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Meeting Minutes
DESCHUTES COUNTY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
West County/Sisters Agency Coordination Summit
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - Noon to 1:30pm
ODOT, 63055 N Hwy 97, Building M, Diamond and Crater Lake Conference Rooms
Audio recording of this meeting is archived for review and/or transcription. The purpose of this
document is to outline topics of discussion and actions by the Committee.
Members Present: Cheryl Howard, Scott Morgan, Greg Svelund, Jim Stone, Bill Braly,
Michelle DeSilva, Mary Barron, Rick Root, David Olsen, Scott Ferguson, Christopher Cassard
Agency: Matt Martin, Deschutes County; Bill Hilton, ODOT; Dan Serpico, ODOT; Mike
Caccavano, City of Redmond; Tom Headley, Century West Engineering Guests: Chuck
Humphreys, Mark Smith
Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m.
Introductions
Approval of Prior Minutes
May 7, 2015 meeting minutes were unanimously approved as drafted.
Black Butte Trail - Chuck Humphreys, Sisters Trail Alliance
Chuck Humphreys provided an overview and update (flyer and fact sheet distributed) on the
conceptual and controversial trail extending from Sisters to Black Butte Ranch. The proposed
trail is 7.6 miles in length, paved, and constructed to ASHTO standards. The estimated cost is
approximately $2 million. The trail is intended to be accessible to everybody, an economic
asset, safe non-motorized travel, a place for healthy recreation, and promote better forest
stewardship. The key issues are privacy for nearby residential property owners, the prior
forest service scoping process, and ongoing maintenance if constructed. Next steps are to
resubmit environment assessment, initiate new public scoping process, and apply for grant. If
approved, the planned opening is in 2020. Discussion followed. Bill proposed submitting a
letter to Board of County Commissioners expressing BPAC supporting the project and
reinitiating the review process. Greg will draft the letter and distribute to BPAC for comment
before sending.
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Inventory Project Progress Report - Bill Braly
Michelle and Chris provided an update on the project and shared draft letters that will be sent
to stakeholders and agencies requesting feedback on the project. Discussion followed.
BPAC Business
Big Chainring Awards Selection: winners include Phyllis Lewis (Peter Hanson Memorial), Bob
Haas (Individual), and City of Sisters (Agency)
BPAC Position: Mark Smith was nominated to join BPAC to fill the position vacated by Jim
Stone. Mark spoke about his background and interest in joining the committee. The
committee voted unanimously to appoint Mark to fill the position.
Tri County Summit/June & October: Cheryl provided an overview of the upcoming Tri-County
Summit scheduled for June 18th at Redmond City Hall. Cheryl proposed moving the tri county
summit from June to October beginning this fall. The committee agreed.
Roundtable Updates
Bend: Rick noted benefits of expanding BPAC focus from Bend centric to the entire county;
Bend MPO technical advisory committee discussed diversifying allocation of available
funds to more than street surface maintenance and improvement projects.
Sisters: Back-in parking along main street was removed.
Redmond: University of Oregon bicycle refinement plan will be presented soon.
Adjournment at 1:25pm
Next Meeting: Thursday, September 10, 2015; ODOT, 63055 N Hwy 97, Building M, Diamond and
Crater Lake Conference Rooms