Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:30 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. in the West Conference Room. ROLL CALL Present 5 - Chair Kevin Jackson Vice Chair David Jones Commissioner John Cordes Commissioner Timothy Oey Commissioner Margaret Okuzumi Absent 2 - Commissioner Angela Rausch Commissioner Kyle Welch Late arrival: Vice Chair Dave Jones Council Liaison Attendance: Councilmember Martin-Milius (present) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Oey announced: The Trailblazer Race, the Silicon Valley Tour De Coop and the Viva CalleSJ. Chair Jackson shared that at the VTA BPAC Meeting last week, the topic of green bike lanes was discussed. Although there is no hard data yet, what they mostly do is give a feeling of confidence, but are not shown to improve safety. There is a Subcommittee working on a Complete Streets Policy implementation. 7 member agencies have adopted the MTC Complete Streets Resolution, but the 7 do not include Sunnyvale. Commissioner Oey asked what the process was. Chair Jackson would like staff to get details. At the Mathilda /237/101 Interchange Improvements Meeting they discussed the 5 foot bike lanes, possible speed reduction, and removing the gutter so there will be no concrete/asphalt seam. They would like to see a bike/pedestrian bridge at Mathilda and Moffett Park Drive, but there is no City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2016 Commission funding identified for this as of yet. Commissioner Okuzumi reported on the El Camino Real meeting. The consensus was to recommend higher density housing. There was also a public hearing/community workshop. They recommended more residential, more commercial or a balance between the two. Councilmember Martin-Milius commented that the project on Maude between Fair Oaks Avenue and Mathilda Avenue will start in October. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 A. 16-0897 Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting of July 21, 2016 Motion: Chair Jackson moved to approve the July 21st BPAC meeting minutes as amended, all said yes. Yes 5 - Chair Jackson Vice Chair Jones Commissioner Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Okuzumi No 0 Absent 2 - Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS None STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2. 16-0896 DPW 17-06 Residential Vehicle Parking Requirements There was quite a bit of discussion on how to re-word the study. Commissioners Okuzumi, Cordes, and Oey as well as Chair Jackson, gave their suggestions. DPW staff took note and agreed to make the changes. A member of the public, Shaun Storm, spoke regarding the lack of adequate parking. He wants the parking audited and enforced and suggested permit parking. Chair Jackson encouraged everyone to show up at the up-coming council hearing City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2016 Commission and make their feelings known. 3. 16-0898 DPW 17-07 - Develop Mobile Version of Sunnyvale Bicycle Map Commissioners Oey and Okuzumi mentioned a few typos but other than that, all were happy with it. DPW staff will make the corrections. 4. 16-0899 DPW 17-08 - Develop and Adopt Design Standards for Bike Wayfinding and Route Signs Commissioner Cordes recommended to strike the last sentence and questioned why the attachments/pictures were not included and why the completion date is 2019 instead of 2018. Commissioner Okuzumi suggested making a change to the first sentence. DPW staff agreed to look into the date and make the corrections. 5. 16-0900 DPW 17-09 - Increase Bike Mode Share to 5% by 2020 Commissioner Cordes said it was well written and complimented DPW staff. Commissioner Okuzumi wanted one sentence re-worded. DPW staff agreed to make the change. Chair Jackson proposed one new study issue to be added: When doing street maintenance, consider the Street Space Allocation Policy and make some minor adjustments before re-painting the stripes. This would also include curb and gutters and the median. Motion: Chair Jackson moved. Commissioner Oey seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Jackson Vice Chair Jones Commissioner Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Okuzumi No 0 Absent 2 - Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2016 Commission Commissioner Okuzumi proposed one new study issue to be added: When a crash involves a pedestrian or a bicyclist she would like DPS to work with DPW to assess if engineering or enforcement could have prevented the crash. She currently gets a yearly report of all crashes that occur but with no explanation of cause. She would like to see detailed quarterly reports similar to the ones generated by the City of Mountain View. Motion: Commissioner Okuzumi moved. Chair Jackson seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote Yes 5 - Chair Jackson Vice Chair Jones Commissioner Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Okuzumi No 0 Absent 2 - Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS Commissioner Comments Chair Jackson inquired about the timeline of Mary Avenue that was supposed to be completed in September. DPW staff agreed to get an update. Commissioner Oey would like to add Stevens Creek Trail to the active item list. He also asked if the chip/slurry process could be done with a smoother surface like in other cities. Chair Jackson stated that the Bernardo undercrossing is being stalled by the transportation funds and he would like DPW to find out when the project will get underway. He also asked DPW staff for an update on the Mary Ave bike lanes that were scheduled to be completed in September. He suggested having The Complete Streets Checklist that is currently sent to VTA, also be included in the BPAC agenda. He wants more information on the Peery Park project checklist as well since one of the conditions is to add bike lanes on Mary Avenue, north of Central, which is to be part of the Mary Avenue bike lanes project. DPW agreed to look into it. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2016 Commission Commissioner Cordes inquired about the time-line of the new project management system that will give more information on projects in Sunnyvale. DPW staff said it will be online in 3-4 months. Staff Comments None. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 16-0901 Active Items List-July 2016 16-0902 BPAC 2016 Approved Work Plan 16-0906 Complete Streets Checklist for Sunnyvale OBAG projects ADJOURNMENT Chair Jackson adjourned the meeting at 8:29 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 5