Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee

Campbell, CA MEETING MINUTES BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BPAC) SUBJECT: Regular Meeting MEETING DATE: Thursday, July 18, 2019 LOCATION: Public Works Conference Room ATTENDEES: Carmen Lynaugh/Campbell BPAC David Sausjord/Campbell BPAC Paul Tuttle/Campbell BPAC Barton Smith/Campbell BPAC Laura Smith/Campbell BPAC Matthew Jue/City of Campbell Amy Olay/City of Campbell Fred Ho/City of Campbell MINUTES BY: Matthew Jue Date: July 19, 2019 DISTRIBUTION: File 230 (Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes), BPAC, Todd Capurso, Ryan Smith/City of San Jose, John Brazil/City of San Jose ISSUES NEXT ACTION 1. Roll Call – Roll call was taken at 5:00 p.m.  Noted. 2. Meeting Minutes from May 16, 2019,  Staff to circulate CIP project list and budget. were reviewed and approved as amended (VTA trip to Copenhagen had already occurred). 3. Ongoing Projects: Staff updated the BPAC on the following.  San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail  Noted. Feasibility Study. The project is in the Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Clearance Phase. Staff is in contact with the stakeholders. Issues to address include the proposed bridge’s proximity with existing pipeline; property line of Westmont High School; and, mitigation for tree removals. BPAC mentioned the need to raise vegetation and undergrowth to avoid fires. Staff responded that the Water District manages the vegetation along the creek.  Eden Avenue Sidewalks. The  Noted. construction contract was awarded to Redgwick Construction. The Pre- construction meeting was held on July  ISSUES NEXT ACTION 17. Construction is scheduled to begin on August 5 and should take about nine weeks to complete.  Harriet Avenue Traffic Calming.  Noted. This project includes ordering material that has long lead times. Construction should begin in September and is scheduled for 110 working days. A West Valley Sanitation District project along Westmont Avenue and Harriet Avenue will finish by next March. The schedules of the two projects overlap.  Dell Avenue Bike Lane/Bike Route  Noted. Project. Chrisp Company has been awarded this project. Staff will schedule a pre-construction meeting. 4. Winchester Boulevard Overlay Project:  Noted. Staff reviewed with the BPAC the latest concept drawings of bike facilities along the project corridor. The following comments were made. 1) Consider adding bike lane markings at conflict areas (e.g., bus stop next to Methodist Church). 2) Will channelizers be installed in the bike lane buffer? Answer: No. 3) Research how to design where a buffered bike lane ends. 4) Consider adding sharrows on a) eastbound Campbell Avenue from eastern end of bike lane to Winchester Boulevard and b) southbound Winchester from southern end of bike lane next to Community Center to Campbell Avenue. 5) Consider wrong-way bike lane signs. Staff will complete concept drawings first and then phase in green bike lane elements as funding allows. 5. VTA BPAC Update: Paul reported on the  Noted. VTA BPAC meeting. 1) VTA discussed the scoring criteria for Measure B Bicycle/Pedestrian Capital Projects. 6. Around the Table Comments and  Noted. Discussion: 1) Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is seeking to perform 8- to 10- mile bike rides to existing and proposed bike facilities. The BPAC thought there may not be enough worthwhile projects to  ISSUES NEXT ACTION survey in Campbell. 7. Next Meeting – The next BPAC meeting  Noted. will be held tentatively on September 19 (Thursday), 2019, at 5:00 p.m. 8. Meeting Adjourned at 6:32 p.m.  Noted.