Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, October 18, 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 6:33 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 Leia Mehlman Commissioner Timothy Oey Commissioner Kyle Welch Absent 1 - Commissioner Scott Swail Council Liaison Attendance: Jim Griffith (present) Status of an Absence: Commissioner Swail (excused) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Kevin Jackson, member of the public, expressed his concerns in regards to the Homestead Bike Lanes and suggested the Commission add one or more hearings to the 2019 Work Plan, to define the scope of the study. Richard Mehlinger introduced himself as the newly appointed Commissioner for the BPAC. His term will begin next month. CONSENT CALENDAR 1.A 18-0900 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2018 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final October 18, 2018 Commission Commissioner Oey moved and Vice Chair Bremond seconded the motion to approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2018. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Bremond Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Welch No 0 Absent 1 - Commissioner Swail PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2. 18-0917 BPAC 2019 Draft Annual Work Plan Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner, presented a draft of the 2019 Work Plan and stated it will be updated within the next month and the final version will be presented at next month's meeting. Ms.Tsang also reminded the Commissioners the 2019 Study Issues ranking will take place at the January meeting. Commissioner Oey asked when the Bicycle Pedestrian and Safe Routes to Schools Plan will be presented to the Commission. Ms. Tsang stated the selected consultant will present to the BPAC. Chair Cordes requested to add the Homestead Part-Time Bike Lanes project on the 2019 Work Plan. Chair Cordes also asked if staff is going to arrange another Joint BPAC meeting with Mountain View BPAC for next year since the original meeting was cancelled. Ms.Tsang stated the meeting was related to the Bernardo Undercrossing project and we will rescedule the joint meeting when appropriate. Chair Cordes requested staff to add the East Whisman Specific Plan on the 2019 Work Plan. Commissioner Welch requested an update on the Vision Zero Plan and would also like to add it to the 2019 Work Plan. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final October 18, 2018 Commission 3. 18-0919 VTA BPAC Updates Dave Simons, VTA BPAC Representative, reported that at the last VTA BPAC meeting, they reviewed new design guidelines for bike facilities at bus stops. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 4. 18-0918 2019 Proposed Study Issues Ms. Tsang stated that this is the last month to propose new study issues for 2019. No new study issues were proposed by the Commissioners. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Oey informed the Commissioners that he will not be able to attend the March, April and May meetings in 2019 due to a work related trip and asked if those absences would be excused. Ms.Tsang then read the reasons allowed for an excused absence. The Commissioners will vote at a later meeting. Chair Cordes stated he attended the Vision Zero walking audit on El Camino Real and reviewed the proposed conceptual design and provided his comments. Commissioner Oey then shared information on two topics from the Caltrans October Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting: -The Caltrans Bicycle and Safety Monitoring Pilot Program. -Creating a matrix for laws around Mobility Devices and Personal Transportation Vehicles to determine which devices are allowed and where. Vice Chair Bremond would like to integrate the Mobility Devices/Personal Transportation Vehicle information into the Bicycle Master Plan. Chair Cordes asked for updates on the following items at the next meeting: -Changes to Maude Avenue Bike Plan -Director of Public Works attending an upcoming BPAC meeting -Bike Friendly City Signs Chair Cordes would like to add the BPAC Commissioner Request List to the Agenda moving forward. Vice Chair Bremond recommended adding a status column to the list. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final October 18, 2018 Commission Chair Cordes stated the County is conducting a safety study on the Homestead Corridor. Vice Chair Bremond suggested everyone introduce themselves and briefly talk about their background since there are two new Commissioners. -Staff Comments Ms.Tsang reported that the consultant for Vision Zero will finalize the report later this year or early next year and then it will be brought to City Council for approval. Ms Tsang also noted the first meeting for the Homestead Road Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) study led by Santa Clara County is tentatively scheduled for November 29, 2018. By consensus the Commissioners agreed to cancel the December 2018 BPAC meeting. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 18-0915 BPAC 2018 Annual Work Plan 18-0916 Active Items List-October 2018 ADJOURNMENT Chair Cordes adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4