Friends of the Chester Valley Trail

March 20, 2012 East Whiteland Township Bldg. 7:00 pm

Presiding: Tim Lander Board members present: Bob Cochlin, Phil Hoke, Bob O’Leary and Steve Warren.

Others: Ed Auble and 12 others

1. Minutes

· Minutes from Jan. 10, 2012 were not available and will be approved at the next meeting.

2. Financial

· Bob Cochlin reported a current balance of $1,330.84 with no outstanding expenses.

3. Trail Updates

· Tim Lander presented updates on the Phase 2 extension advising construction on the 7+ mile project should begin in 2 weeks by Alan Myers Const. Co. and is estimated to be complete in Nov. 2013. He also advised that the Phase 3 Exton gap is still in the approval process in West Whiteland Twp. with the next meeting to be on April 4. It is still hoped that construction can begin this year.

· The Exton Park Trailhead construction on schedule with completion anticipated in May. There will be 45 parking spaces and a restroom facility.

4. Meetings

· Chester County Planning Comm. Is hosting a public meeting on March 29 at 2 – 4 & 6 – 8 at the West Whiteland Twp. Bldg. to discuss the central Chester County Bicycle and Pedestrian circulation plan.

· The West Whiteland Planning Comm. will review the Phase 3 plans at it’s April 4 th meeting at 7:30 PM

5. Tail Condition – Phase 1

· Public comments included – the existing small parking lot on Swedesford Rd. is generally full but will be solved by new lot in May, there is a need for additional doggie bag locations along the trail & the Board advised the public to continue to alert Park Rangers to conditions, problems, etc.

6. Events

· Bike to Work Week is scheduled for May 12 – 18 and Board member Mike Broennle is working with TMACC to develop plans, events, schedules, etc. and will advise shortly.

7. Board Items

· A fundraising proposal was discussed with Virginia Marcille-Kerslake that is an affinity program with PA Gas & Elec. that we may want to use in the future.

· Bob O’Leary advised that the IRS indicated our non-profit 501c3 application should go forward and we should be receiving notification shortly.

· Membership renewal has been slower this year. The Board will check application holders currently in use to make sure forms are available and send another reminder in late April.

8. New Matters

· The Board was asked if motor assisted bikes were permitted on the trail. We wIll check with Park & Rec administration and advise accordingly.

· The question of having bike speeds posted was raised as a growing concern. This will be referred to the County as well.

Next meeting: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:00 pm, East Whiteland Twp. Building

Respectfully submitted,

Bob O’Leary