Jon Layzer felt that a formal group was unnecessary for his purposes. Jon will also meet on a frequent basis with other selected groups for whom the Sounding Board does not provide sufficient opportunity to meet public involvement goals. He is still scheduling first-time meetings with community groups that might be interested in this level of involvement. Jon Layzer is having his consultants sift through all previous transportation studies, and they should be able to extract information useful for the bicycle group. Recording has not always been complete, and comments have not been preserved and catalogued.
Public discussions are necessary in to enable the public to share ideas.
Summaries of comments should be made available. Jon promised that the open houses would involve public comment and welcomed input about possible formats. It was agreed to start with the UATS, and take up any other topics afterwards.