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MINUTES
Special Meeting of the
SAN LUIS OBISPO BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Conference Room #1
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
June 14, 2012 Thursday 7 p.m.
MISSION:
The purpose of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is to provide oversight and policy
direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to
bicycling outside the City.
ROLL CALL: Bill Bradlee (Chair), Pete Deragon (Vice Chair), Chris Black, Catherine
Machado, Howard Weisenthal, Arlene Winn, and Jim Woolf
STAFF MEMBERS: Kevin Christian, Jennifer Milam, and Peggy Mandeville
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There was no public comment.
MINUTES: May 31, 2012
Action: CM Bradlee moved to approve the minutes as submitted. CM Weisenthal seconded
the motion. CM Deragon and CM Woolf abstained due to absence at the meeting. The motion
passed.
ACTION ITEMS:
Agenda Item #1. 2012 Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) Update
Staff presented an overview of the changes to the BTP Update to date and a recap of member
comments. There was general Committee discussion.
CM Weisenthal felt strongly the document should reflect that a strong, vital bicycle community
exists.
Summary of Discussion Points:
Introduction
• Clean-up the document further to ensure the text/direction is consistent
• List Morro St. Bike Blvd. as a completed project
• Re Maps: review the content and insure colors and symbols represent well in both color and
Black and White, that naming be consistent with text, and defined areas are referenced.
• List “Downtown” first under “Attractions”
• Define “head of household”
• Include actual number of riders where available and beneficial
• Include national and/or state statistics in the Economic Development section. Chair Bradlee
to provide sources.
• Define “multimodal”
Chapter 1, Bicycle Transportation Network
• Change Objective #4 to read “20% bike mode share”
• Modify design to highlight Policies
• Include a graphic or other info. to help users find the City Web Site “Report a Problem”
button
• Supply the BAC with a listing of the top project priorities by type. Using this listing and BAC
feedback, include the top two priority projects for each facility type in the BTP facility type
general discussion (draft plan pages 23, 24, 25).
o Bike Blvd. Discussion
CM Bradlee requested that the BTP include discussion on the cost
effectiveness of bicycle boulevards, their ability to be fit in to a built-out
environment, and the attraction they have for new bike transportation users.
Staff agreed to expand the language/discussion on bike boulevards to
highlight their benefit.
Chapter 2, Bicycle Parking and Support Facilities
• Include parking garages and transit centers in to policy 2.19 under “Long-term Bicycle
Parking”
Chapter 3, Bicycle Education and Promotion
• Modify design to help highlight objectives
• Include specific numbers/counts whenever possible
• Evaluate policies 3.3 and 3.4 under “Citywide Partnerships” for redundancy and/or
separation
• “Enforcement” section should be more substantive and equal
Chapter 4, Implementation
• Modify design to help highlight objectives
• Include a sentence re the priority of the Grand Jury response
• Include additional ranking process and score creation discussion from pg. 41 of the 2007
BTP under the Implementation of Projects/Project Priority Criteria sections
General
• Include “Draft 2012 Bicycle Transportation Plan Introduction” summary of changes in the
final BTP.
• Include more photos
• Include a statement clarifying boundaries of project areas
• Create Appendix B to be an “actions matrix”
Due to the lateness of the hour, staff proposed that the Committee email further comments to
staff, who will then publish a public hearing document. Once that is finalized, that document
would be forwarded to the Planning Commission.
CM Bradlee moved to approve the staff recommendation as outlined. CM Machado seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Agenda Item #2: Committee Items
Agenda Item #3: Staff Items
There was brief discussion concerning if there was a need to meet at the regular July meeting.
CM Machado moved to cancel the regular July meeting. CM Weisenthal seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Action: CM Black motioned to adjourn. CM Machado seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. to the regular meeting to be held
September 20, 2012.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Woske
Recording Secretary
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