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FINAL: Adopted April 20, 2015 Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission Meeting Minutes Monday, March 16, 2015 Room A Members Present: Kevin Sweeney, Bill Braswell, Eric Goodman, Ed Hilz, Dwight Hlustic, Chips Johnson, Tracie Morris and Elisa Ortiz (quorum present)(Francesca Guerrero absent.) Staff: Richard Best, Dennis Leach, Bonnie Parker Meeting called to order: 7:30 p.m. Public Comment: None Minutes. The draft Minutes of the January 20, 2015 Meeting were adopted. FY 2016 County Budget: Dennis Leach made a presentation concerning the FY 2016 Budget covering the annual period beginning 7/1/15. On the revenue side, this is a lean year, due in large part to the high commercial vacancy rate of approximately 20%. Consequently, the Manager is recommending a “status quo” budget for the Transportation Planning Program, which includes NCS Staff. The Manager’s budget proposal also includes several optional reductions relevant to the NCS Program, in particular elimination of the planning position for bicycle and pedestrian capital projects. In response to a question, Dennis did not know the rationale for the elimination of these positions. The proposed budget would not reduce funding or staffing for TE&O, which will provide support for the NCS Program once project development commences. Under the proposed budget, Staff envisions continuation of the same staffing support level for the NCS Program as at present, which equates to approximately 0.20% FTE (Richard Best, who also supports the Transportation Commission). Pay‐go capital funding is also lean overall in the FY 2016 Budget. For capital funding, the NCS Program will rely principally on the Capital Improvement Plan. The CIP projects NCS Funding at $250K in FY2015, increasing to $927 in FY 2016 and stabilizing at approximately $1MM annually through FY 2024. Several NCS members commented that additional Staff support will be needed once the NCS Program begins developing projects, following Board approval of the program. Dennis noted that there would be a CIP update in fall 2016. Chairman’s Report: Kevin indicated that he would participate in the County Board budget work session for advisory group chairs scheduled for March 18, 2015, and Final Minutes, NCSC 3/16/15 Meeting Page 2 would circulate his proposed comments to the NCSC before the session for comment. Kevin also reported on his presentation of the draft NCS Program document to the Transportation Commission on 2/5/15. The TC appeared generally supportive of the proposed program, but commented that the draft should place greater emphasis on street connectivity as a policy objective, and more clearly delineate the relationship between the NCS and Neighborhood Conservation programs, due to the potential for overlap.  NCSC Program Public Outreach: Bonnie Parker reviewed a preliminary analysis of the results of the community survey conducted in the County’s website in January‐February 2015. Staff received 1,918 comments that must be reviewed and synthesized. In addition to the website survey, Staff reached out to NC representatives, the Civic Federation, PTAs and moms groups, and dog clubs. o Staff envisions ultimately producing a report that would include (1) a description of the methodology, (2) an executive summary, (3) proposed criteria for eligibility and rankings reflecting the survey results, and (4) a synthesis of the comments received. The report would be posted on line. o Bonnie noted that survey respondents proposed additional criteria that were not among those listed in the program draft. o She distributed several handouts showing the preliminary results, with color‐coding to indicate significance. These results and analysis are preliminary, and will be reviewed further with the NCSC at the April 20, 2015 meeting.  Meeting Adjourned: 9:20 p.m. Submitted by Kevin Sweeney (4/18/15) 2