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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-19 Infrastructure Committee Minutes Infrastructure Committee Minutes November 19, 2019 ATTENDEES Councilors: Gretchen Schaefer, Susan Hawes, Clare Davitt, Sarah Nichols, Rick Fournier Staff: John Theriault, Patrick Cowan, Tanya Emery Public: Richard Blanke, Kenduskeag Avenue Resident AGENDA 1.KenduskeagAvenueStrippingDiscussion JohnstatedtherewasdiscussionofparkingissuesandrestripingatanInfrastructureMeeting September2018.Littlecitycitizensfeltitwasdangerouswithparkingononesideofthestreet. Approximatelysevenyearsago,PublicWorksrestripedandshiftedtonarrowertravellanes, movingitovertoonesidecreatingparkinginthesixtoeightfootshouldersbetweenMadison andJefferson,thenlanesshiftedbackgraduallyclosertoHarlowStreetendofKenduskeagAve. Mr.Blanke,longtimeresidentonKenduskeagAve.statedhewasunawareanyonehada problemanddidnothaveanopportunitytoparticipatepriortothechangesbeingmade.He suggestedchangestothecurrentconfigurationtoincludethethreefootshouldercouldbe usedtocreateparkingspaces,realigningthedriftingtravellanesbyextendingthemup KenduskeagAve.HeaskedtheCityconsidertheresidentsonthestreetpriortothenext stripingandrestoreparkinglanes.Johnrespondedtohisconcernsandsuggestedapollbe takenandrevisitandhenotedhewouldprovideMr.Blankewithalinktothe/źƷǤ͸ƭwebsitefor theSept2018meetingvideo. 2.Update:GISDevelopment PatrickCowanprovidedaslidepresentationofthedifferentdepartmentsthatutilizethe variousGISprograms,integration,thefunctionsofeachapplication,andavailablemaps.The Citywouldneedtoacquireanupgrade,asthecurrentserverwouldsoonbeoutdated.New aerialmappingexpectedtobeprovidedtotheCityaroundAprilorMay2020tofurtherassistin moreaccuratedatafortheGISapplications.He,withthehelpofCityStaffhadmadesignificant advancementstoprovideresourcesforboththepublicandCityuse. MeetingAdjourned 1