Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, September 21, 2017 6:30 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Cordes called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Cordes led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present 6 - Chair John Cordes Vice Chair Timothy Oey Commissioner Catherine Barry Commissioner Susan Bremond Commissioner Angela Rausch Commissioner Scott Swail Absent 1 - Commissioner Kyle Welch Status of an absence: (excused) Council Liaison attendance: Russ Melton (present) 17-0923 Selection of Seats Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer, coordinated the arrangement of seats by seniority. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Dave Simons, VTA BPAC commissioner, announced that VTA BPAC will be changing their name to Complete Streets Commission. The parking at the Main Sunnyvale Post Office is a problem and once the bike lanes on Borregas are completed, it will eliminate street parking which will make the problem worse. He also announced the El Camino Greenbelt active walking tour in Santa Clara will be held on September 23. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission Kevin Jackson, member of the public, recommended listing the VTA BPAC report as a scheduled presentation on the BPAC agenda so there is adequate time to discuss it. Mr. Jackson added that VTA is developing a Complete Streets checklist for Measure B projects which is an excellent opportunity for Sunnyvale BPAC to provide input. Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has a checklist for One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) projects as well, which could be helpful. The study issue to make Homestead Road bike lanes full time is due next year. He suggested adding that to the Work Plan for BPAC to review and receive public input. Mr. Jackson requested a status update on the following: -The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project list that was scheduled to be done by March 2016. -The ADA transition plan report. -How to access public correspondence to the BPAC which is public record. Lorena, member of the public, stated on North Murphy Avenue there was a temporary speedometer and she would like to see a permanent one installed due to the amount of traffic on that street. Vice Chair Oey announced that BPAC and City Council received an invitation to the Homestead High School Bike Stampede on September 29. On October 11 he will be teaching the SRTS map data training. CONSENT CALENDAR 1a. 17-0875 BPAC Draft Minutes August 17, 2017 Commissioner Rausch moved and Commissioner Swail seconded the motion to approve the Draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Adviosry Commission Meeting Minutes of August 17, 2017. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 6 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Swail No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Welch City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS PRESENTATION 2. 17-0896 Vision Zero Shahid Abbas, Transportation and Traffic Manager, introduced Project Engineer Dana Weissman and Project Manager Matt Haynes with Fehr and Peers; they gave an introduction to the Vision Zero plan. Mr. Abbas also stated that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) over last five years has gone up by 7 % and the collision rate has gone down 27%. Ms. Weissman started by announcing a public workshop being held on October 5 and mentioned they will also have focus groups, a website and an on-line survey. Vision Zero is a different way of thinking about traffic safety. The data collected came from the Crossroads Database which covered the years 2012-2016. Commissioner Rausch asked if there was data regarding El Camino Real and Remington Drive. Ms. Weissman did not have that information readily available but did state they are in the process of developing and refining a high injury network that focuses on high crash corridors and that is one of them. Vice Chair Oey asked if bicycle miles traveled and pedestrians are included in the crash statistics. Ms. Weissman said, not currently, but it is something they can explore. Commissioner Barry read in the Silicon Valley Vision Zero Report, that a percentage of collisions between pedestrians, bicyclists and automobiles are not reported. She asked how the City of Sunnyvale collects their data and is there a concern about underreporting. Ms. Weissman said yes, underreporting is a problem and they hope to close some of the gaps by the public outreach data and comments from residents. Commissioner Bremond asked if there was data that showed how many collisions occurred where a right turn was allowed on a red light. Ms. Weissman said it does include that. Ms. Bremond also asked if other cities have lowered their speed limits and if so, has it made a difference. Commissioner Swail asked if the data included major freeways and will the data analysis be published. Ms. Weissman said as this time the freeways are not included but the data analysis will be uploaded to the project website. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission Chair Cordes suggested doing outreach at the Farmers Market and the Library. Mr. Simons recommended the report be more quantitative than qualitative. Mr. Jackson asked if it is possible to analyze more closely who is to blame when there is a bicyclist collision with an automobile. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 3. 17-0901 DPW 17-04 Bicycle Master Plan Chair Cordes moved and Commissioner Rausch seconded the motion to appove updating the Bicycle Master Plan every seven years as a study issue. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 6 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Swail No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Welch 4. 17-0902 Develop an Ordinance for Clear and Accessible Bike Parking Vice Chair Oey moved and Commissioner Bremond seconded the motion to approve the study issue. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Swail No 1 - Commissioner Rausch Absent 1 - Commissioner Welch 5. 17-0907 Bike Sharing After a brief discussion, the Commissioners chose not to pursue Bike Sharing as a study issue at this time. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission 6. 17-0909 On-going Bike Matrix that will show what streets are and are not considered Complete Streets Vice Chair Oey modified the name of the study issue to include Pedestrians. Vice Chair Oey moved and Commissioner Barry seconded the motion to make this a study issue. The motion failed by the following vote: Yes 2 - Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry No 3 - Chair Cordes Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Rausch Absent 1 - Commissioner Welch Abstain 1 - Commissioner Swail 7. 17-0912 Bike Boxes Vice Chair Oey stated that bike boxes could be included in the Master Plan, and therefore chose to withdraw this item as a potential study issue. 8. 17-0915 DPW 18-01 Designate a bicycle facility and prohibit the use of Shared Lane Markings for all roadways with speeds above 25 MPH Vice Chair Oey moved and Commissioner Swail seconded the motion to make DPW 18-01 a study issue. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 6 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Swail No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Welch 9. 17-0916 DPW 18-02 Prohibit all automobile traffic on Murphy Avenue between Evelyn Avenue and Washington Avenue Mr. Simons suggested including in the study looking at other type of restrictions, such as one-way restrictions. City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission Commissioner Bremond moved and Vice Chair Oey seconded the motion to make DPW 18-02 a study issue. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 6 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Rausch Commissioner Swail No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Welch Vice Chair Oey inquired about the construction on the Borregas Avenue portion of the Bay Trail. He asked if BPAC could be informed in advance on major bicylce and pedestrian projects. Mr. Abbas will follow up. Vice Chair Oey motioned to have a potential study issue that would designate a member of the BPAC to attend other BPAC and VTA meetings to improve communications. Chair Cordes seconed the motion. Vice Chair Oey motioned to have a better bike and pedestrian metrics to support decision making on studies such as Vision Zero. Commissioner Rausch seconded the motion. Chair Cordes motioned and Vice Chair Oey seconded the motion to add a potential study issue to adopt cool slurry which uses grey material that reflects more heat, instead of black. Mr. Simons suggested to expand the potential study issue to make the roads permeable as well. Chair Cordes, amended his motion to add permeability. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments City of Sunnyvale Page 6 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission Vice Chair Oey asked when they would be getting their name tags. Mr. Garcia said the City Clerk's office is working on them. He also asked where he could get a copy of the East West Channel Feasibility Study. Mr. Abbas said there is no study yet, it is still being worked on with the water district. Chair Cordes inquired about having the VTA added as a scheduled presentation on the agenda. Council Member, Russ Melton, said he spoke with the City Attorney regarding this request and in order to comply with the Brown Act, each item from the VTA would need to be specific so the public can view it on the agenda prior to the meeting. Chair Cordes requested to know the status of the following: The SRTS list and how the public can access it. Mr. Abbas said the best way would be to contact the Project Manager. Mr. Abbas will provide that contact information. The Homestead Bike Lane review is scheduled for Council approval. Staff will review RTC to determine schedule for re-evaluation. The ADA transisiton plan. Mr. Abbas said the draft will be completed by the end of the year and once it is, it will be put on the Work Plan. How can the public get access to the BPAC answer point inquiries. Mr. Abbas said according to the Public Records Act, they have to file a request for information. Vice Chair Oey asked if emails from the public could be attached to the minutes. Mr. Abbas will look into it. Commissioner Bremond asked how requests from the public are handled. Mr. Abbas stated the customer receives a response from the main answer point within 72 business hours. -Staff Comments Mr. Garcia requested to have the commissioners write up a draft of the potential study issues and send to him since the deadline is October 1. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 17-0895 BPAC 2017 Annual Work Plan City of Sunnyvale Page 7 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 21, 2017 Commission Chair Cordes would still like to see the Work Plan extend an additional 6 months. 17-0900 Active Items List - September 2017 Commissioner Bremond would like to know why some of the items on the list are not being updated. Mr. Abbas said if a project is closed, it can be removed but if it is on-going it needs to remain on the list. ADJOURNMENT Chair Cordes adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 8