Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, September 20, 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 6:30 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Cordes led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present 5 - Chair John Cordes Vice Chair Susan Bremond Commissioner Timothy Oey Commissioner Scott Swail Commissioner Kyle Welch Council Liaison Jim Griffith (absent) 18-0837 Selection of Seats Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer, announced Commissioner Bremond as the new Vice Chair. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public expressed the following concerns: Dangerous intersections at the following locations: -Hollenbeck Avenue and Fremont Avenue -Old San Francisco Road and Bayview Avenue -California Avenue and Pajaro Avenue - Charles Street at the intersection of Olive Avenue, Iowa Avenue, McKinley Avenue and Washington Avenue. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 20, 2018 Commission -The crosswalk lights at Evelyn Avenue and Murphy Street are not working. -Signs for Children at Play and Slow Down were requested for neighborhood streets. Mr. Garcia will look into that request and follow up with the resident. 1.A CONSENT CALENDAR 18-0788 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of August 16, 2018 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of August 16, 2018 as submitted. Commissioner Oey moved and Vice Chair Bremond seconded the motion to approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of August 16, 2018. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Bremond Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail Commissioner Welch No 0 PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2. 18-0836 Bicycle Friendly Community Application Review (Commissioner Presentation) Commissioner Oey gave a presentation on The Bicycle Friendly Community Application Review and stated that we are currently ranked in the Bronze category and he would like to see us achieve Silver status. He shared the link with the application for the Commissioners to review and stated several ways the City can improve its ranking. He stated that the current ranking is valid until fall 2020 but the City can submit a new application prior to the expiration of the ranking. He suggested having a team work on the application since it is lengthy. Vice Chair Bremond asked when and how the City will submit the next Bicycle Friendly Community Application. Mr. Garcia stated that the City plans to submit the application when the current ranking expires, but will look into submitting an City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 20, 2018 Commission application earlier. Chair Cordes mentioned that there are several plaques within the City that show Bronze status for 2006 but need to be updated to show Bronze status 2016. Mr. Garcia stated that staff will look into making those updates once all the plaques are located. 3. 18-0834 VTA BPAC Updates Dave Simons, VTA BPAC Representative, reported that at the last VTA meeting they began discussing the light rail and the impact on the current operation of the traffic lights. The lights will soon be changed to allow preemption to accommodate the light rail, this change will impact the cross streets. Mr. Simons also suggested the Commissioners review the recently approved Complete Streets Policy to see how it affects Homestead Road. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 4. 18-0835 Bicycle and Pedestrian Wayfinding Signs (Info Only) Mr. Garcia asked the Commissioners to look over the write up and notify him of any changes. Mr. Garcia also stated that if a study issue is proposed at the October meeting, it will be included in the agenda and voting can take place at the November meeting. However, if it is voted as a study issue in November there will be no write up available for review and modifications. Ranking the study issues will take place during the January 2019 meeting. Commissioner Oey requested a list of all the study issues presented thus far. Mr. Garcia will add the list to the October Agenda. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Oey requested to have Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works, attend an upcoming BPAC meeting. Mr. Garcia will look into that. Chair Cordes questioned what the next steps are regarding the Maude Avenue Bicycle Lane project since City Council did not approve the contract. Mr.Garcia will City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final September 20, 2018 Commission check with the Engineering group and see how the project will proceed. -Staff Comments Mr. Garcia announced the Joint Council and Board of Commissions Chair and Vice Chair meeting will be held on November 13 and Vision Zero will have walk audits on October 9,11 and 17 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m for the following areas: -Fremont Avenue -Mary Avenue - El Camino Real INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 18-0831 BPAC 2018 Annual Work Plan 18-0832 Active Items List - September 2018 Chair Cordes requested staff to update the Maude Aveune project and Vision Zero. ADJOURNMENT Chair Cordes adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4