MINUTES

SUNNYVALE bICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on November 17, 2005 with Committee Chair Mayer presiding.  The meeting was held in the West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale.

ROLL CALL

Members Present:             Kevin Jackson

Thomas Mayer

Ralph Durham

Thomas Reuner

Gerald Gras

Andrea Stawitcke

Members Absent:   Cindy Cotton, Unexcused

Staff Present:          Dieckmann Cogill, Transportation Planner

                                    Tracy Hern, Public Safety

                                    Rick Sautter, Public Safety

Visitors:                    Arthur Schwartz

SCHEDULED PRESENTATION

Officer Hern introduced himself and Officer Sautter as possible new DPS liaisons to the BPAC. He also discussed a recent collision at El Camino and Sunnyvale Ave.

None

CONSENT CALENDAR

1.A) Approval of Draft Minutes from October 13, 2005

1.B) Approval of Agenda

1.C) Approval of 2005 Calendar

1.D) Approval of Items on Active Items List

None

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

2.         Use of Bicycling Street Smarts Booklet

Cogill and Hern presented staff report.

The Committee clarified which passages were unacceptable with the Department of Public Safety.

Staff will attempt to reword the passages in question and present the wording changes to the author for revision.

3.                    Intersection Enhancement Consideration – Preventing the “Right-Hook”.

Cogill presented the staff report.

The Committee agreed that the treatments were not noticeable. However, they believe that this issue is an important one for Sunnyvale and asked that staff continue to develop an appropriate solution. 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

·        BPAC ORAL COMMENTS

Jackson reported that the VTA BPAC is still working with County staff regarding an appropriate bicycle and pedestrian policy on expressways. He said that the VTA BPAC believes the codes enacted as part of SB1233 should be repealed.

Jackson requested that the curbs adjacent to the access paths should have curb-cuts and should have red curbs painted for no parking. He also reported that the red curb at the Washington/Dana island needs to be repainted and possibly install a no parking sign. He also reported that there needs to be additional reflective material on the Blair/Bernardo bulb-out. He also reported that the Borregas Bridges Meeting was very successful.

Reuner also stated that the meeting was successful.

Mayer requested that the City include the path from Alturas to Columbia Middle School on the map. Mayer also discussed the reasons why the VTA BPAC recommended against the City of Sunnyvale Deficiency Plan.

·        STAFF ORAL COMMENTS

None

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

The BPAC requested that no additional sidewalks surrounding the mall be closed.

 ADJOURNMENT