City Hall West, Conference Room
Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2003
A meeting of the Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) was held on October 16, 2003 in the Garden Conference Room, City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale. Committee Chair Mayer called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
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Members Present: |
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Kevin Jackson |
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Gerald Gras |
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Thomas Mayer |
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Thomas Granvold |
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Cynthia Cotton |
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Members Absent: |
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Ginger Wolnik
Kevin Gregory |
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Staff Present: |
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Dieckmann Cogill, Public Works |
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Visitors: |
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Don Myrah |
ORDER OF BUSINESS
I. Approval of Meeting Minutes from September 16, 2003.
Motion to approve minutes
Mayer/Cotton, Unanimous (Gras abstained)
II. Public Announcements
None
III. General Business/Public Hearings
1. Study and Budget Issue Preparation
The Committee finalized a list of candidate study issues to submit to the City Council and ranked the items on the list in order of importance. The following is a list of the study issues in ranking order.
- Plan Line Study for Increased Bike Space
- Pedestrian Safety Opportunities Study
- Design Standards for Bike Lanes Adjacent to On-Street Parking
- Sunnyvale Bicycle Plan Sub-Element Update
- Public Safety Officer Bicycle Education
- Update of Corner Vision Triangle Municipal Code Ordinance
- Bike Facility Requirement in New Development
- Transportation Demand Management Program for Higher Density Residential Development
- Board on Accessibility for the Physically Challenged
- BPAC Review of Major Sidewalk and Bike Lane Closures
- Regulation of Storage Containers and other Non-Vehicles in the Street
- Creation of a City Policy regarding the Use of the Word "Collision" instead of "Accident"
- Sunnyvale Bicycle Map Revision
The Committee also agreed to submit a budget item for the creation of a Bicycle Education Program for Sunnyvale residents.
IV. Citizens to be Heard
None
V. Non-Agenda Items and Comments
Jackson stated that the construction zone at Mary and Washington was not very visible to bicyclists after dark.
VI. Information Only Items
Approved August 21, 2003 Minutes - Accepted as Submitted
BPAC Active Items Report - Accepted as Submitted
BPAC Email - Accepted as Submitted
BPAC Calendar - Accepted as Submitted
VII. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn, Cotton/Jackson, unanimous . Meeting adjourned, 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Dieckmann Cogill
Transportation Planner