Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, March 15, 2018 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 6:32 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Cordes led the salute to the flag ROLL CALL Present 5 - Chair John Cordes Vice Chair Timothy Oey Commissioner Catherine Barry Commissioner Susan Bremond Commissioner Angela Rausch Absent 2 - Commissioner Scott Swail Commissioner Kyle Welch Status of an absence: Commissioner Welch (excused) Status of an absence: Commissioner Swail (excused) Council Liaison attendance: Council Liaison Russ Melton ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Linda Davis from League of Women Voters for Cupertino and Sunnyvale spoke about the tax initiative they are trying to get on the ballot to reform Proposition 13. Dave Simons, VTA BPAC representative, stated the VTA Santa Clara County bicycle plan review is coming up and suggested the BPAC review it and give input. Mr. Simons also mentioned that the Silicon Valley Bike Festival will take place on May 6. Dr. Gary Gold, a representative with the Sunnyvale Downtown Association, stated they are against the proposed Caltrain grade separation and that it will have a City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final March 15, 2018 Commission devastating effect on downtown businesses. Vice Chair Oey mentioned the County is offering smart cycling classes. CONSENT CALENDAR 18-0242 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2018 Vice Chair Oey moved and Commissioner Rausch seconded the motion to approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2018 as submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Oey Commissioner Barry Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Rausch No 0 Absent 2 - Commissioner Swail Commissioner Welch PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 18-0255 Utility Bill Concepts Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer, stated they are looking for ideas for the Utility Bill stuffer and presented some examples from past years. Commissioner Bremond was in favor of using ones from the past that focused on safety issues but would also like to see it presented in other languages. Vice Chair Oey would like to see something around Safe Routes to Schools and health benefits of riding a bike or walking. Commissioner Barry also liked the idea of using concepts from past years focusing on safety. Chair Cordes suggested having one side focus on safety and one side on health benefits. He was also in favor of printing in Spanish as well as English. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final March 15, 2018 Commission Council Member Melton suggested that Mr. Garcia research if there are any multi-lingual guidelines. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES Commissioner Rausch suggested a potential study issue to lower speed limits in school zones to 15 mph. Council Member Melton recommended proposing that as a 2019 study issue. Chair Cordes asked Mr. Garcia to check on the 2012 study issue that addressed that same issue. Mr. Garcia will follow up. Commissioner Bremond moved and Vice Chair Oey, seconded the motion to propose a study issue to look at the municipal code in relationship to what type of transportation devices can be on sidewalks and which can be on the road sharing bike lanes. Chair Cordes asked Mr. Garcia to get a report on current regulations of what is allowed on streets and sidewalks in Sunnyvale. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Vice Chair Oey suggested an educational ride/bicycle event that would include staff, the public, council members and the BPAC. Mr. Garcia will look into it and see if the topic needs to be added to the agenda. -Staff Comments Mr. Garcia stated that there will be an ADA transition presentation at the April BPAC meeting and the Vision Zero workshop will be help April 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the Program Room at the Sunnyvale Library. Council Member Melton, concluded by discussing the important role of the BPAC in the study issue process and said the City Council approved the BPAC 2018 Work Plan, which includes many interesting projects. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 18-0251 Active Items List - March 2018 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final March 15, 2018 Commission 18-0252 BPAC 2018 Annual Work Plan 18-0253 Annual Slurry Seal List 18-0254 2018 Study Issue Results ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4