OXFORD PATHWAYS COMMISSION -

Agenda for Regular Meeting

Dec 17, 2007 5:00 p.m.

Call to Order

Approve agenda.
Approve Nov 07 Minutes and Oct 07 Minutes

Old Business

Engineering: Phase 2 - Oxford Lafayette Fields (OLF-BMX / trails), Pocket Park? (see below)
Approve Revised of Commission By-Laws
RFP for Bike/Ped Consultant
- Approved by BoA 12/4
- Submitted by email 12/10 to <www.tooledesign.com>, <altaplanning.com> and <michaelronkin.com>
- Followup email 12/14
Evaluation: Bicycle Friendly Communities- due March 21, 2008.
- 2007 Application - PDF | 2007 Feedback - PDF
Evaluation: Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan -- based on 2003 draft
- Report due to Board of Alderman June 2008
- Wait for input from Consultants

New Business

Appoint Committee to review proposals for consultation.
Safe Routes
- Introduce Elissa McCarty, MS in Health Promotion, SRTS Intern for Spring 08
Ideas for pathways integration/promotion for events
- Baseball games - Feb to May 08
- Double Decker Festival - April 08
- Bike Month - May
- Presidential Debate - Sept 08
Pocket Park $75k => Stone Center Bike Resource Center (SC-BRC)
- Unused area between Building and Tracks
- 600 * 100 = 60000 sq ft
- Trees, Vines, Privet, Garbage, Stolen Handbags => Trails and managed woods
  - Community effort, B&GC, scouts, youth groups, Native Plant society, Tree Board
- Current building
- ~70 * 90 = 6300 sq ft
- Is there space that could be used as a temporary workshop
- New construction $40 to $70 per sq ft
- Shop Area ?? 20 * 20
- Storage Area
- Storefront/Rental Area
Walmart hosted a green summit in Oct 2007
- Lots of press here: http://www.google.com/search?q=walmart+green+summit
- Can we get them to:
- contribute to bicycle bridge from campus to W. Jackson Shopping
  - (similar to bridge between Back Yard burgers and Home Depot)
- Contribute returned bikes to SC-BRC (did this at Parker Home in Columbus)

Action Items Review & Confirmation

Adjournment