Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, April 18, 2019 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 6:31 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 Richard Mehlinger Commissioner Scott Swail Commissioner Kyle Welch Absent 2 - Commissioner Leia Mehlman Commissioner Timothy Oey Late arrival: Commissioner Mehlinger arrived at 6:32 p.m. Status of an absence: Commissioner Oey (excused) Commissioner Mehlman (excused) Council Liason Member Glenn Hendricks (absent) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Serge Rudaz, member of the public, spoke about raising awareness of a brand new option for district elections. A handout was given to the members of the Board. Daniel Bremond, member of the public, offered each Commissioner a bike toy in recognition of their dedication to make Sunnyvale a safe place to ride a bike. CONSENT CALENDAR 1.A 19-0460 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 18, 2019 Commission Minutes of March 21, 2019. Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Minutes of March 21, 2019 as submitted. Commissioner Swail moved and Commissioner Welch seconded the motion to approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission minutes of March 21, 2019. The motion was carried by the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Cordes Vice Chair Bremond Commissioner Mehlinger Commissioner Swail Commissioner Welch No 0 Absent 2 - Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 19-0480 Report and Discussion of Recent VTA BPAC Meeting Dave Simons, VTA BPAC representative, gave the meeting summary report regarding the following topics: - Caltrans District 4 pilot program for safety projects - Viva CalleSJ - May 19, 2019 - VTA "Get on Board" - April 25, 2019 - San Jose "Walk to Work Day" - April 10, 2019 - VTA's new Transit Service Plan - Criteria for Measure B Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Projects competitive process - Santa Clara County Roads and Airports - update of the County Expressway Bicycle Accommodation Guidelines Commissioner Mehlinger asked about Caltrans' plan to have protected bike lanes on El Camino Real. 3 19-0481 Introduction to Active Transportation Plan (ATP) Project Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer, provided a staff report on the agenda item. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 18, 2019 Commission Active Transportation Plan consists of 3 major components: 1. Bicycle Master Plan 2. Pedestrian Safety and Circulation Plan 3. Safe Routes to School Plan - Ms. Tsang introduced Jeff Knowles from Alta Planning and Design who will be working on the Active Transportation Plan. Jeff Knowles presented an overview of the project and the community outreach engagement process. The Commissioners asked questions and made suggestions for the ATP. Mr. Rudaz commented and made suggestions to the project. Mr. Simons provided comments for the project. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 4 19-0482 BPAC 2020 Proposed Study Issues None. 5 19-0483 Improve Caltrain Station Access (Information Only) None. 6 19-0484 Install a Guided Bike Route from Santa Clara to Mountain View (Information Only) Commissioner Mehlinger gave an update on the proposed Bike Route study issue. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Mehlinger gave 2 updates relating to the Stevens Creek Trail. Commissioner Welch stated that the Silicon Valley Kids Triathalon is looking for volunteers. The event is on June 2, 2019. Chair Cordes stated that Bike to Work Day is on May 9, 2019. Chair Cordes mentioned that Viva CalleSJ bike event will be held on May 19, 2019. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 18, 2019 Commission Chair Cordes had questions about the Slurry Seal list and projects with VTA Complete Streets Checklist. Ms. Tsang addressed his questions. -Staff Comments Ms. Tsang provided information and updates on the following topics: 1. Upcoming Sunnyvale Roadway Safety Plan workshop on April 22, 2019 2. Vision Zero Plan 3. Interactive Bike Map on City website 4. Portable bike racks for special events 5. Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility Study 6. Truck loadings blocking bike lanes 7. Explore no stopping for through bicycles at intersections 8. Traffic signal timings consideration for side streets 9. El Camino Real Corridor Plan 10. County BPAC staff liaison to present at an upcoming Sunnyvale BPAC meeting to present on the update of County Expressway Bicycle Accommodation Guidelines INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 7 19-0485 Active Items List-April 2019 8 19-0486 BPAC 2019 Annual Work Plan ADJOURNMENT Chair Cordes adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4