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Active Transportation Advisory Committee
5:30 PM
2nd Wednesday, Monthly
City Administration Building
113 W Mountain Street
Room 326
Fayetteville, AR 72701
The Active Transportation Advisory Committee formally known as The Sidewalk and Trails Task Force, also formally known as The Sidewalk and Trails Advisory Committee, was created by Resolution 71-01 on June 5, 2001. At the July 15, 2003 City Council Meeting Resolution 102-03 was passed changing the name of the committee to "Sidewalk and Trails Task Force". At the August 3, 2010 City Council Meeting Ordinance 5343 was passed changing the name of the committee to "Active Transportation Advisory Committee". Ordinance 5963 passed on April 4, 2017 amending the ordinance to expand the scope of the committee’s duties and to establish a time for the election of the committee chair.
The committee may make recommendations to the Transportation Committee on active transportation projects and issues including but not limited to: Yearly trail, sidewalk, and paving overlay construction program plans. Review of overlay plans will be focused on incorporation of active transportation facilities. 5-year trail construction prioritization plan. Major sidewalk projects, trails and other projects where major changes to existing street cross sections are planned. Changes, additions, or deletions to the Active Transportation Plan and the Sidewalk Master Plans.
A member of the Active Transportation Advisory Committee shall present reports and recommendations to the Transportation Committee at least quarterly. The Active Transportation Committee shall host bi-annual guided tours focused on opportunities for active transportation infrastructure improvements. The tours may serve as two of the quarterly reports.
Terms
Members shall serve two-year terms. City Council, Planning Commission, and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board representatives may serve as long as they retain membership on their sponsoring body. At the first regularly scheduled committee meeting of each calendar year, the voting members of the committee shall, by a simple majority, elect from among themselves a Chair and Vice Chair.
Members
The committee is comprised of eight voting members and seven non-voting staff / support members as follows:
- One City Council member
- One Planning Commission member
- One Parks and Recreation Advisory Board member
- Five Community / Citizens-at-Large members shall be qualified electors residing in the City of Fayetteville, and appointed by the City Council, at least one (1) of whom shall represent a bicycle advocacy organization
- Five non-voting staff / support representing the City of Fayetteville: Transportation Division, Parks and Recreation Division, Fayetteville Police Department, Planning Division, and Information Technology Divisions
- One non-voting Washington County Planning Staff representative
- One non-voting Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission representative
The City Council shall appoint the private citizen members through the normal Nominating Committee process. All other members of the Active Transportation Advisory Committee shall be appointed by their respective organizations.
Public Notification
A weekly meetings list is prepared by the Office of the City Clerk Treasurer which is distributed to the press and posted online.
- City Council Representative
Sonia Gutierrez
113 West Mountain
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-409-5064
01/03/19-Indef. - Chair
Bicycle Advocate
Paxton Roberts
Community Citizen-at-Large
411 West Holly Street
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479-200-1679
10/01/14-12/31/19 - Vice Chair
Drew Wallis
Community Citizen-at-Large
3464 North Northwood
Fayetteville, AR 72704
479-466-1176
01/01/17-12/31/20 - Josh Moody
Community Citizen-at-Large
4413 W Mt Comfort Road
Fayetteville, AR 72704
479-422-1818
01/01/19-12/31/20 - Laura Canter
Community Citizen-at-Large
2523 West Houston
Fayetteville, AR 72703
281-451-5651
10/01/17-12/31/20 - Steve Frankenberger
Community Citizen-at-Large
2483 South Cobalt Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-957-5281
10/01/17-12/31/19
- Nicole Claesen
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Representative
2930 North Loxley Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479-236-1513 - Matt Hoffman
Planning Commission Representative
3 East Fourth Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-443-7121 - Celia Scott-Silkwood
Northwest Arkansas Regional Representative
2615 Brink Drive, Suite 102
Fayetteville, AR 72701 - Juliet Bell-Richey
Washington County Planning Representative
479-444-1724 - Chuck Rutherford
Staff Representative
Engineering/Planning Division Representative
479-575-8291 - Connie Edmonston
Staff Representative
Parks and Recreation Representative
479-444-3471 - Michael Morisette
Staff Representative
IT Division Representative
479-444-3410 - Mike Reynolds
Staff Representative
Police Department Representative
479-587-3500 - Terry Gulley
Staff Representative
Transportation Division Representative
479-575-8228