The Holts Summit Board of Aldermen listened to a special presentation about the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Active Transportation Plan on Tuesday night.
Katrina Williams gave the presentation about CAMPO at the board's regularly scheduled meeting. CAMPO recently began its Capital Area Active Transportation Plan, which seeks to identify and address active transport needs, such as walking and biking. Williams said it is pretty much any mode of transport besides a vehicle.
The plan will impact all communities within the CAMPO area, which includes Holts Summit and Jefferson City. Other parts of Callaway and Cole counties are also affected.
CAMPO's plan will be integrated into the current Holts Summit Bicycle, Pedestrian and Transit Plan, which was made in 2014. Other local communities plans will also be integrated into the Active Transportation Plan.
A Capital Area Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan was constructed in 2016, but was not adopted by Holts Summit because of its previous plan from 2014.
At the board meeting, Williams spoke about the goals of the project. Those include creating a tool that supports education and programming, setting a schedule for implementation, establishing policies and program recommendations that encourage use, and identifying funding mechanisms.
Williams said this is a 12-15 month process. This fall will consist of network assessment, recommendations and public engagement. Williams said a draft report will be completed by the end of summer 2023. The planning process is expected to be completed by fall 2023.
This is one of three public meetings for the plan. The rest of the meetings will be Thursday at City Hall in Jefferson City. One meeting will be from 4-5:30 p.m., with the other from 6-7:30 p.m.
Several stakeholder meetings are also being held this week. These meetings are split into various groups, including healthcare, public safety, education, business owners and Chamber, advocates and transit providers, and small communities.
Williams said so far, about 625 surveys have been responded to in the impacted area. The survey asks questions about biking and pedestrian information.
The project is being funded throught a Missouri Department of Transportation Consolidated Planning Grant, which was provided by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. Jefferson City Parks and Recreation is providing local matching funds.
Stakeholder input and public comments will be used to determine active transportation needs for the CAMPO plan.
In other business, the board:
• Passed an ordinance adopting a revision of the 2022 budget for the city. This was done to ensure the accounting revenus and expenditures were accurate. The budget revision impacts all city departments, such as administration, police, sewer and transportation. This ordinance passed unanimously.
• Passed a resolution appointing the Chief of Police. In June, the board appointed Matthew Palmer as the Interim Chief of Police, which he has been serving as since June 27. Palmer became Chief of Police as the board passed the resolution unanimously.
• Passed a resolution approving allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Holts Summit received $894,578.44 in ARPA funds. This resolution approves $131,000 of the funds to be used for operational costs for the Holts Summit Police Department. This resolution passed unanimously.
• Passed a resolution authorizing the purhcase of a 2018 Ford F150 for the sewer department. This vehicle will be purchased from the police department for $28,500. The police department surplussed the vehicle as approved by the board Aug. 9. This resolution passed unanimously.
• Passed a resolution allowing for a one-time salary adjustment for city staff. This pay increase has an approximate cost of $130,534.02. This resolution passed unanimously.
• Discussed the upcoming roundabout project with the Missouri Department of Transportation. A roundabout is planned to be constructed in the city. The board discussed what they would like in the middle of the roundabout.
• Discussed a traffic ordinance related to North Elementary School. The Chief of Police said many vehicles struggle with visibilty near the school during pickup times. There is currently a sign near the school's parking lot indicating vehicles can't turn left, yet the Chief of Police said they can't enforce that sign without an ordinance. This would only be enforced during school zone hours.
The next board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 11.