Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, June 15, 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. Present 5 - Chair John Cordes Vice Chair David Jones Commissioner Timothy Oey Commissioner Angela Rausch Commissioner Kyle Welch Absent 1 - Commissioner Margaret Okuzumi Status of an absence: Commissioner Okuzumi (unexcused) Council Liaison attendance: Council Liaison Nancy Smith (present) ROLL CALL PRESENTATION 17-0652 Board Member/Commissioner Recognition Mayor Glenn Hendricks thanked the Commissioners for their time and commitment to the BPAC and handed out certificates to outgoing Commissioners, Vice Chair Jones and Commissioner Okuzumi. He then opened the floor for discussion. Chair Cordes announced that he attended the Safe Routes to Schools Collaboration meeting and that any assistance from the City in developing a multi-district coordinated plan would be appreciated. Mayor Hendricks said he would check with staff. Commissioner Oey asked when the review of the Boards and Commissions procedures will take place. Mayor Hendricks stated in a couple of months. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Catherine Barry, new member of the BPAC, introduced herself to the Commission. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final June 15, 2017 Commission Kevin Jackson, member of the public, announced that the June VTA BPAC meeting was cancelled, so there is nothing to report. August 4, 2017, will be the 25th anniversary of the founding of BPAC. He attended the Safe Routes to Schools meeting and announced that Norma O'Connell is back as the coordinator. He suggested that the BPAC assist in data collection to help with their school routes mapping effort for the next school year. Mr. Jackson also stated that the City Council voted to put Sharrows on all three segments of Fair Oaks along with signs. He recommended to add two additional signs that say "change lanes to pass" and "maintain a minimum of three feet clearance." He also reported The California Roll Bill proposed to change state law so cyclists can yield at stop signs instead of coming to a complete stop, has been postponed to the 2018 legislative schedule. Finally, he announced on July 13, 2017, there will be a webinar on Protected Bike Lanes sponsored by the California Bike Coalition. CONSENT CALENDAR 1.a 17-0645 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2017 Commissioner Oey moved to approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2017. Commissioner Jones seconded the motion. The vote carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Jones Commissioner Oey Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Okuzumi PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 17-0653 State of the City Alisha Rodrigues, City of Sunnyvale Community Services Coordinator, spoke about the State of the City event which will be held on July 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In addition to the street festival/family theme, this year they will also be adding a connection theme. "Connect with your City" will include various City departments. "Connect with your Community" will include School Districts, the Sunnyvale Downtown Association, Neighborhood Associations, non-profits and the new Town Center developer. Ms. Rodrigues would like to include BPAC as well. She City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final June 15, 2017 Commission suggested having activities, prizes, and raffles. Commissioner Jones noted that when he worked the event last year, the bike parking was not utilized much. He noticed most people parked their bikes on the lawn and did not seem too concerned about the safety of their bikes considering the type of event and the amount of Public Safety Officers present. Commissioner Oey recommended doing bike check-ups and helmets checks for kids. Council Liaison Smith asked if there would be any type of interactive gaming component. Ms. Rodrigues said there will be an event application with games such as taking a selfie at a participating booth and winning a prize. Commissioner Oey moved and Commissioner Welch seconded the motion to provide secure bike parking, activities, raffles, and a suggestion box for the BPAC booth at the State of the City Address. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 4 - Chair Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Okuzumi Abstain 1 - Vice Chair Jones 3 17-0647 El Camino Specific Plan Nomination Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer, stated that since Commissioner Okuzumi's term has ended, the Commission needs to elect someone to replace her on the El Camino Specific Plan Committee. The meetings are held quarterly in the evening. Chair Cordes opened the floor for nominations. Commissioner Oey nominated himself and Commissioner Welch seconded the nomination. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Jones Commissioner Oey Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Welch No 0 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final June 15, 2017 Commission 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 recommended to withdraw the residential trash bin as a potential study issue. He suggested talking to the sanitation company and asking them to place the bins against the curb after dumping. This should alleviate the problem. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Oey stated that he is in charge of the mapping portion for Safe Routes to Schools and that Ponderosa Elementary School has already completed their map. Homestead High School is almost complete and Sunnyvale Middle School has put together a team and is ready to start working on theirs. The next meeting is scheduled for early August. There will also be a Principal's meeting scheduled mid to late August. Commissioner Cordes reported that the County $800k grant which went towards Bike and Pedestrian improvements has expired. It is estimated that Measure B will provide $78k a year for Sunnyvale for the next thirty years, and supplemental funding sources may be needed. He would like to see some of the money used for Bike Rodeos every year for all five Sunnyvale School Districts along with bike safety education for Kindergarten, Second grade and Fourth grade. He also announced that Sunnyvale City Council voted to have a Safe Routes to Schools Coordinator from the Department of Public Safety funded for the next two years with the option to extend for one more year. -Staff Comments Mr. Garcia presented the Commissioners with the 2017 Sunnyvale Bike Map and Commissioner Oey requested having them available at the State of the City event. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 17-0655 Active Items List-June 2017 17-0648 BPAC 2017 Annual Work Plan City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final June 15, 2017 Commission 17-0651 Utility Bill Stuffer Update ADJOURNMENT Chair Cordes adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 5