Town of Paradise Valley
Action Report
TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: June 22, 2017
CONTACT:
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, 480-348-3574
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Consideration of Paradise Valley Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Statement of Direction
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the Statement of Direction (SOD) for the Paradise Valley Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan
Background
UPDATE
The Town Council asked to have more opportunity to review the first draft of the Paradise Valley Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan (the "Master Plan") at the Town Council meeting of February 23, 2017. Since the first draft of the Master Plan, the Town Council has received many comments from residents on all sides of this matter. Mayor Collins presented a proposal during the June 8 study session narrowing the locations of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. This met with broad support from the Town Council. Therefore the item was moved to the June 22, 2017 Regular Meeting for action.
STATEMENT OF DIRECTION (SOD)
The staff proposed Statement of Direction for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan has been edited to reflect the changes agreed upon by the Mayor and Town Council during the June 8 Study Session. A redlined version and clean version are attached for review.
Several residents spoke at the call to the public at the June 8 Regular Meeting with concerns that parts of the edited SOD appear to be one-sided against cyclists. In addition, e-mail comments were submitted after this meeting and are attached to this report. It was suggested by a resident to remove, or if not, reword the "Emphasize Safety and Enforcement" direction to read:
"Ensure all improvements meet safety requirements and are subject to enforcement should need be with respect to vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, skate boards, dogs, horses, etc."
The Town Council edited the directio...
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