Meeting Agenda

Summary

January 7, 2004 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Location: City Hall
601 5th Avenue
Boards and Commissions Room, Room L280

6:00 - 6:30 Welcome and Introductions

Minutes
· Approval of last month's minutes.
· Identification of meeting minute-taker.

News & Views / Around the room

· Jan 11 SBAB ride
· New Year cards for councilmembers
· bicycle fuel efficiency (885 mpg) calculation explanation by John Mauro

Board Business 6:30 - 8:00

Five Guiding Principles to a Bikeable Seattle - Discuss and approve a one page summary.

Fremont Bridge Approaches Replacement Project - Emily Allen has been meeting with Rob Gorman, SDOT project manager, discussing bicycling issues associated with this project. Emily will update the board and discuss action items.

Budget - Emily will discuss two upcoming budget issues:

1) 2004 Budget Adjustment - the State Supreme Court ruled last November that a street light tax is unconstitutional, resulting in an unanticipated revenue shortfall in 2004 of at least $6 million. The City will be adjusting the budget as a result, with the potential for more cuts to SDOT. See the following articles for additional information:

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=webscow13&date=20031113

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=streetlights14m0&date=20031114

2) Emily will discuss issues associated with the 2005-2006 budget cycle.

Seattle Monorail Project - identify SBAB lead, and discuss next steps.

Pavement management and street sweeping projects - the SBAB will discuss reviving these projects initiated by previous boardmembers.

Bikesummer - Boardmembers will discuss how the SBAB could be involved in Bikesummer 2004, which will be held in Seattle this year. http://www.bikesummer.org/2004/history/history.php.