HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-09 Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes Town of Ocean City, Maryland
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Meeting Minutes
OCEAN CITY BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (OC BPAC)
Meeting Minutes
DATE: Wednesday, October 9, 2019
TIME: 2:00 PM to 3:20 PM
LOCATION: City Hall, Executive Conference Room
301 Baltimore Avenue
Ocean City, MD 21842
RE: OC BPAC Meeting#15
ATTENDEES: See Sign-In Sheet for all attendees (only Members are shown below)
X Joe Marx(Business Owner) X Sgt.Allen Hawk(PD &Vice President)
X Tom Allen (Resident) X Bill Neville (Planning&Zoning)
Mike Steinen (Resident) X Tony DeLuca (Council Liaison)
X Paul Mauser(Engineering& President) X Glenn Irwin (OCDC)
X Hal Adkins (PW) X Jana Potvin (SHA Member)
X=In Attendance at Meeting
ACTION ITEMS:
#: Name: Action Item: Due By:
1 -Rick Wawrzeniak -Completion of Boardwalk"Stage" on Strava Profile 11/13/19
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• Mark Gillis was introduced by Jana Potvin as a representative from SHA in her absence.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
15.1. Review&Approve 2019.09.11 Meeting Minutes and Action Items:
a. Paul reviewed the Meeting Minutes and Action Items with the Committee.
b. Tony motioned to approve,Allen seconded, none opposed.
15.2. Lights on Bikes Program—status update (Allen Hawk,Tony DeLuca):
a. Allen reported results of Bicycle Light Distribution and Bicycle Collisions in Town as noted
on the chart below. The OCPD had installed all lights from their inventory.
b. Allen advised that the Maryland Highway Safety Office had provided him with
approximately 150 additional bike lights for distribution.
c. Motion was made to table updates until March 2020
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Bicycle Light Distribution
er October November December Total
2018 N/A N/A N/A 1 2 1 33 1 3 1 17 1 88 1 35 1 30 0 0 203
2019 0 4 7 1 10 1 34 1 123 142 1 516 1 10 1 - 864
`94 Distributed at J-1 Events
Bicycle Collisions
January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
2019 0 0 0 1 1 4 11 4 7 - - - 28
2018 D 0 0 1 3 4 9 5 3 1 0 0 26
2017 D 0 1 0 2 8 9 9 1 0 0 0 30
2016 D 0 2 0 1 2 12 7 3 0 1 0 28
2015 D 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 1 0 1 0 23
Avg. 0 0 0.6 1 0.25 1 1.5 1 11 8.25 2 0.25 0.S O 26.75
2019
Bicycle at Fault—19(3 Transported for Medical Treatment)
Driver at Fault—31
Pedestrian at Fault-1(1 Personal Injury)
Unknown—1
15.3. J-1 Student Education—status update (Mike Steinen):
a. Mike was not in attendance, no report
b. Motion was made to table further updates until March 2020
15.4. Bike Route project updates:
a. West OC Hiker/ Biker Trail project update (Jana Potvin):
i. Jana advised that the construction was on schedule, and is to be completed by
the end of 2019.
b. 146th Street DE Connection (Paul Mauser):
i. Paul is planning to have a design in place by Memorial Day weekend.
c. Montego Bay(Paul Mauser):
i. Grant Application was submitted and was not approved by MDOT Bikeways.
ii. Paul advised the application will be resubmitted next year.
iii. Hal and Paul discussed the possibility of the development of the Bicycle
Masterplan and seek grant funding for specific design plans.
15.5. BFC Application—status update (Paul Mauser):
a. Application completed and submitted on August 7th
b. Awards will be announced in November.
15.6. Shared Use Path—Philadelphia Avenue (west sidewalk) N Division Street to S 1St Street
(Jana Potvin & Hal Adkins).
a. Jana advised there is no timeline for completion.
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b. Jana began discussion on pathway beginning/endpoints (Caroline St. and S 15t St) and
signage. Paul is to review options further
c. Tony advised he was asked in a Council meeting about the possibility of a crosswalk under
the Rt 50 bridge. Jana was to look into the possibility.
d. Hal advised that sidewalk improvements south of Caroline 5t were scheduled to begin
next week. Hal and Paul to discuss possible designs to be shared use compliant.
15.7. Updates on Impediments (Tony DeLuca and Hal Adkins):
a. 67th Street has been resolved
b. Siesta Villa, possibilities are being discussed
c. 72nd St / 73rd St has a spring completion date. Hal advised it will be graded and wide
enough for bicycle use.
15.8. Ocean City Strava Profile (Rick Wawrzeniak):
a. Rick advised he had collaborated with Jessica Waters and the profile is now active and
currently in the Beta Stage.
b. Rick suggested creating stages/routes to be placed on the profile.
c. Rick suggested the possibility of creating a Strava Profile Persona much like "Rodney the
lifeguard"
d. Rick is to complete the Boardwalk stage on the profile. (Action Item)
If there are any corrections to the Meeting Minutes, please notify the author within seven (7) calendar
days. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 13tH
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