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Lakewood Complete and Active Streets Board Inaugural Meeting - February 24, 2026

Boards and Commissions — Tuesday, February 24, 2026
BodyLakewood, Ohio
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateTuesday, February 24, 2026
StatusFILED
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All right.

0:01

Well, I appreciate everybody's patience.

0:03

Sorry for the late start, but we'll get uh going here.

0:06

Um for our uh the introductory meeting of the uh complete and active streets education and advisory board.

0:14

Um if I haven't met you before, uh my name's David Boss, I'm the assistant director of planning and development.

0:20

Um the one that got the rows pinned on them to get this board organized and get it moving.

0:25

Um I will be uh for the foreseeable future, I will be the secretary um moving forward.

0:32

Um so um because this is our first meeting, uh we have not elected a chair or a vice chair, which we will get to um and the orders.

0:42

I'm just gonna handle kind of the initial introductory business um out there.

0:48

So I'm gonna do a quick roll call here.

0:51

Um I'm just gonna go top down, and I know we've got uh at least one member who's dialed in here.

1:00

So uh Miss Lemberg here.

1:03

All right, uh Mr.

1:04

Metterholzer.

1:05

Mr.

1:06

George, Mr.

1:08

McCourt, Ms.

1:09

Greenberg, Mr.

1:11

McDermott, Mr.

1:14

Robinson, Mr.

1:16

Baker.

1:19

And we have Mr.

1:20

Gordon from Public Works, Mr.

1:22

Weiner Public Information, Mr.

1:25

Walter from the schools, and Sir Sergeant Acklin from the police department.

1:30

All right.

1:32

In addition to that, we have uh Jen Swallow from the law department and Mark Papke from engineering.

1:39

I think that's I'm missing.

1:41

I think that's everybody for right now.

1:42

And and we do have uh Mr.

1:44

John Allbeck, uh formerly of ITERS Engineers is dialed in.

1:48

Um he's gonna uh help us cover when we get to the Madison Hilliard safety study.

1:53

He's a traffic engineer that conducted that study last year.

2:02

Yes.

2:02

So I don't have any introductory remarks at this time.

2:05

Um so do I technically have to do this?

2:16

So I'm gonna hand it over to Jen Swallow from Law to cover a couple of the introductory uh topics here.

2:34

I state the name we support the law.

3:15

Of the city of Lakeville, I don't know.

3:25

Yeah, they're on the dead, but they're I hope they're accurate.

3:31

Does it say planning commission?

3:32

All right, sorry.

3:33

Oh, it says planning commission.

3:35

Just strike it out and say case.

3:43

Sean, I will send you a copy of the oath if you could just fill it out, sign it and send it back to me.

3:49

I could bring it tonight if you're at the meeting.

3:52

I see the meeting.

3:54

Okay.

4:00

Yep.

4:03

So just real quick, um, some of you have served in other positions and while we have some time.

4:10

Um entities are slightly I believe uh you can have examples in all the markets for any record that is uh in the center.

4:27

Can you consider it a public workers trying to get by any number of that requests?

4:33

So if one of the members of the board uh is something back then relative to something that is important that might be um that's gonna be most likely.

4:44

If somebody uh emails a person that says hey, here's right after this meeting, you want to go watch and what is uh the function of this work.

4:57

And so I just want you to take the word that we have that factor line.

5:09

So you can say, hey, how is that meaning that's relating to this topic?

5:29

The other thing I want to have meetings happen is that maybe so there are it's kind of all round project and all have some public meetings on topics that are so you can have a conversation something like me about this in this meeting.

5:57

And that's okay.

5:58

Well, can you start reaching out the right center of a public meeting?

6:04

What's that?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety███████████████████████████████████████39%
Procedural██████████████████████22%
Public Engagement███████████████15%
Active Transportation█████████9%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████6%
Public Safety████4%
Disability Rights███3%
Accessibility██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Lakewood Complete and Active Streets Board Inaugural Meeting - February 24, 2026

The Complete and Active Streets Education and Advisory Board held its first meeting on February 24, 2026, from approximately 3:15 PM to 5:30 PM. The meeting focused on introductory business, including ethics training, adoption of rules, election of officers, and an overview of the board's roles and responsibilities. The board also received a presentation on the Hilliard-Madison Safety Study and discussed future capital project integration.

Roll Call & Introductions

  • Members present: Tracy Greenberg, Kyle Baker (City Council, ex-officio non-voting), Emily Lindbergh, Kyle Robinson, Jeff McCourt, Cody George, John Mitterholzer, Sean McDermott.
  • Ex-officio/staff present: Chris Gordon (Public Works), Kevin Wayner (Public Information), Mark Walter (Schools), Sgt. Dave Acklin (Police), Jen Swallow (Law), Mark Papke (Engineering), David Boss (Secretary).
  • Guest: John Allbeck (ITERS Engineers) joined remotely for the safety study presentation.

Ethics & Legal Overview

  • Jen Swallow (Law Department) provided a brief ethics orientation, reminding members about open meetings laws, conflicts of interest, and the prohibition on accepting gifts. Members acknowledged receipt of written oaths of office.

Adoption of Rules & Election of Officers

  • Adoption of Rules: Rules and regulations were distributed but not voted on. David Boss moved to defer adoption to the next quarterly meeting. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
  • Election of Officers:
    • Chair: Tracy Greenberg was nominated by Jeff McCourt and seconded by multiple members. She accepted and was elected by voice vote (unanimous).
    • Vice Chair: Tracy Greenberg nominated Emily Lindbergh, who accepted. The nomination was seconded and she was elected by voice vote (unanimous).
    • The secretary role is held by David Boss (non-voting) as designated by ordinance.

Discussion Items

Board Roles, Responsibilities & Process

  • David Boss presented an overview of the board's statutory purposes and proposed two primary tasks: (1) study and recommend improvements based on existing plans (Active Transportation Plan, Safe Streets for All, ADA Transition Plan, Climate Action Plan) and (2) advocate and educate the public.
  • He outlined a process for integrating board recommendations into capital projects: recommendations should be finalized before Stage 1 design submittal to Planning Commission to avoid late stage changes.
  • The board discussed the distinction between Tier 1 (major projects identified in plans) and Tier 2 (other projects) as defined by the Complete Streets Ordinance. Tier 1 projects will be brought to the board; Tier 2 projects are subject to best-effort inclusion by city staff.
  • Annual Reporting: Kyle Baker noted that the ordinance requires an annual report on complete streets implementation (starting with 2027 projects) to be presented to City Council and Planning Commission. The board could receive this report for review.
  • Rule Amendments: Jeff McCourt suggested adding flexibility to allow the chair to place items on the agenda related to the board's legislative purpose. This will be considered when adopting rules.

Capital Project Outlook (2026-2030)

  • David Boss displayed a list of upcoming capital projects, including:
    • Bunts Road Shared Use Path (implementation 2026-2027)
    • Lake/Clifton Connector (county-led, public meeting that evening)
    • Water main projects for 2028-2029 (to be determined)
    • Riverside and West Clifton bike infrastructure (tentative)
    • Clifton Boulevard (tentative)
  • The board will receive details on water main projects that qualify as Tier 1 at the next meeting to formulate recommendations.

Enbridge Gas Line Replacement & ADA Compliance

  • Tracy Greenberg raised concerns about Enbridge's reconstruction of sidewalks and curbs, urging that the ADA Transition Plan be provided to Enbridge to ensure improvements are compliant. Chris Gordon explained that Enbridge must meet current ADA standards when replacing disturbed elements, but there may be limitations on requiring upgrades beyond in-kind replacement. Greenberg requested further discussion on how to proactively incorporate the ADA plan.

Hilliard-Madison Safety Study Presentation

  • John Allbeck (ITERS) presented an abbreviated overview of the safety study for the intersection of Hilliard and Madison. Key findings:
    • High crash history, including a pedestrian fatality in a westbound vehicle collision.
    • Long pedestrian crossing distances due to skewed geometry.
    • Existing signal equipment is aged.
  • Short-term recommendations (implementable quickly):
    • Leading pedestrian intervals (LPI)
    • Protected-only left turns from Madison onto Hilliard (eliminating permissive green ball)
    • Updated signal timing and coordination
    • Accessible pedestrian signals (APS)
    • Convert Orchard Grove to right-in/right-out to prevent queue spillback
  • Long-term recommendations (higher cost):
    • Curb bump-outs/bulbouts to shorten crossings
    • Passive pedestrian detection and dynamic warning signs
    • Potential flashing yellow arrow left-turn operation (future)
  • Level of service analysis shows vehicle delay will increase slightly during PM peak due to protected lefts, but pedestrian delay may improve with shorter cycle lengths.
  • John Mitterholzer emphasized that students from nearby schools often do not wait for long signals, underscoring the need to prioritize pedestrians.
  • Cody George requested crash data broken down by direction and street to inform recommendations.

Bicycle Code Amendments

  • This item was deferred to the next meeting without discussion.

Key Outcomes

  • Elected Chair: Tracy Greenberg.
  • Elected Vice Chair: Emily Lindbergh.
  • Deferred: Adoption of rules and regulations to the next quarterly meeting.
  • Deferred: Review and discussion of the Hilliard-Madison Safety Study to the next meeting.
  • Deferred: Bicycle code amendments to the next meeting.
  • Next Steps: David Boss will prepare a list of water main projects meeting Tier 1 criteria for the next meeting. Staff will follow up on ADA transition plan integration with Enbridge. Members were encouraged to submit questions on the safety study via email.
  • Adjournment: Motion to adjourn passed at approximately 5:30 PM.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Well, I appreciate everybody's patience. Sorry for the late start, but we'll get uh going here. Um for our uh the introductory meeting of the uh complete and active streets education and advisory board. Um if I haven't met you before, uh my name's David Boss, I'm the assistant director of planning and development. Um the one that got the rows pinned on them to get this board organized and get it moving. Um I will be uh for the foreseeable future, I will be the secretary um moving forward. Um so um because this is our first meeting, uh we have not elected a chair or a vice chair, which we will get to um and the orders. I'm just gonna handle kind of the initial introductory business um out there. So I'm gonna do a quick roll call here. Um I'm just gonna go top down, and I know we've got uh at least one member who's dialed in here. So uh Miss Lemberg here. All right, uh Mr. Metterholzer. Mr. George, Mr. McCourt, Ms. Greenberg, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Baker. And we have Mr. Gordon from Public Works, Mr. Weiner Public Information, Mr. Walter from the schools, and Sir Sergeant Acklin from the police department. All right. In addition to that, we have uh Jen Swallow from the law department and Mark Papke from engineering. I think that's I'm missing. I think that's everybody for right now. And and we do have uh Mr. John Allbeck, uh formerly of ITERS Engineers is dialed in. Um he's gonna uh help us cover when we get to the Madison Hilliard safety study. He's a traffic engineer that conducted that study last year. Yes. So I don't have any introductory remarks at this time. Um so do I technically have to do this? So I'm gonna hand it over to Jen Swallow from Law to cover a couple of the introductory uh topics here. I state the name we support the law. Of the city of Lakeville, I don't know. Yeah, they're on the dead, but they're I hope they're accurate. Does it say planning commission? All right, sorry. Oh, it says planning commission. Just strike it out and say case. Sean, I will send you a copy of the oath if you could just fill it out, sign it and send it back to me. I could bring it tonight if you're at the meeting. I see the meeting. Okay. Yep. So just real quick, um, some of you have served in other positions and while we have some time.

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