On Mar 11, 2011, at 12:42 PM, Aira Loren Burkhart wrote:

Do Bill and Terrence have any primilinary ideas of what our revised duties might look like?

The only new duty that I know of is to participate in the MPO planning process.  Let's keep in mind that our chain of authority and accountability goes up through the Traffic Commission to the City Council.  Terrence is accountable to City Council.  The MPO is not accountable to the City Manager or City Council.  So, our duties depend on what the Traffic Commission and City Council want us to do, not necessarily what Terrence or Bill want us to do.  Ultimately, at least when it comes to infrastructure projects, the best arrangement is one in which the Bicycle Board, Traffic Commission, City Council, City Manager, City Engineer and WVDOH all agree... and somebody comes up with the $.  Another interesting development is that the MPO Policy Board Chairman has changed from Asel Kennedy, County Commissioner to Joe Fisher, WVU Senior Advisor to the VP Admin & Finance.  The Policy Board is the decision making body of the MPO.  I will be interested to see how this changes things.


It sounds like an opportunity, but I want to know more.

:)
aira

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Bill Austin <baustin@labyrinth.net> wrote:

Frank,

 

I would like to clarify that this is a recommendation. If the Board feels this is inappropriate it is certainly their prerogative to not become part of the MPO structure.

 

Thanks,

 
 

Bill Austin, AICP

Executive Director

Morgantown Monongalia MPO

82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105

Morgantown, WVA  26505

304-291-9571

304-692-7225 Mobile

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

ANDY WARHOL,

 
 
 
 

 

From: Frank Gmeindl [mailto:frank.gmeindl@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:57 AM
To: Morgantown Bike Board
Cc: Christiaan Abildso; Bill Austin; Danielle Williams; Roy & Janet Nutter
Subject: BB scope expansion

 

Bicycle Board Members,

Bill Austin, Chris Fletcher (City Director of Planning and Development) and Terrence Moore recently met and decided to create a memorandum of understanding between the City and the MPO that expands the Bicycle Board's scope to include both the City and the greater Morgantown area (basically Mon County).  As you know, we are currently an advisory board to the City Traffic Commission.  I suppose under the new agreement, we will also be an advisory board to the MPO.  The expanded scope will enable us to have standing with the MPO which will be particularly useful to the MPO in the upcoming updating of the Long-Range Transportation Plan.  Some details will have to be worked out.  First will probably be to get Traffic Commission concurrence on the idea and then to propose a revision to our Procedural Guidelines to redefine our mission, roles and responsibilities, membership, duties & responsibilities, goals, objectives, and hopefully add a budget.

This is just FYI but I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Frank

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