1. Announcements and Public Comments a. Mr. Radan announced that the King Farm historic barn will serve as the Character Counts and the Bikes for the World headquarters. Both of these programs serve to donate bikes to local and international communities.
b. Mr. Radan announced that the Rockville Bike Advisory Committee is planning to have a professional speaker present ideas about Bike Stations to the Bike Advisory Committee, and offered to coordinate a presentation to the Traffic and Transportation Commission as well. Bike Stations are attended facilities that provide bike rentals, showers, and secure bike lockers. Chair Oberg stated that he would very much like to have the speaker present to the Commission.
2. Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan Update Ann Wallas, CPDS, provided an update of the Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan Update. a. Ms. Wallas provided a brief history of the Plan’s citizen advisory group.
b. Two public meetings will take place to review the draft Plan:
November 9, 2006 at Meadow Hall Elementary School
November 16, 2006 at Twinbrook Elementary
c. The draft Plan is scheduled to go before Mayor and Council December 2006 for Discussion and Instruction, to Planning commission in January 2007, and to Mayor and Council for final adoption in July 2007.
d. Montgomery County will host a public meeting Nov. 20 at the Twinbrook Rec. Center, 7:30-9:00 to review the Twinbrook Sector Plan, which is adjacent to City boundaries.
e. Ms. Wallas shared a copy of “catalysts” produced by the Advisory group, including transportation issues.
f. Chair Oberg inquired about the difference between (pedestrian) crossing at “Halpine/CSX tracks” and the more generic listing of “pedestrian crossings” per p. 47 of the draft Plan. Ms. Wallas explained that the Halpine crossing was related to an over- or under-pass at the intersection of MD355 and Halpine. The generic listing referred to provision of pedestrian access at all intersections of Rockville Pike, from the City’s southern boundary to MD911.
3. Rockville Pike Corridor Plan Update Mayra Bayonet, CPDS, provided an update of the Rockville Pike Corridor Plan Update. a. Ms. Bayonet provided an overview of the history and schedule of the Plan update.
b. Commissioners recalled that a Pike Plan Update process, and a meeting with business leaders, was conducted about two years ago. They expressed concern that residents were not being included in the planning process. Ms. Bayonet clarified that the planning process is in the very beginning stages and that a consultant will be managing the outreach process for this project. A RFP for consultancy is scheduled to be posted and announced by the City next week (Oct. 30).
c. Commissioner Klein suggested that the statement in the draft Design Guidelines, “Rockville Pike is not pedestrian friendly” be reworded to clarify that certain intersections may be “friendly” in terms of existing infrastructure but that the signal timing does not allow pedestrians enough time to cross.
d. Commissioner Thomas advocated that a Traffic and Transportation Commissioner be a member of the Advisory Group for this Plan.
e. Chair Oberg asked if a Traffic and Transportation Commissioner could be an “ex-officio” member of the Advisory Group. Ms. Bayonet said she would investigate this option.
f. Ms. Bayonet urged Commissioners to join the email list serve for this project by going to the website: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/rockvillepikeplan/interest_group.htm.
4. Staff Report and Updates (Weekly) a. Commissioners Klein and Thomas noted that the lighted crosswalk at Chapman Avenue was not working again.
b. Chair Oberg inquired about internal circulation for the KSI development. Ms. Kelly relayed that she will provide a copy of the site plan at the next Chair/Staff Liaison meeting.
c. Commissioner Klein inquired if staff had an inventory of bus stops with benches. Staff relayed that, while they have inventory of stops with shelters, they do not have inventory of stops with or without benches. He suggested that benches be installed at locations that do not have or cannot accommodate a shelter. Staff will investigate.
d. Commissioner Thomas requested a shelter at MD355 and Edmonston, on the 800 (not 700) block near Wintergreen Plaza. Staff will review the ridership volume and ROW to determine if this is a high priority location for the next round of shelters to be installed.
e. Commissioner Thomas requested a paddle sign on Edmonston Dr. between Wootton and MD355.
5. Review and Approve September 2006 Meeting Minutes a. September 2006 meeting minutes were approved with no changes.
6. Additional Items for Discussion a. Speed Camera Location Criteria i. Commissioners discussed ideas about criteria for the locations of speed cameras. Commissioner Klein said he promotes review of accident locations, and installation of speed cameras where it has been determined that speed is the cause of an accident(s).
ii. Staff relayed that Commissioners are welcome to submit a memo or attend meetings of an advisory committee that Police are coordinating on this topic.
iii. Chair Oberg conveyed that the Traffic and Transporation Commission has continued interest in this topic.
b. Permit Parking on N. Adams i. Staff presented a petition requesting permit parking on the east side of the 200 block of N. Adams St. This is a Business Class street. The land use is residential on one side and commercial on the other. The residential side of the block applied for permit parking. Residents claim that people using the businesses and people from Town Center park along their street. Staff relayed that the primary petitioner requested that the petition be shared with the Commission, even though it does not meet criteria for permit parking based on street classification.
ii. Commissioners asked staff to relay to the petitioner(s) that the street classification makes this request ineligible. They also stated that there should be adequate parking if off-street parking is available to these residents. Staff confirmed that there is off-street parking available for all residences on this street.
c. November meeting i. A permit parking hearing will be conducted at the November meeting, which requires a quorum. Commissioners Filemyr, Asebe, Klein, Thomas, and Roselle and Crane (via email) confirmed that they can attend.
ii. Chair Oberg inquired with Commissioner Resnick if he can Chair the meeting.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M | 
