Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources Department Greenway Committee
MEETING MINUTES

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Meeting Location – The meeting was held at Higgins Greenway. The greenway trailhead is located off Danforth Drive. Danforth Drive can be accessed from West Chatham Drive, .3 mile east of SW Maynard.

Call to Order/Roll Call

Robert Bush called the meeting to order at 6:02pm

Members Present – Robert Bush, Kerry Mead, Greg Lytle, Bruce Spader, Toby Kennedy, Bob Morris, Steve Rembrandt, Leta Huntsinger, Cameron Sweeney, Kat Williams

Absent – Laurie Ringaert, Dana Stockwell, Venki Loganathan

Staff - Doug McRainey, Joe Godfrey

Adoption of Agenda
The May agenda was reviewed by the Committee. Kat Williams asked that if she could discuss the public art project that was to become part of the pedestrian bridge for the Black Creek Greenway, Ph IV project.

Action: Kat Williams made a motion to accept the agenda with the additional agenda item. Greg Lytle seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the April meeting were reviewed by the Committee.

Action: Greg Lytle made a motion to accept the minutes of the March meeting with the change noted above. Toby Kennedy seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote

Public Speaks Out

PRCR Advisory Board Report
No Report

Development Review

Seimans Medical Expansion (08-SP-016) The Committee reviewed this project for a potential greenway easement. Doug McRainey explained that there was a existing trail paralleling this project but that it was in close proximity to the stream. Staff was requesting only easement where the buffer intersected with the Seimans property. There was discussion on getting the applicant to construct the easement. There were also cometns made regarding the width of the trail. One committee member requested that a 12’ wide be constructed. Doug McRainey indicated that staff could only ask for an easement and that the 12’ width was not a town of Cary standard.

Action: Bruce Spader made a motion to accept staff’s recommendation but to try to get as much easement as possible. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Old Business

New Business

Kat Williams reviewed for the committee the process for selecting artists for the Black Creek Greenway public art project. This project would include developing art for the pedestrian bridge that would be constructed as the next phase of the Black Creek Greenway.

Doug McRainey introduced Mike Babuin, Environmental Specialist, for the TOC Engineering Department. Mike reviewed the current stream restoration project that parallels the Higgins Greenway as well as the proposed extension of both the greenway and the stream restoration project. The Committee then walked the proposed extension of Higgins Greenway.

Adjourn