Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:30 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Cordes called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. ROLL CALL Present 5 - Vice Chair David Jones Chair John Cordes Commissioner Timothy Oey Commissioner Angela Rausch Commissioner Kyle Welch Absent 1 - Commissioner Margaret Okuzumi Status of an absence: Commissioner Okuzumi (excused) Council Liaison attendance: Council Liaison Nancy Smith (absent) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS A member of the public, Glen Chambers, expressed his concerns regarding The Vale housing project on Duane Avenue. He stated the gutters and sidewalks are below the street grade and the bike lane is now at a 45 degree slope. At the bus stop on Duane Avenue near the project, there is an island that can make it difficult for a bicyclist to use the bike lane if there are pedestrians waiting for the bus. Chair Cordes requested staff to look into this matter. A member of the public, Kevin Jackson, stated that the on-line project data base has not been updated since December. He would like to know when it will be updated and it also needs to be easy for the public to access. He added that the Vision Zero contract was approved in April. Mr. Jackson suggested adding more "No Parking" signs for the bike lanes on Mary Avenue because the current transition from parking to no parking still allows cars to park where they should not. He also shared that the Sunnyvale Library now has an electric assist bike mobile with trailer. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 18, 2017 Commission The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA ) Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) representative, David Simmons, gave an update on the May 10th VTA meeting. He stated that VTA has new videos on their website that encourage bicycling and taking bicycles on trains and buses. The VTA BPAC submitted the Complete Streets recommendation to the Board. He also shared that Lawrence Expressway is being re-striped between Homestead Road and Quito Road to reduce lane size. CONSENT CALENDAR 1.a 17-0540 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2017 Vice Chair Jones moved to approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2017. Commissioner Oey seconded the motion. The vote carried by the following vote: Yes 4 - Vice Chair Jones Chair Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Welch No 0 Absent 2 - Commissioner Okuzumi Commissioner Rausch PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2. 17-0563 Discussion with DPS regarding quarterly collision report Carol Shariat, Principal Transportation Engineer, introduced Lieutenant Tracy Hern and Captain Jeff Hunter from Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. The officers gave a brief introduction and opened the floor to questions. Commissioner Oey made a request to have the collision report provided in a different format. Lieutenant Hern stated that at this time, the system can not provide any other style of report and could be costly to change the computer system. Chair Cordes suggested adding an action item to see if the report could be put into an Excel spreadsheet. He also requested to have the report on a quarterly basis instead of once a year. In addition, a map showing where collisions took place would be helpful. Ms. Shariat said she would look into it. Commissioner Oey asked for an explanation on some of the acronyms used in the City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 18, 2017 Commission report. Lieutenant Hern said he will provide Ms. Shariat with a list of acronyms and meanings to distribute to the Commissioners. Vice Chair Jones wanted to make sure DPS still patrols schools in the morning. Lieutenant Hern noted that patrolling Sunnyvale schools in the morning and afternoon is a priority. 3. 17-0565 Review FY 2017-18 Recommended Budget Ms. Shariat reported that the recommended budget for next fiscal year is close to $475,000,000.00 which is up 19% from last fiscal year. Ms. Shariat suggested the BPAC Chair attend the June City Council meeting. Chair Cordes announced that Commissioner Rausch showed up to the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Commissioners inquired about the Mobile Bike Map that should have been on the Budget Report. Ms. Shariat agreed to follow up. Chair Cordes requested clarification on the $6,000,000.00 from the Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant. He would like to know what that money will be used for. Commissioner Oey moved to approve the FY 17-18 budget with the following amendment: Reinstate the Mobile Bike Map into the budget. Commissioner Welch seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Vice Chair Jones Chair Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Okuzumi STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 4. 17-0564 Discussion of potential study issue - Develop location standard for residential trash bin placement adjacent to bicycle lanes Commissioner Oey is still researching developing a location standard for residential City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 18, 2017 Commission trash bin placement. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Mr. Simmons requested to meet with Shahid Abbas, Transportation Traffic Manager on a quarterly basis. Ms. Shariat will pass along that request to Mr. Abbas. Commissioner Oey requested a map showing which streets are considered "Complete Streets" within Sunnyvale. Chair Cordes inquired about the status of the utility flyer. Ms. Shariat will bring the final copy to the June meeting. Chair Cordes inquired about the status of the data base project and when it would be available. Ms.Shariat will follow up. Chair Cordes also questioned if we would be applying for the VTA Bike Expenditure Program (BEP) which has $418,000.00. Ms. Shariat said we will not. Reason being, you can only request money for projects that are on the VTA BEP approved list and are considered "shovel ready." Commissioner Oey requested to make a change to the Active Items List regarding the Stevens Creek Trail. He would like to add the widening of Homestead Road as a separate item. Ms. Shariat agreed to make the change. Chair Cordes announced the budget workshop will be held on May 19. San Miguel Bike Rodeo will be on May 19 and the Stocklmeir Bike Rodeo will be held on May 31. Chair Cordes requested to have the BPAC Minutes available a week after the meetings instead of waiting until the following month. Ms. Shariat will look at the policy and follow up. -Staff Comments Ms. Shariat reported on locations where green bike lanes would be installed within Sunnyvale. She stated there will be green bike lanes at conflict points along Evelyn Avenue. Treatment is being done at Mary Avenue and Homestead Road along with a bike box. There will be green bike lanes along Maude Avenue from Fair Oaks Avenue to Mathilda Avenue and at Mathilda Avenue and Indio Avenue intersection. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 18, 2017 Commission There will also be green bike lanes and a bike box at Pastoria Avenue and El Camino Real. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 17-0542 Active Items List - May 2017 17-0543 BPAC 2017 Annual Work Plan ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Cordes adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 5