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December 2011
Meeting Minutes
Present: Audrey W., Bill B., Nonnie T., Inge P., Sarah C., Rebecca G., Elizabeth W., Allen S., Jason D., Sam
H., Bill C.
Action Items:
1. January Agenda: strategic planning (education, policy, infrastructure) for BABAB 2012, Bike
Week startup (Bill C.)
2. Statewide Bike Advocacy Group: BABAB should be involved. Find out more from Ginny and
Melinda (Bill C.)
3. Christmas Card: to Carson T. Address: 8 West Harrison (All members)
4. Chronicle Op-Ed: Get link or scanned copy onto Facebook and Bike Bozeman (Eliz)
I. Public Comment— None
II. Bike Lane Priority Update
1. Meeting in late January
2. Need to get materials to John by first week in January
3. John would like 3 priority routes to present
4. Subcommittee to meet again week of December 12
III. Distracted Driving Update
1. City Police needs help with campaign, if want to get involved, contact Audrey W.
IV. Biking Guest Column in Chronicle
1. Nonnie's article came out in the Chronicle 12/4/11
2. Get link or scanned copy onto Facebook and Bike Bozeman
V. New Business
1. Safe Routes to Schools (school board/principals)
1. Marilyn King should send us a contact list to invite them to attend one of our meetings
1. Would like BABAB and SRTS to get more co-involved
1. Walking School Bus- Daily
2. Bike to School Day- May 9
3. The Bike Rodeo
4. GVLT and GVBC working on offering a summer trail biking program for pre-teens
2. Education-get it more of a part of BABAB's work (Bill Bartlett)
1. Three legs of the stool:
1. Policy
2. Education
3. Infrastructure
3. Carson Taylor
1. Send Carson Taylor a Christmas Card (8 West Harrison, Bozeman MT 59715)
1. We hope that you will re-up as a BABAB representative!
4. County-wide Community Health Assessment
1. Get input from community in terms of what are the health priorities
2. Assessment and Improvement Plan finished by December 2012
3. Will have discussion groups-the more people who come out and talk about biking and
exercise, the more it will impact what the community health program does
5. Statewide Assessment about biking
1. Statewide bike advocacy group
1. Initiated by Ginny Sullivan and Melinda Barnes
2. Strategic plan- want to present a statewide bike plan
3. Looking for interested people/groups. Bill C. is interested
6. Safe Routes to School
1. Bozeman SRTS was 1 of 5 nationally recognized groups in program
1. We should get more involved with them
2. Kathy K, Bill C., and Taylor L.