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City of Maple Ridge
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Active Transportation Advisory Committee, held in
Suite 300 in the Maple Ridge Business Centre at Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple
Ridge, British Columbia, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 7:00 pm
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Bijan Naghipour
Councillor Duncan
David Rush
Franklin Salguero
lneke Boekhorst
Kino Roy, Vice-Chair
Paul Yeoman, Chair
Wayne Stevens
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
David Pollock
Sunny Schiller
REGRETS/ABSENTS
Cpl. Steven Martin
Lisa Beare
Tara Abraham
Member at Large
Council Liaison
Cycling Rep
Member at Large
Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association
Youth Rep
Member at Large
Seniors Rep
Staff Liaison / Municipal Engineer
Committee Clerk
Ridge Meadows RCMP -Traffic Services
School District 42 Rep
Fraser Health
1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm.
2. MINUTES APPROVAL
R17-013
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes dated March 29, 2017 be corrected by deleting the phrase "A survey of
local businesses was not done." under Item 4.1 and be adopted as amended.
CARRIED
3. AGENDA ADOPTION
R17-014
It was moved and seconded
That the agenda dated April 26, 2017 be adopted.
CARRIED
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April 26, 2017
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4. NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
R17-015
4.1 Review of multi modal plans from the Strategic Transportation Plan
The Chair reminded the group of the importance of the Strategic Transportation Plan
and encouraged members to become familiar with the content. The Chair led a
group discussion about topics of potential interest to ATAC. The Staff Liaison
provided information about planning and funding for transportation related projects.
4.2 Cycling on Sidewalks
The Committee discussed cycling on sidewalks. Potentials strategies to decrease
pedestrian / cyclist conflicts were discussed.
It was moved and seconded
5.
That Wayne Stevens, lneke Boekhorst and Dave Rush form a subcommittee to focus on
issues around cycling on sidewalks in the downtown. The subcommittee will meet and work
to identify routes to restrict cycling on, will solicit feedback from Kino Roy and Franklin
Salguero and will report back to the next meeting.
4.3
CARRIED
2017 & 2018 Committee Work Plan/ Strategy
Potential projects were identified under Item 4.1. Members were encouraged to
raise items of interest to those populations they represent for cons ideration by the
group. It was suggested that the Staff Liaison invite Transl ink to make a presentation
at a future meeting. It was suggested that the topic of train whistle cessation be
investigated.
4.4 Requests for Agenda Items
A concern was raised about a lack of pedestrian friendly design for a proposed
townhouse development. The Staff Liaison will provide further details on the project
at a future meeting. A question about data collection from flashing electronic signs
was raised to the Staff Liaison. lneke Boekhorst shared information about the 2015
Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association survey about traffic
calming. Printed copies of the survey were distributed.
4.5 Meeting Frequency/ Schedule
Meeting frequency was discussed. The Committee will continue to meet monthly for
the foreseeable future.
CORRESPONDENCE
5.1 FYI to ATAC -Ms. Kovacs (MACAI member) Letter to Council re: cycling on sidewalks
5.2 FYI to ATAC -Senior's Network Letter re: cycling on sidewalks
5.3 FYI to ATAC -CFB Letter to Council re: cycling on sidewalks
5.4 FYI to ATAC -Ms. Philippe Letter to Council re : cycling on sidewalks
All correspondence was addressed to Mayor and Council and a response was
provided by the Mayor's office.
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6. ROUNDTABLE
Kino Roy supports the idea of pilot projects, especially for cycling infrastructure.
lneke Boekhorst appreciates the volunteer appreciation cards from the City.
7. QUESTION PERIOD
8. ADJOURNMENT
• moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned at 8:55 pm.
Chair
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