Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Municipal Service Center City of Santa Rosa South 69 Stony Circle Conference Room 5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board Regular Meeting Minutes - Final-revised Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Dadko at 4:07 p.m. Present 6 - Chair Beth Dadko, Board Member Jim Pedgrift, Board Member Christine Dektor, Board Member Barbara Moulton, Board Member Doug McKenzie, and Board Member Minona Heaviland Absent 3 - Board Member Adam Brown, Vice Chair Shaun Ralston, and Board Member Kim Badenfort 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1 Draft Minutes of August 16, 2018 A motion was made by Board Member Moulton, seconded by Board Member Dektor, approved as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Dadko, Board Member Pedgrift, Board Member Dektor, Board Member Moulton, Board Member McKenzie and Board Member Heaviland Absent: 3 - Board Member Brown, Vice Chair Ralston and Board Member Badenfort 3. COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS None. 4. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS None. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS None. 6. REPORT ITEMS 6.1 REPORT - Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update 2018 - Ongoing City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Regular Meeting Minutes - September 20, 2018 Board Final-revised Progress Report BACKGROUND: The Board will provide additional input on the Plan Update 2018 process including the community outreach components. RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board discussion. No action is required. November 8 is the third open house. The draft plan will come to the Board on November 15, and the Board agreed with Staff to use collision reduction, gap closures, connectivity, community input, comfort network, high traffic volume, and equity as criteria for project list prioritization. This item was received and filed. 6.2 MOTION - Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update 2018 - Vision Zero/Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator RECOMMENDATION: The Board, by motion, may support the Staff’s recommendation that the Plan Update includes the action already taken by Council and considers future options to pursue the Vision Zero policy for the City that are described in the Draft Vision Zero proposal. The Board will form a sub-committee to consist of Members Pedgrift, Heaviland, McKenzie and Chair Dadko to develop talking points to share with their respective Council Member appointer ahead of the City Council meeting when the approval of the updated Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan will be considered. The Board discussed the position of a Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator and agreed that it should be part of the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan Update 2018. A motion was made by Board Member Pedgrift, seconded by Board Member Moulton to approve the amended motion as follows: The Board supports that Staff prepare a separate item in tandem with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update to propose a Vision Zero policy and, within that item, include a brief reference to the previous 2016 Council action related to Vision Zero. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Regular Meeting Minutes - September 20, 2018 Board Final-revised Yes: 6 - Chair Dadko, Board Member Pedgrift, Board Member Dektor, Board Member Moulton, Board Member McKenzie and Board Member Heaviland Absent: 3 - Board Member Brown, Vice Chair Ralston and Board Member Badenfort 6.3 REPORT - Bicycle and Pedestrian Board Future Topics BACKGROUND: The Board will provide additional input on the Working List of Future Topics. RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board discussion. No action is required. The Board will bring additional ideas to the next meeting for prioritization. This item was received and filed. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS CONTINUED None. 8. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS - There is a long stretch on the SMART bike path from Railroad Square to Bellevue Avenue without a connection or cut-through which makes it feel uncomfortable. - There are new bike lockers at SMART stations that use the Bike Link system, instead of the Clipper Card system, and the systems are not compatible. - October 3 is International Walk & Roll Day for all participating schools. 9. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS - More green bike lane work is continuing. - The E Street design is kicking off this week. - There have been Nixle announcements regarding targeted enforcement for bicylists and pedestrians. 10. ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING The meeting was adjourned by Chair Dadko at 6:02 p.m. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Regular Meeting Minutes - September 20, 2018 Board Final-revised Approved on: _______________________________ Alissa Scheblik Recording Secretary