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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee
MEETING DATE: January 19, 2010
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one City appointee to the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Committee.
BACKGROUND: One voting City appointee term on the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Committee expired on December 31, 2009. The member with a term expiring did not re-apply
and we have received one new application.
Under an Interlocal Agreement dated February 6, 1990 and signed by the State of Montana
Department of Transportation, the Bozeman City-County Planning Board, the City of Bozeman,
and Gallatin County, the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee is identified “as a sounding
board for proposals advanced to the Transportation Coordinating Committee.”
The structure of the Committee is somewhat revised under this Interlocal Agreement, with its
members being appointed by the City Commission and the County Commission, “from a cross
section of the study area's economic and social classes in accordance with the appropriate section
of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” The Committee is advisory, and members are
appointed to staggered two-year terms.
This committee currently has one voting City appointee vacancy and one new applicant.
New Applicant:
Danielle Scharf
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachment: Board Application
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Relevant qualifications, interests, and experiences:
As a senior transportation engineer with Sanderson Stewart, I have extensive experience with bike and
pedestrian planning and design, as well as traffic engineering and roadway design expertise. Relevant
projects include the Heritage Trail Plan and Design Standards for Trails and Bikeways (Billings, MT), as
well as Safe Routes to School studies for Anderson School in Bozeman, two schools in Ranchester, WY,
and eleven schools in Billings, MT. I have also completed the design and construction administration of
numerous projects including sidewalks, multi‐use trails, and enhanced street crossings. I am familiar
with local design standards and policies related to pedestrians and bicycles, as well national advocacy
movements and design standards, such as ADA and AASHTO guidelines. I feel that I possess both the
passion and the experience needed to provide valuable input to this committee.