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 Thursday, August 29, 2024 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Badenfort called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. (Board Member Doig arrived at 4:30 p.m.) Present 6 - Chair Kim Badenfort, Vice Chair Elizabeth Ridlington, Board Member Scott Doig, Board Member Tanya Narath, Board Member Paul Schwarz, and Board Member Emily Warne Absent 2 - Board Member Sarah Hart, and Board Member Doug McKenzie 2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED) 3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS None. 4. COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS BY BOARD MEMBERS None. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.1 July 18, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes. A motion was made by Board Member Schwarz, seconded by Board Member Warne, to approve as submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Chair Badenfort, Vice Chair Ridlington, Board Member Narath, Board Member Schwarz and Board Member Warne Absent: 3 - Board Member Doig, Board Member Hart and Board Member McKenzie 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS Eris Weaver, Executive Director of the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, spoke about the difficulty in hearing when participating remotely and the need to improve the amplification at public City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Regular Meeting Minutes - Final August 29, 2024 Board meetings; she has noticed the many new changes being made on the streets and asked that staff rectify the issue of the big edge of the new asphalt at the gutter pan; and announced upcoming October events: Rock and Roll to School event and Women on Wheels Bike Ride. Chris Guenther, Bikeable Santa Rosa, spoke about the Week Without Driving national event scheduled for September 30 to October 5, and invited and encouraged participation of the Board, staff, and attendees, as well as City Council. He also spoke about a session in October being held at Sonoma Clean Power Customer Center that will focus on envisioning how transportation will evolve. 7. REPORT ITEMS 7.1 REPORT - Redwood Bikeshare Program BACKGROUND: Staff will present information on the Redwood Bikeshare program. RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board information and discussion. PUBLIC COMMENTS Eris Weaver gave some history on the project, stated that many companies go out of business, expressed that it be managed properly, and spoke in favor that this is moving forward. This item was received and filed. 7.2 REPORT - Administrative Draft of Recommended Bicycle Projects for the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) BACKGROUND: Staff will present an administrative draft of recommended bicycle projects for the Active Transportation Plan (ATP). RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board information and discussion. PUBLIC COMMENTS Alexa Forrester, Bikeable Santa Rosa, spoke in favor of a low stress bike network connecting all of Santa Rosa as long term goal. She City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Regular Meeting Minutes - Final August 29, 2024 Board displayed maps that highlighted low stress facilities as part of a protected network, and suggested some additional areas to include. Eris Weaver spoke in favor of the improvements in the communication and collaboration with the department. Julia spoke in favor of the improvements as she bikes around the City and is learning more about the processes and plan. She provided some of her own biking experiences, and would like to see more public outreach and education. This item was received and filed. 8. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS None. 9. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS - Board Member Prindle has resigned from the Board. - Staff will produce some advertising and communication for the Week Without Driving event and encourage participation. - The Tour de Creek event will be held on September 20. - Staff is working on a feasibility study for the Highway 12 and Fulton Road intersection and there will be some community engagement opportunities. - Recent Council presentations have featured Vision Zero priorities and Capital Improvement Program priorities. - The slurry project is complete. - An update on the Steele Lane Pilot project was provided and some issues discussed. - Updates from the recent CBPAC meeting were provided. 10. ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING Chair Badenfort adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m. Approved on: October 17, 2024 /s/ A. Scheblik, Recording Secretary City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Regular Meeting Minutes - Final August 29, 2024 Board