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Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · May 21, 2020

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, May 21, 2020 6:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, the meeting was conducted telephonically. Chair Mehlinger called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. via teleconference. ROLL CALL Present 7 - Chair Richard Mehlinger Vice Chair John Cordes Commissioner Arwen Davé Commissioner Dan Hafeman Commissioner Leia Mehlman Commissioner Timothy Oey Commissioner Scott Swail Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer, Dennis Ng, Transportation and Traffic Manager and Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer attended via teleconference. PRESENTATION 20-0544 Annual reporting on collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists Lieutenant Dzanh Le gave the annual presentation on collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists. Lt. Le showed and explained slides on the following: - 5 year Pedestrian and Bicycle Injury Collisions - 5 year Primary Collision Factor by Degree of Injury - 2016-2020 maps of Bike and Pedestrian Collisions - The Three E"s - Engineering, Education and Enforcement Commissioner Oey and Chair Mehlinger requested getting the data table in an excel City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission format rather than as a PDF. Chair Mehlinger called for a recess at 7:10 p.m. Chair Mehlinger reconvened the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Vice Chair Cordes asked that speed data be made available to the public and asked to have clarification about the resources that Sunnyvale employs. Lieutenant Le addressed the questions. Commissioner Oey asked how enforcement is approached regarding stopping midway in a bicycle lane. Lieutenant Le explained the process of enforcement. Commissioner Oey asked if there is any root cause analysis so the collisions could be prevented and get to Vision Zero in the future. Lieutenant Le explained what the data shows to be the causes of the collisions. Senior Transportation Engineer Ralph Garcia stated that the Active Transportation Plan and the Roadway Safety Plan are reviewing collisions throughout the City. Safety improvements are being considered through these plans. Commissioner Hafeman asked about the following: - Safety for pedestrians crossing the street when a car is making a right turn. Lieutenant Le stated there are pedestrians educational classes offered at the Senior Center and at the elementary schools on how to walk safely. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: - Requested quarterly reports - The City should have pedestrian leading interval(LPI) Commissioner Mehlman made the following comment: - More concentration needs to be on driver behavior Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer, stated that the Vision Zero Plan has an engineering toolbox which is used going forward with designs and will be implemented when needed. Commissioner Oey asked if pedestrian leading interval could be implemented at all signals. Dennis Ng, Transportation and Traffic Manager, explained that there are many factors to look into before implementing at intersections and there needs to be balance of needs for all users. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Chair Mehlinger made the following comments: - Requested quarterly reports - Periodic blog posts from Public Safety - Would like updated maps - Would like a Technical Report as a pre-presentation document - Supports having pedestrian leading indicators ORAL COMMUNICATIONS The following public comment was received via email: Cathy Switzer, member of the public, would like action to be taken on North Mary Avenue, Maude Avenue to Almanor Avenue so that it can be safe for cyclists to use. Ms. Switzer reported a car parked in the bike lane many times to City of Sunnyvale Public Safety Department . CONSENT CALENDAR Vice Chair Cordes moved and Commissioner Oey seconded to approve amended item 1.A. The amendment was made by Commissioner Hafeman who changed his comment under file #20-0413 "Active Transportation Plan Draft Review" from "- No crossings on Carson or Mary Avenue near Vargas Elementary School to "There is no pedestrian crossing across Mary at Carson Avenue" The motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 1.A 20-0149 Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: City Manager and City Attorney City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2020 as amended. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 20-0542 Review FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget. Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer, made the following comments about the FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget: - Recommended Budget for FY 2020/21 can be found on the City website at www.Sunnyvale.ca.gov/government/budget.htm - City budget alternates each year between a operating and project budget. This year the focus is on operations allocating resources, personnel, goods and services. This year is the second year of the project budget cycle. Only changes made to projects were on an exception basis. - Staff recommends that the Commission review the City Manager's letter of transmittal and the Department of Public Works narrative in Volume 1, summary and operating budget. - The Transportation and Traffic program is part of the DPW budget. The upcoming operating budget is expected to increase from the current FY 20/21 by 2.0% and increase for FY 21/22 by 3.3%. - Memo from City Manager is on page 3. - Overview of the recommended budget and the 20 year Resource Allocation Plan for FY 20/21 Recommended Budget highlights is on page 17. - Budget supplements start on page 29 - Department of Public Safety starts on page 429, Department of Public Works starts on page 443 - Budget summary for program 119, Transportation and Traffic services is on page 451 Commissioner Mehlman made the following comments: - Cuts seem to be permanent - Encourage BPAC members to review the budget and attend any budget hearings or workshops and contact City Council members on specific issues Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to have BPAC send a recommendation to the City Council to make the following budget modifications: 1. Approve the 20k budget modification for bicycle parking for commercial areas. 2. Identify and prioritize projects that are intended to support the Vision Zero goal of City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2029. 3. Modify Project 832950 the Java Drive Road Diet and bike lanes to have funding increased to the appropriate amount to create Class IV bike lanes. 4. Fully fund the Bicycle Capital Improvement program to $3,800,000. 5. Dedicate 20% of $1,009.3 million of the Total Strategic Transportation Program budget for bike and pedestrian projects to achieve a target active transportation mode share of 20% by 2030. 6. Budget to implement a high quality bicycle network in the Safe Routes to School Plan as proposed in the Sunnyvale ATP for a budget amount of $6,800,000 a year for 10 years for a total of $68,000,000. Chair Mehlinger recommended that each budget recommendation be discussed and voted on separately. None of the commissioners objected. Commissioner Davé asked if BPAC can apply for or find grant funding for projects. Mr. Ng stated that staff would apply and obtain grants but could take suggestions from the BPAC. 1. Approve the 20k budget modification for bicycle parking for commercial areas. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to approve the 20k budget modification for bicycle parking for commercial areas. The motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 2. Prioritize funding on projects listed in the Vision Zero Plan. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to prioritize funding City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission on projects listed in the Vision Zero Plan. The motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 3. Modify Project 832950 the Java Drive Road Diet and bike lanes to have funding increased to the appropriate amount to create Class IV bike lanes. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to have project 832950 the Java Drive Road Diet and bike lanes project description modified to match what staff is currently doing in evaluating both Class II, Class II B and Class IV bike lanes with the hope that they will implement the Class IV bike lanes as recommended in the Draft Active Transportation Plan (ATP). The motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 4. Fully fund the Bicycle Capital Improvement program to $3,800,000. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: City of Sunnyvale Page 6 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission - 8 small striping projects not currently funded shouldn't be postponed - Roads need to be safer Commissioner Melhman asked for clarification about the ATP existing projects that are fully funded but not yet implemented. Ms. Tsang addressed the question. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to fully fund the Bicycle Capital and Improvement program to $3,800,000 not $2,800,000. The motion failed by the following vote: Yes 3 - Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 4 - Chair Mehlinger Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman 5. Dedicate 20% of $1,009.3 million of the Total Strategic Transportation Program budget for bike and pedestrian projects to achieve a target active transportation mode share of 20% by 2030. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: - Climate change and the dramatic effects - Effects on transportation due to Covid-19 - A completely different budget should be proposed then what is currently in the long-term plan Commissioner Oey made the following comments: - Decrease motor vehicle use and fuel - Invest more in efficient forms of transportation such as bicycling and walking - Need to shift where money is spent to be more beneficial to reduce climate change Commissioner Mehlman made the following comments: - Suggested asking for a larger percentage dedicated to bike and pedestrian projects City of Sunnyvale Page 7 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to dedicate 20% of $1,009.3 million of the Total Strategic Transportation Program budget for bike and pedestrian projects to achieve a target active transportation mode share of 20% by 2030. Commissioner Mehlman made a friendly amendment to dedicate 25% of the Total Strategic Transportation Program budget for bike and pedestrian projects. Vice Chair Cordes and Commissioner Oey accepted the friendly amendment. Chair Mehlinger motioned and Commissioner Mehlman seconded to defer this motion to a subcommittee. Chair Mehlinger feels there is not enough adequate information to make a recommendation at this time. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comment: - Not in favor of deferring the motion to create a subcommittee Commissioner Oey made the following comment: - Not in favor of deferring the motion to create a subcommittee The motion to defer this to a subcommittee failed by the following vote: Yes 2 - Chair Mehlinger Commissioner Swail No 5 - Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to dedicate 20% of $1,009.3 million of the Total Strategic Transportation Program budget for bike and pedestrian projects to achieve a target active transportation mode share of 20% by 2030. Commissioner Mehlman made a friendly amendment to dedicate 25% of the Total Strategic Transportation Program budget for bike and pedestrian projects. Vice Chair Cordes and Commissioner Oey accepted the friendly amendment. Chair Mehlinger and Commissioner Hafeman cannot vote in favor of this motion due to lack of specifics. Vice Chair Cordes and Commissioner Oey both see this motion as a directional City of Sunnyvale Page 8 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission message to shift mode share more. Commissioner Mehlman is in favor of this motion because BPAC is an advisory board and makes recommendations to City Council. The motion carried the following vote: Yes 4 - Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey No 3 - Chair Mehlinger Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Swail 6. Budget to implement a high quality bicycle network in the Safe Routes to School Plan as proposed in the Sunnyvale ATP for a budget amount of $6,800,000 a year for 10 years for a total of $68,000,000. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Oey seconded to budget to implement a high quality bicycle network in the Safe Routes to School Plan as proposed in the Sunnyvale Active Transportation Plan(ATP) for a budget amount of $6,800,000 a year for 10 years for a total of $68,000,000. Vice Chair Cordes commented on the following: - City Council is able to make budget modification changes as needed Chair Mehlinger opposes the motion due to the existing budget that may be hit hard due to the coronavirus. Commissioner Oey is in favor of the motion because money needs to be spent more efficiently. Having Safe Routes to School reduces costs. There needs to be a shift from expensive modes of transportation to less expensive modes of transportation. Commissioner Mehlman is in favor of the motion to encourage City Council to not fund any project which would increase vehicle miles traveled. Commissioner Hafeman opposes the motion due to it being an operational budget City of Sunnyvale Page 9 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission year. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments on why to support this motion: - It's better to upgrade the spending during hard times to get more with less - It helps the less fortunate - Why support ATP if your not going to fund it Commissioner Hafeman commented on the following: - LOS analysis cannot be used in EIR's - This motion should be recommended during the capital budget cycle - Future use of modes of transportation The motion carried the following vote: Yes 5 - Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 2 - Chair Mehlinger Commissioner Hafeman Vice Chair Cordes asked staff how much money should be set aside in the budget to have bigger pieces of paper for the Utility stuffers? Ms. Tsang stated she would have to research the question and get back to BPAC. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Mehlman seconded to recommend to City Council to allocate an additional $100,000 to be able to do a much more larger 81/2 X 11 insert in the Utility bill for informing residents about bicycle and pedestrian safety in the next fiscal year. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: - Other cities have larger inserts every year and there is much discussion on what to include on the small piece of paper BPAC is able to use to educate the public on bicycle and pedestrian safety - Could be funded out of the Measure B - Education Funds that the City gets from VTA or maybe another education fund City of Sunnyvale Page 10 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Commissioner Mehlman made the following comments: - More frequent public education efforts - 8 1/2 X 11 would help get out more information and in another language Chair Mehlinger made a friendly amendment that staff seek grant funding from Measure B or other educational sources to increase the size and frequency of fliers. Vice Chair Cordes accepts the friendly amendment. Vice Chair Cordes motioned and Commissioner Mehlman seconded to recommend to City Council to seek grant funding of an additional $100,000 to be able to do a much more larger 81/2 X 11 insert in the Utility bill for informing residents about bicycle and pedestrian safety in the next fiscal year and to increase the frequency as well. The motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 Commissioner Hafeman made the following comments: - Performance measurements in Department of Public Works with no word on bicycle lanes Commissioner Hafeman motioned and Chair Mehlinger seconded to have metric measures listed in the budget report for bike lane installation. Commissioner Oey made a friendly amendment to have metric measures listed for miles of complete street not bike lanes. Commissioner Hafeman accepted the friendly amendment. Chair Mehlinger made a friendly amendment to have metric measures listed for City of Sunnyvale Page 11 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission miles of complete street improvements and upgrades of existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Commissioner Hafeman accepted the friendly amendment. Commissioner Hafeman motioned and Chair Mehlinger seconded to have a metric measure added to the budget for miles of complete streets implemented or improved per year. Commissioner Mehlman made a friendly amendment to add that the motion be presented annually to the BPAC. Commissioner Hafeman declined the friendly amendment. Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 Chair Mehlinger motioned and Commissioner Davé seconded to: 1. Have Complete Street Improvements prioritized for the high injury network and the low stress network as proposed by the ATP and areas currently lacking sidewalks. 2. To de-prioritize most new Class II and Class III bicycle improvements in favor of projects that are demonstrated to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, such as Class IV bike lanes and improved intersections. Vice Chair Cordes proposed to divide the motion. Chair Mehlinger accepted the proposal to divide the motion. 1. Have Complete Street Improvements prioritized for the high injury network and the low stress network as proposed by the ATP and areas currently lacking sidewalks. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: - This motion should not be in the budget section. Should be in the ATP - Will be opposed the motion City of Sunnyvale Page 12 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Commissioner Oey made the following comments: - Agreed with Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé feels this motion is not appropriate under the budget section Commissioner Mehlman made a friendly amendment to drop the low stress network part of the motion and prioritize the high injury network. Chair Mehlinger motioned and Commissioner Davé seconded to have City Council to specifically prioritize work on the high injury network and areas that lack sidewalks above other improvements. The motion carried the following vote: Yes 5 - Chair Mehlinger Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Swail No 1 - Vice Chair Cordes Abstain 1 - Commissioner Oey 2. To de-prioritize most new Class II and Class III bicycle improvements in favor of projects that are demonstrated to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, such as Class IV bike lanes and improved intersections. Chair Mehlinger motioned and Commissioner Davé seconded to recommend to Council to de-prioritize most new Class II and Class III bicycle improvements in favor of projects that are demonstrated to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, such as Class IV bike lanes and improved intersections. Vice Chair Cordes does not approve of this motion because the appropriate document to prioritize projects is in the ATP not in the budget. Commissioner Oey does not approve of this motion because the appropriate document to prioritize projects is in the ATP not in the budget. City of Sunnyvale Page 13 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Commissioner Hafemen does not approve of this motion because this discussion shouldn't be in the budget section. Commissioner Mehlman does not approve of this motion because she feels it is not a feasible recommendation to bring to City Council. Chair Mehlinger decided to withdraw the motion. Chair Mehlinger called for a recess at 10:20 p.m. Chair Mehlinger reconvened the meeting at 10:25 p.m. 3 20-0543 Report and Discussion of Recent Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting Dave Simons, VTA BPAC Representative, gave the meeting summary reports regarding the following topics: - Covid-19 related outcomes within VTA - Caltrans is resurfacing all of El Camino Real starting in Mountain View. Good time to do striping changes and modifications etc. - Budget related issues. VTA will be losing $18 million a month and around $50 million for the Fiscal Year. However, rainy day funds will be used slowly. - Santa Clara County has turned off all of the coordinated signals to slow down traffic. - Data in the Bay Area 2050 project list. Climate action money is being created to go completely to TDM projects. Chair Mehlinger called for a recess at 10:33 p.m. Chair Mehlinger reconvened the meeting at 10:34 p.m. Vice Chair Cordes made the following comment: - Bay Area 2050 project list website is up for input. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 4 20-0545 Hollenbeck Avenue Bike Boulevard (Potential Study Issue) Ms. Tsang explained the process for presenting a potential study issue. Chair Mehlinger presented his study issue to the BPAC about turning Hollenbeck City of Sunnyvale Page 14 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission Avenue into a Bike Boulevard. This would require taking away parking on one side of the road and install Class II or Class II B bike lanes with the goal for the bicyclists to have room. Commissioner Oey made the following comments: - Strongly supports the proposal however it should not be a Bike Boulevard - Having buffered bike lanes is an excellent idea for this segment of the road that is a heavily used street Commissioner Hafeman made the following comment: - There are bike lanes in Cupertino when continued on this street Commissioner Davé made the following comment: - Would like to see Hollenbeck made a safer road for bicyclist Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: - Supports the potential study issue - Should not use "Bike Boulevard". Change the name to Hollenbeck Bicycle Improvement Project - Need clarification on the width of the travel lanes Commissioner Mehlman made the following comment: - Suggested bike lane moved next to the curb and parked cars shifted out towards the street Commissioner Swail made the following comment: - Supports the potential study issue - Hollenbeck is dangerous for bicyclist and would like to see improvements The following public comment was received via email: Martin Pine, member of the public, stated that Caltopo.com has the ability to both view satellite imagery and draw lines and tracks so as to get more accurate distances. Chair Mehlinger motioned and Vice Chair Cordes seconded to propose the potential study issue with the following amendments: 1. Re-name to Hollenbeck Bike Lane. 2. Vehicle lanes would be narrowed to a maximum of 11 feet. City of Sunnyvale Page 15 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission 3. Study Issue would consider inverting the parking and the bike lane. Vice Chair Cordes made a friendly amendment to have in the first sentence in paragraph 2 " I propose a study issue into turning Hollenbeck into a Bike Boulevard" needs to change. Chair Mehlinger will rephrase it to say " I propose a study issue to install bike lanes on Hollenbeck from El Camino to Homestead. Commissioner Hafeman made a formal amendment to disagree with inverting the parking and the bike lane. Too dangerous to do. Commissioner Oey seconded the formal amendment. The formal amendment motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 Chair Mehlinger motioned and Vice Chair Cordes seconded to propose the potential study issue with the following amendments: 1. Bike lanes on Hollenbeck from El Camino to Homestead. 2. Vehicle lanes would be narrowed to a maximum of 11 feet. The motion carried the following vote: Yes 7 - Chair Mehlinger Vice Chair Cordes Commissioner Davé Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Mehlman Commissioner Oey Commissioner Swail No 0 NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS City of Sunnyvale Page 16 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission -Commissioner Comments Vice Chair Cordes made the following comments: - Requested for staff not to schedule the budget review and Public Safety Collision Update during the same meeting - Can staff inform the BPAC on the Annual Work Plan - How do you get more information on the projects listed on the Annual Work Plan Commissioner Oey made the following comments: - The gate at Crawford at Las Palmas Park needs to be fixed. It is too narrow - Cupertino is moving forward with a middle school bicycle skills course. Sunnyvale residents are welcome to attend. Chair Mehlinger made the following comment: - Form a sub-committee to bring a letter back to the BPAC for their consideration next month on the possibility of Sunnyvale establishing a slow streets program for the pandemic. - Is there a count on how many pedestrian push button that were placed on recall? Mr. Garcia stated they do not have a count. However, they are all noted with signs to let pedestrians know they are do not have to push the button. Commissioner Mehlman stated she filed her FPPC Form 501 for running for district 6 for Council. -Staff Comments Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer, made the following comments: - Update on the 2016 Measure B VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian capital projects competitive grant applications. Received the capital projects grant program VTA recommended priority list. This item will be brought to the VTA Board of Directors in June for approval. City of Sunnyvale has four projects funded under this grant. These projects are as follows: 1. Bernardo Bike and Pedestrian Undercrossing for full design and construction to be managed by VTA with coordination with Mountain View and Caltrain. This project is recommended to receive $18,000,000 in grant funding. 2. Stevens Creek Trail Extension from Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way to Remington Drive/Mountain View High School for full design and environmental clearance. This project is partnered with Mountain View and the recommended City of Sunnyvale Page 17 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2020 Commission grant amount is $4,800,000. 3. Stevens Creek Trail Extension from W Remington Dr to W Fremont Ave for full design and environmental clearance. This project will be managed by Sunnyvale and the recommended grant amount is $3,500,000. 4. Homestead Road Safe Routes to School for full design and environmental clearance and construction managed by VTA, and partnered with Los Altos, Cupertino, and Santa Clara County. The recommended grant amount is $1.17 million. We will have 7-10 years to implement the funded projects. Mr. Garcia stated that the Roadway Safety Plan will be brought to BPAC in July. Mr. Garcia stated that the Transportation and Traffic Department is currently working with the Sunnyvale Downtown Association to close Murphy Avenue to facilitate outdoor dining when the County lifts the dining restrictions, and to provide curbside pick-up on Washington Avenue. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 20-0546 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission 2020 Annual Work Plan 20-0547 Active Items List - May 2020 20-0548 VTA 2016 Measure B Bike and Pedestrian Competition Grant VTA Staff Recommended Priority List ADJOURNMENT Chair Mehlinger adjourned the meeting at 11:32 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 18

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda - Final Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Thursday, May 21, 2020 6:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by Santa Clara County and the State of California, the meeting of the Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission (BPAC) on May 21, 2020 will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20. • Watch the BPAC meeting at https://youtu.be/IgrTnzLb-fQ. • Submit written comments to the BPAC up to 4 hours prior to the meeting to BPAC@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to City Clerk, 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. • Send verbal comments to be read during the meeting to BPAC@sunnyvale.ca.gov. The first three minutes of each email received before the close of public comment will be read during the meeting. Please identify the Agenda Item you are addressing in the email subject. • Leave a voicemail at (408) 730-7925. Each voicemail received before the close of public comment will be played at the appropriate time during the meeting. In your voicemail, please identify the Board or Commission being addressed along with the Agenda Item being addressed. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order N-29-20, if you need special assistance to provide public comment, contact the City at least 2 hours prior to the meeting in order for the City to make reasonable alternative arrangements for you to communicate your comments. For other special assistance; please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact: Ralph Garcia may be reached at (408) 730-7415 or City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 5/18/2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Notice and Agenda - Final May 21, 2020 Commission rgarcia@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). CALL TO ORDER Call to Order via teleconference. ROLL CALL PRESENTATION 20-0544 Annual reporting on collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the BPAC on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the BPAC to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the BPAC, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. 1.A 20-0523 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2020. Recommendation: Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2020 as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 5/18/2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Notice and Agenda - Final May 21, 2020 Commission 2 20-0542 Review FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget. 3 20-0543 Report and Discussion of Recent Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 4 20-0545 Hollenbeck Avenue Bike Boulevard (Potential Study Issue) NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 20-0546 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission 2020 Annual Work Plan 20-0547 Active Items List - May 2020 20-0548 VTA 2016 Measure B Bike and Pedestrian Competition Grant VTA Staff Recommended Priority List ADJOURNMENT Notice to the Public: Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, during normal business hours and in the Council Chamber on the evening of the BPAC Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. Agenda information is available by contacting Ralph Garcia at pubworks@sunnyvale.ca.gov or (408) 730-7415. Agendas and associated reports are also available on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov or at the One-Stop Desk, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, (408) 730-7580 and at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W.Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, 72 hours before the City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 5/18/2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Notice and Agenda - Final May 21, 2020 Commission meeting. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 5/18/2020

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