Advisory Committee Meeting #3
Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson
Bridge Study Advisory Committee
December 15, 1999

Below are the minutes taken by Dr. John Brown for the Bridge Study Committee conducted on December 15, 1999 at the Brooke County Library in Wellsburg, West Virginia. This is a full list of attendees and description of happenings. After every meeting minutes and happenings will be posted here.

On December 15^th at 1:30, the Bridge Study Advisory Committee was called to order by
Chairman David Snelting. The meeting proceeded in the following manner.

• Minutes for November 17^th were adopted as presented.

• The Advisory Committee requested PKG to provide a list of all subcontractors and professional resumes.

• Caleb Faux, Project Manager for the Bridge Study and a member of the consultant firm of Pflum, Klausmeier & Gehrum (PKG) provided a progress report on activities for the last 30 days.
  
  • Eight stakeholders interviews have been held.
  • Community surveys from the three public involvement session have been summarized
    to indicate priority goals.
  • Preliminary bridge condition reports have been obtained and reviewed.
  • Preliminary traffic modeling in coordination with the BHJ Transportation Division has been initiated through Burgess & Niple, subconsultants. Existing data including population projections by transportation zones has been inputted into the model.

• Further Advisory Committee signatures were added to the Team Partnership Agreement.
• Caleb Faux and Perry Keller, PKG Consultants, reviewed goals from surveys. The Advisory Committee agreed to the following goals. Objectives related to each goal will be initially prepared by PKG and presented to the Advisory Committee at the January meeting.

#1. Maintain and enhance transportation opportunities for existing businesses.
#2. Provide access to expand business and industry.
#3. Promote commerce in the Upper Ohio Valley.
#4. Develop linkages to other intermodal transportation operations.
#5. Enhance alternative emergency management options.
#6. Improve travel time.
#7. Provide and enhance river crossing options between states

• A Media Plan by PKG will be provided at the January meeting.
• A technical evaluation of existing Upper Ohio Valley bridges (Ft. Steuben, Veterans and Market Street) will be completed by Mojeski and Masters, subcontractors. This report will include evaluation data from an on-site inspection.
• Preliminary traffic forecast information from the Upper Ohio Valley Traffic Model will be presented to the Advisory Committee in February.

The meeting adjourned at 3:00. The next meeting of the Advisory Committee will be held on January 19^th 1:30 (Jefferson Community College Steubenville, Ohio).

 

Persons Present
Will Allison	Hancock County Economic Development Authority
Kelly Brooker	Pflum, Klausmeier & Gehrum Consultants
John Brown	Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Planning Commission
Joe Cicchirillo	City of Follansbee
Pat Comiskey	City of Wellsburg
Caleb Faux	Pflum, Klausmeier & Gehrum Consultants
Gary Folden	Village of Wintersville
Steve Folk	West Virginia Department of Transportation
Adrian Freund	Pflum, Klausmeier & Gehrum Consultants
Greg Gurney	Ohio Department of Transportation
W. Duane Heck	Brooke County Commission
Bob Helton	City of Wellsburg
Russ Irvin	Citizen at Large
Perry Keller	Pflum, Klausmeier & Gehrum Consultants
Bob Laukert	Village of Wintersville
Brian Linkesh	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle
Mike Paprocki	Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Planning Commission
Blake Proctor	Steel Valley Transit Authority
Shawn Price	Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Planning Commission
David Snelting	City of Steubenville
Norman Schwertfeger	Brooke County Commission
Dan Tassey	Brooke-Hancock Assessors Office
Ronald Ujcich	Brooke County Board of Education
Richard Warner	West Virginia Department of Transportation