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HomeMy WebLinkAboutColleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee-Agenda Packets-10/11/2010C1tY o1 Texas PUBLIC NOTICE COLLEYVILLE TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE AGENDA Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:00 P.M. COLLEYVILLE CITY HALL EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 100 MAIN STREET 3RD FLOOR The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes for June 8, 2010 3. Update on Committee Attendance 4. Announcement of a Joint Committee Meeting with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 5. Update of the 2010 Sidewalk Improvement Project 6. Discussion of the Priority Listing for the 5-Year Sidewalk and Trail Plan 7. Citizen Comments 8. Adjournment 1 certify that this notice was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Boarr/ on Friday, August 20, 2010, by 5:00 pm. ~~~ ~/l~uaXe Kathy E Moore Engineering Assistant Colleyv/lle Trails and Sidewalks Committee Agenda August 24, 2010 C~~Y o/ COLLEYVILLE TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE `~ MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2010 r«as CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:11 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Odilon Alvarado, Gail Manion, Judy Atwood, Debby Abitz and Steve Norder- Colleyville Courier Staff Present: Steve Chutchian, Jeremy Hutt, Monica Walsh and Kathy Moore APPROVAL OF MINUTES Gail Manion moved to approve the minutes from the March 16, 2010 Committee meeting and Judy Atwood seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the minutes were approved as written. AGENDA ITEMS 1. Discussion of the Proposed Five-Year Sidewalk and Trails Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) This item was moved to the front of the agenda. Jeremy Hutt informed the Committee that Staff took the revised five-year sidewalk CIP to City Council and the Council identified a different direction that they wanted the Committee to take in the development of this plan. Council would like the Committee to take a more regional connectivity look at trails and sidewalks; not focusing on the funding sources but focusing more on a priority list. They would like a true priority list with the focus on connectivity. In addition, they want the Committee to consider trails as well as sidewalks while focusing on the entire City. Monica Walsh informed the Committee that the Parks and Recreation Department was currently updating the open space master plan and the consultant was also reviewing the current trail plan. She stated that the "draft" plan was under review and once that was complete a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee would be scheduled. At this time, both groups will be asked to review the priority list and give comments and suggestions. There was more discussion and clarification on what the Council's charge was for the Committee. Jeremy Hutt explained that the end product would result in a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). He further added that he would like for each Committee member to compile a list of sidewalk /trail projects that they feel are needed within the City; at the next scheduled meeting in August the Committee will combine their lists and from there create a priority list. Once that is complete, the City should have more information from the updated Parks and Recreation open space master plan and trail plan, which will enable us to bring all the information together into a final list that will become our CIP. Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee Meeting Minutes -June 8, 2010 2. Discussion of the Right-of-Way Donation Policy This item was also moved up the agenda. Jeremy Hutt informed the Committee that Staff was working towards aright-of-way donation policy, he asked the Committee to brain-storm on what they would like to see with this type of policy. Gail Manion stated that she would also like to see some type of policy put into place for matching funds with other groups such as Homeowner's Associations. 3. Update of the 2010 Sidewalk Improvement Project This item was also moved up the agenda. Jeremy Hutt informed the Committee that Council gave Staff approval to go ahead with the construction of the Tinker Road Sidewalk (Emerald Drive to Pleasant Run Road). Tinker Road was listed on the Committee's previous list as a project for 2011. However, Council moved it forward to coincide with the Pleasant Run Trail being built with CEDC funds. It will now be the 2010 Sidewalk Improvement Project, which along with the Pleasant Run Trail Project will add a lot of additional pathway to this section of town. This project will be constructed this fiscal year. 4. Review Committee Attendance Records Jeremy Hutt informed the Committee that they can recommend standards for the Committee concerning the attendance of scheduled Committee meetings. There was discussion concerning individual members who have not been attending scheduled meetings. Judy Atwood committed to put some guide lines together for the Committee before their next meeting. STAFF REPORTS The committee agreed to meet on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. CITIZEN COMMENTS The Committee reviewed an a-mail received from Mary Lou Dove requesting sidewalks on Colleyville Terrace. Odilon Alvarado will go look at the area and call her regarding her concerns. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, ~-' h E~oore Ka y Administrative Assistant Approved on: August 24, 2010 Colleyville Trails and Sidewalks Committee Meeting Minutes -June 8, 2010 From: Swati Biswas _ Sent: Wednesday, Augus To: faddenj@colleyville.tx.us; Steve Chutchian; Jeremy H subject: sidewalk on Colleyvillle Terrace Dear members of the Sidewalks and Trails Committee, Due to our work schedules, we would be unable to attend the meeting of the committee on Aug 24. However, we would like to share with the committee how wonderful it would be to have a sidewalk on Colleyville Terrace. We live on 613 Colleyville Terrace. We moved to this house two years ago from the neighboring Bedford. We never expected that a city that takes pride in being family friendly would not have sidewalks on our street. We were shocked to discover this after we moved in (Not having lived without sidewalks before, we never expected otherwise!). We have two daughters, aged 4 years and 8 months. The lack of sidewalks has seriously affected our quality of life. In the evenings, when we would like to go out for a walk with our family or let our older daughter ride her bike, we feel constrained due to the lack of sidewalks on our street. We are naturally afraid of bringing out the strollers and bikes on the street as the street is quite busy, especially in the evenings. Of course, we could get in a car, and go to the City Park nearby, but due to the hassle of getting two kids in the car, the whole enthusiasm dies, and we almost never end up going to the park for walking/riding/strolling. If we have sidewalks, we can just go out for short walks almost any time without any elaborate preparation. We have very fond memories of Bedford where we used to go for a walk almost everyday. Moreover, whenever our older daughter would cry, taking her for a walk on the Bedford sidewalks would invariably calm her down. That's also where she learnt riding bike. Now, we don't even remember when was the last time she rode her bike. We have never taken our younger daughter for a walk in her stroller. We really miss the sidewalks on our street. This is the only thing we don't like about Colleyville. We personally know six families on Colleyville Terrace, with a about a dozen kids between them (from infants to middle schoolers), whose quality of life would be greatly enhanced if a sidewalk is built on the street. In addition to walking and riding strollers/bikes for fun, the kids and their families can walk stroll/bike to the City Park and the Colleyville Elementary/Middle school. This may also potentially foster interaction between the families who live on the street, besides improving their health and overall quality of life. We hope that the committee will recognize this pressing need and give priority to building a sidewalk on Colleyville Terrace this year. Thank you very much for your understanding. Swati Biswas Pankaj Choudhary 613 Colleyville Terrace Christine Loven From: Cynthia Singleton Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:18 AM To: Christine Loven Subject: FW: question regarding ORR for individual employee phone records Christine, please scan the City Attorney's opinion to Laserfiche in the City Attorney Opinion folder and title document "Employee Cell Phone Records-ORR. Also, file in the City Attorney Opinion notebook in the vault. Once we have the off-site backup, we will not maintain the notebook. 1~~~;ar~ts, ~~ii//rill C~'it~/i/~~it ('it~~~ ~<~cretear), ~I'K11(', ('1'[(' ("it~~ ul' Collc~ villc 100 1'I;ain ~tr~~et Collc~~~illc,'P~~~~a~n 7G03t 817.~iO9.1133 www.colle~~il lo.com We value your opinion. To take our customer service survey, please click here. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVZ627T From: Matthew Boyle [mailto:mcgboyle@Boyle-Lowry.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:03 AM To: Cynthia Singleton Cc: Jennifer Fadden Subject: RE: question regarding ORR for individual employee phone records Good Morning Cynthia, The Attorney General has ruled that the personal cell phone records of employees with accounts maintained in the individual's own name, whose invoices are mailed to the individual's home address, and where such invoices are paid by the employee directly (even where the City provides an "allowance") are not public information for purposes of the Public Information Act. OR2006-04985. Consistent with the Act, however, the City would be obligated to seek an opinion from the AG in the event a request for such material is requested under the Act. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Matthew C. G. Boyle BOYLE & LOWRY, L.L.P. ~~_.. ~ ~-v'ingrer. Plu~a, quite 109 Ir~ring, Texas 75062 (91<'%) 6`-0-7104 OE:f::i_ce (972) 690-7~u5 Facsimile WWW .;OVie-1owrv. COm From: Cynthia Singleton [mailto:csingleton@colleyville.com] Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 7:09 PM To: Matthew Boyle Subject: FW: question regarding ORR for individual employee phone records Matthew, Would you please provide an opinion regarding the question listed below? As we transition to cell phone allowances for employees, what would be required to be provided if someone placed an open records request for an individual employee's phone records when that employee receives an allowance only. Thank you. I~c~;~~rils, C'it~ 5ccrct~ar}, ~l'IlJ7C', ("1~i(" ("it~~ of ('ul lc~~~~illc lU0 J'lain ~ircct ('ollc~~~~illc,'Pcsati i(iO~iT H 1 r . <iU3.1133 www.colleyville.com We value your opinion. To take our customer service survey, please click here. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVZB27T