absent.
Item #2 – (Spence/Rasmussen) Motion to approve the minutes from the September
16, 2008, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – (Conners/Raabe) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 - “Bike Friendly” Community Designation Website – The “Bike Friendly”
community designation website was sent to all Board members prior to the
meeting. It shows what other communities have done. Robb Rasmussen said the
League of American Bicyclists is channeling funds from bicycle companies to
bicycle friendly communities making planning grants available. He also had a
PowerPoint presentation for the committee. Rasmussen felt appointing a
bicycle/pedestrian coordinator would be the first step. Rasmussen volunteered to
be the bicycle coordinator and felt another person should be chosen from the
pedestrian sector. Some names were discussed.
Item #5 – Bike Lane Subcommittee Report - Rasmussen reported that he would like
to propose a one-day planning conference to present ideas to the Transportation
Committee and possibly the public. He said he would like to see Angela Olson (SD
Dept. of Transportation in Pierre), Jerry Cole (Park and Recreation Director in Rapid
City), and Sam Trebilcock (Transportation Planner in Sioux Falls) as presenters
revolving around safe routes to schools. He said the Thunderhead Alliance is willing
to help financially, and November 14 is tentatively set if the committee is interested.
Weldon asked if the public would be involved at this step. Rasmussen said they
could be. Weldon felt there should be answers to the parking issue if members of
the public were in attendance. Rasmussen said Trebilcock could help answer those
questions. Advertising would also need to be done to make the community and
campus aware of the conference. Rasmussen said this conference could be for the
Transportation Board and other interested parties,
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inviting the public for a later meeting. Weldon said if Olson, Trebilcock and Cole are
interested in coming to Brookings and Thunderhead Alliance is willing to help, we
should do it. Rasmussen said he has been working with Chris Dugaard, SDSU Student
Association President, and he would like the conference to be held at SDSU.
Weldon agreed. Rasmussen said he would continue to organize it.
(Rasmussen/Conners) Motion to endorse the Bike Lane Subcommittee’s plan
for a conference at SDSU on November 14, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM including
Jerry Cole, Angela Olson, and Sam Trebilcock as presenters. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #6 – Discussion on the Final Report – Weldon asked Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks
and Dean Kattelmann to help complete the section on special needs for the
campus area in the final report. He also asked Rasmussen and Luckhurst to submit
information on the bike lane section. He would like the final report to be approved
at the November meeting.
Item #7 – Other Business – Rasmussen reported that the bicycle commuter tax
provision was passed by Congress as part of the financial bailout package. Bicycle
commuters will now have the same tax benefits as those who take transit or drive to
work.
The Safe Routes to School Grant award was discussed. Weldon said there
was a reduction in dollars received. Roger DeGroot felt there was a need to know
why. Rasmussen said Angela Olson will know that answer. Weldon felt that in the
meantime, the second round of applications should be worked on, and it also
should be discussed as to how the second application can dovetail with the first
year’s project.
Weldon told the committee that they were nearing the end of the mission
they were delegated to do by the City Council. Possibly, a new mode will emerge
for the next year.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Diane M. Spencer, Secretary Jeffrey Weldon, Chairperson