Special Meeting of the

SUNNYVALE bICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met in regular session in the West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, at 6:30 p.m. on March 31, 2005 with Committee Chair Mayer presiding.  

ROLL CALL

Members Present:             Thomas Mayer

                                    Kevin Jackson

Cindy Cotton

Gerald Gras

Members Absent:   Ralph Durham

Virginia Runion

Staff Present:          Dieckmann Cogill, Transportation Planner

Visitors:                    Rand Blakewood

SCHEDULED PRESENTATION

No presentation was scheduled for this month

Jackson announced that the Cupertino Mary Avenue Bridge project is on track. He also announced that the Steven’s Creek Trail in Cupertino will be a multi-use trail all the way through. There will be helmet counting at the Sunnyvale Middle School.

CONSENT CALENDAR

1.A   Approval of Draft Minutes from February 17, 2005

1.B. Approval of Agenda

1.C Approval of 2005 Calendar

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

2.                                Wolfe Road Bicycle Facility Project – designation of preffered alternative  

Cogill presented the staff report and asked for BPAC review and recommendation.

Public Comment

Blakewood stated that Alternative 3 is appropriate alternative and would be the most effective in encouraging bicyclists.

Jackson stated that a part time bike lane is an ongoing enforcement problem and that sharrows will not encourage bicyclists to ride and does not make you feel safer. Sharrows also do not work with sparse parking. He also stated that there is adequate off street supply to meet the on-street demand.

Mayer is supportive of Alternative 3 but wants to make sure that the area where parking transitions from parking to no parking are well signed so that cars will not try to squeeze into the no parking area. He does not support the sharrow alternative but stated that if council does decide to approve this option he wants to make sure that they are put out of the door –zone. He also stated that if bike lanes are only possible on one side he would recommend having them on the southbound side of the street.

3.                                Health and Safety Fair

Cogill delivered the staff report and asked that the  committee designate the appropriate amount of volunteers for the event.

Jackson stated that Ellen Fletcher and Fred Wiesinger will be available for the morning shift and Kevin Jackson and Ralph Durham will be available for the afternoon shift.

Based on this information, Cogill stated that she would submit the exhibitor request form.

4.                                Bike to Work Day Planning

Cogill delivered an update of the bike to work day planning efforts to date.

Jackson requested that maps from the surrounding cities be distributed at the energizer stations.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

·        BPAC ORAL COMMENTS

Jackson distributed the Santa Clara Bike map to the committee stating that he liked the information that was provided on this map, including the street index, parks facilities table and cities contact information. He also requested that BPAC agenda attachments be placed on the website. Additionally he stated that the Caltrain bike lockers have been cleaned out and locked by Caltrain and are not available for public use.

Mayer stated that this issue has been going on for too long. He believes that the lockers need to be available for bike to work day. The City paid for the lockers and they haven’t been available for bicyclists use for more than 3 years. The situation must be fixed immediately. The pad locks must be removed immediately. Caltrain should properly sign the lockers and maintain them on a regular basis. This method has worked with the library bike locker and should work with the Caltrain lockers as well.

Mayer would like a copy of the maintenance agreement. He would also like to be forwarded the roster for the Caltrain Board of Directors. Also inform Jack that Thom’s email address has changed. He was also disappointed that staff did not provide info regarding a county expressway state senate bill.

·        STAFF ORAL COMMENTS

Staff provided information regarding the City Council Task Force for the City-Wide Community Building Workshop.

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

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