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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-18-2017 BAC Minutes Minutes Bicycle Advisory Committee Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm St, San Luis Obispo Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:00 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. Paula Huddleston (Chair) called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Paula Huddleston (Chair), Catherine Riedstra (Vice Chair)(arrived at 6:07), Lea Brooks, Ken Kienow, Jonathan Roberts, Howard Wiesenthal, and Jenna Espinosa Absent: NONE Staff: Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa OATH: Swearing in of Lea Brooks and Jenna Espinosa PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: Eric Meyer, resident, would like to see the committee members engaged in regards to project negotiations of funding for future sites and paths to ensure they’re developed to their highest functioning potential. MINUTES: March 16, 2017 No amendments were suggested. CM Brooks motioned to approve the Minutes as is. CM Weisenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously except for an abstention from new CM Jenna Espinosa. INFORMATION ITEMS Agenda Item #1: Annual Traffic Safety Report Luke Schwartz, Transportation Planner Engineer, gave a summary of the 2015 the Annual Traffic Safety Report with a summary of bicycle collision data and details on the top bicycle collision locations and the related recommendations for improvements. He also discussed the City’s new Vision Zero policy which strives to eliminate all fatal and severe injury traffic collisions by the year 2030. Public Comment: Myron Amerine, resident and bike enthusiast, brought up the intersection and light timing at Chorro and Foothill, if turning off Chorro street. He asked that the lights stay green longer to ensure cyclists make it across safely. Amerine also presented stats of Corvallis, Oregon to reveal that a better mode share community is attainable. Eric Meyer, resident, requested that the population change, and mobile split changes be accounted for and included in future chart designs. Agenda Item #2: Active Transportation Plan Preview Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima gave a preview of the Active Transportation Plan effort that the City will begin in the 2017-19 fiscal cycle, pending council approval of the budget. He described the pedestrian element that will be added as a new Plan, what the pedestrian element will include and how it will work together with the City’s other transportation planning documents such as the Circulation Element to the General Plan and the City’s bicycle and transit planning efforts. A discussion then ensued among committee members about the role the BAC should play in the pedestrian planning effort. Public Comment Myron Amerine, resident, says the basic goals should be to eliminate barriers to pedestrian travel, then proceed to add new connections. Eric Meyer, resident, says he believes the committee should evolve, and that the town is small enough to prevent the BAC from competing with pedestrians since there are common interests. ACTION ITEMS Agenda Item #3: Officer Elections Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima gave a short staff presentation on the officer elections, reviewing the related bylaw provisions and the duties of the chair and vice chair positions. CM Huddleston nominated Lea Brooks for Chair. CM Riedstra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. CM Brooks nominated Ken Kienow for Vice Chair, CM Weisenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. CM Huddleston and CM Riedstra informed the committee that they were both resigning from the committee effective immediately. DISCUSSION ITEMS Agenda Item #4: Traffic Control for Major Events in the City CM Huddleston discussed recent large events in the city featuring road closures and the staging of barricades for traffic control. Discussion ensued about the proper way to report improper road closures. Staff member Adam Fukushima the “Report an Issue” feature on the City’s main website and other ways to inform staff. He also explained the approval process for events that require traffic closures and that for next year’s SLO Marathon, a provision concerning bicycles in traffic closures will be added to the conditions of approval. A question was also asked about parking in the bike lane on South Street. Adam Fukushima said he would investigate it. Public Comment Myron Amerine, resident, presented Traffic Control Plans and Detour Plans that specify cones and signs cannot be placed in the bike lane. And for short term events when there is nowhere else to place these items, contractors and construction inspectors need to keep in mind to limit bike lane obstruction. Agenda Item #5: Pavement Surface Tolerances CM Wiesenthal and Myron Amerine discussed pavement surface tolerances and asked that the City be proactive in regards to inspecting and maintaining Class II bike lanes once paved, and to stop including the gutter pan into the 5-foot designated bike lane since it takes up about half the lane. Public Comment None Agenda Item #6: Committee Items Committee items were bypassed in the interest of time. Agenda Item #7: Project Updates ● Budget Update Adam Fukushima explained that the City’s Draft Financial Plan is out for review and can be found on the city website. Fukushima reviewed the projects that are in the draft Plan and how they relate to the BAC’s budget request letter last fall. He informed the committee of the process ahead for budget approval. • Bike Friendly Business The City was recently awarded a bicycle friendly business designation at the Silver level. ● Railroad Safety Trail The Railroad Safety Trail bridge at Pepper Street completed the Environmental phase in May and is moving forward. COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ● CM Brooks informed that the High Street Block Party project was a success. There was a temporary parklet at High Street Deli as a test for possible future improvements. ● Fukushima informed that the E-bikes on buses certification program will be released soon. ● The committee requested that issues of unleashed dogs on trails be added to the next meeting agenda. ADJOURN CM Brooks motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 p.m. to the next regular meeting of July 18, 2017. CM Weisenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Lareina Gamboa Recording Secretary APPROVED BY THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 7/20/2017