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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: Lea Brooks (Chair), Ken Kienow (Vice Chair), Jenna Espinosa, Timothy Jouet,
Layla Lopez, Jonathan Roberts, and Howard Weisenthal
PUBLIC COMMENT:
At this time, the public is invited to address the Committee concerning items not on the agenda but are
of interest to the public and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
The Committee may not discuss or take action on issues that are not on the agenda other than to briefly
respond to statements made or questions raised, or to ask staff to follow up on such issues.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
November 16, 2017 (Attachment 1), December 14, 2017 (Attachment 2)
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Broad Street Bicycle Boulevard
COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting will be held March 15, 2018
Agenda
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Note New Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo
Thursday, January 18, 2018 – 6:00 pm
The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to including the disabled in all of its services, programs, and
activities. Please contact the Clerk or staff liaison prior to the meeting if you require assistance.
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ACTION ITEMS:
1. Broad Street Bicycle Boulevard
The Broad Street Bicycle Boulevard plan development was first initiated as part of adoption of
the 2017-19 Financial Plan as one the highest priority City bicycle projects. Concepts for the
plan evolved through several public workshops, design charrettes, online forums, direct
neighborhood mailers, a Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting, and ultimately a City Council
Study Session in August of 2017. Based on Council Direction from that Study Session City staff
has developed two draft plans or options. Option 1 (the preferred alternative as selected by
the City Council) proposes conversion of on-street parking on one side of the street to
dedicated/protected bicycle lanes via Chorro (Final Report: Preferred Alternative), and an
Option 2 proposing shared streets with markings, signage and traffic calming via Lincoln Street
(Final Report: Lincoln Street Alternative). Option 1 has the greatest potential to increase bicycle
mode share but has a tradeoff of having to eliminate 73 on-street parking spaces along the
route, which is a major concern of neighborhood residents. Option 2 requires the elimination of
less than 10 on-street parking but has a tradeoff of having little effect on bicycle mode share.
For the Southern Segment from downtown to Lincoln St, the City Council selected one option,
which is independent of the selected alternative for the Northern Segment.
Implementation of either Northern option is proposed to follow the same strategy and be
combined with elements of the Safe Routes to School Plan for Bishop Peak & Pacheco
Elementary Schools. The route is proposed to be constructed from north to south starting with
the crossing of Foothill at Ferrini, the Class I Path across the Latter-Day-Saints Church property,
and improvements along Ramona in 2018-19 followed by performance monitoring. The next
phase would include construction of the planned facilities south of Ramona depending on the
option selected in 2019-20 followed by performance monitoring. The final phases would
include incremental conversion of any temporary devices to permanent installations and
implementation of ancillary improvements such as gaps in sidewalks and various street light
installations. Each phase of the project would include ongoing efforts toward the ultimate
upgrade of the Hwy 1 & 101 interchange and subsequent closure of the Broad Street & 101
Ramps.
Although this planning effort continues to be called the “Broad Street Bicycle Boulevard” City
staff is recommending that the actual plan be named the “Anholm Bikeway Plan” because
neither option is technically a bicycle boulevard or provides routes exclusively only Broad
Street. This is a draft title and staff welcomes any recommendations of alternative titles to the
plan.
Staff Recommendation:
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Recommend adoption of the Final Report: Preferred Alternative (Protected Bike Lanes) Anholm
Bikeway Plan to the City Council.
Alternatives:
1. Recommend adoption of the Final Report: Lincoln Street Alternative (Minimal Parking
Loss) Anholm Bikeway Plan to the City Council. Staff does not recommend this
alternative because this option will have little effect on achieving the City bicycle mode
share goals as adopted in the City General Plan.
2. Recommend that the Council adopt no plan and make no changes to streets in this
neighborhood.
Link 1: Final Report: Preferred Alternative (Protected Bike Lanes) – BAC Review
Link 2: Final Report: Lincoln Street Alternative (Minimal Parking Loss) – BAC Review
Both Final Reports and supplemental project information are available on the project webpage:
https://www.peakdemocracy.com/portals/189/Issue_3444
COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held: March 15, 2018
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Minutes of the November 16, 2017 Regular BAC Meeting
2. Draft Minutes of the December 14, 2017 Special BAC Meeting
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DRAFT Minutes 2
Bicycle Advisory Committee 3
Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm St, San Luis Obispo 4
Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. 5
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MISSION: 9
The purpose of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is to provide oversight and policy 10
direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to 11
bicycling outside the City. 12
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Lea Brooks (Chair) called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 14
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ROLL CALL: 16
Present: Lea Brooks (Chair), Ken Kienow (departed at 7:46 p.m.), Jonathan Roberts, Timothy 17
Jouet, Jenna Espinosa (arrived at 6:03 p.m.), Layla Lopez (arrived at 6:12 p.m.) 18
Absent: Howard Weisenthal (Vice Chair), 19
Staff: Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa 20
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Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda 22
Harry Busselen, resident, is concerned about the number of Cal Poly students bicycling without 23
bike lights at night. 24
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Barry Lewis, resident, suggested that any bike sales in SLO should be accompanied with an 26
informative pamphlet about the Rules of the Road. 27
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MINUTES: September 21, 2017 Meeting 29
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CM Jouet motioned to approve the Minutes with no amendments. CM Kienow seconded the 31
motion. The motion passed unanimously. 32
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PRESENTATION ITEMS 34
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Agenda Item #1: CITY FISCAL HEALTH CONTINGENCY PLAN (FHCP) 36
Public Works Director, Daryl Grigsby, informed the committee that in light of recent events with 37
the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) that there is a City budget 38
shortfall in making the retirement payments. He described the draft plan to address the shortfall 39
that is on the December 12th City Council agenda. 40
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Public Comment: 42
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Myron Amerine, resident, given the budget shortfall would prefer the city to focus on funding low 43
hanging fruit concerning bike facilities than large infrastructure projects. 44
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Agenda Item #2: Capital Facilities Fee Program Nexus Study Update 46
Over the last twenty years, the Capital Facilities Fee Program has helped fund improvements to 47
infrastructures, however, with the ever changing economic circumstances the City began the 48
process of updating this program. Xzandrea Fowler, Director for Long Range Planning, 49
presented some of the updates that may be occurring over the next few months to the Fee 50
Program. These updates include fees for any new developments that relate to a range of 51
transportation, parks, general government, public safety, and water & sewer capital facilities. 52
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Public Comment: 54
James Park, resident, commented on the lack of affordable housing in the city. 55
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Myron Amerine, resident, liked how the Fee Program was addressing multi-modal transportation 57
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David Figueroa, resident, asked for clarification on fees and whether the fees covered new 59
developments only or existing projects. 60
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ACTION ITEMS 62
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Agenda Item #3: Transition to an Active Transportation Committee 64
Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima provided information on expanding the 65
committee’s bylaws to include pedestrian transportation as part of its mission as well as 66
amending the name of the committee to the Active Transportation Committee. Fukushima 67
provided info on how this change would impact the development of the Active Transportation 68
Plan as well as the City’s competitiveness in applying for state and federal grants. 69
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Public Comment: 71
James Park, resident, commented on the need for a bus lane. 72
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Myron Amerine, resident, commented in support of the concept and knows it will evolve over 74
time with council and plans. 75
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Harry Busselen, resident, commented in support including pedestrians in the mission. He said 77
that pedestrians need a voice and they do not currently have one. He mentioned the need to 78
address the interaction of bicyclists with pedestrians. 79
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David Figueroa, resident and a member of the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC), is in 81
support of an Active Transportation Committee to include bikes and pedestrians. He sees 82
opportunities for collaboration with the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC) on pedestrian 83
connections to transit. 84
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CM Kienow motioned to recommend bylaw amendments to the city council to expand the 86
mission of the committee to include bicycle and pedestrian transportation and to change the 87
name of the committee to the Active Transportation Committee. CM Lopez seconded the 88
motion. The motion passed unanimously. 89
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Agenda Item #5: Committee Items 92
● Adopt-a-Trails subcommittee 93
There was discussion among the committee members on the task of the subcommittee although 94
no action was taken. 95
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Agenda Item #6: Project Updates 98
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Update given on the Broad Street Bike Blvd Project including the upcoming Community Meeting 100
on Dec 11th. 101
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Project updates given on the paving of Madonna Road and Los Osos Valley Road including 103
buffered bike lanes and green pavement. 104
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A status report was given on the Bob Jones Trail from Calle Joaquin to Oceanaire. 106
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Information was given on the Laurel Lane striping reconfiguration project. 108
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The negotiations for the pathway between Foothill Blvd and Ramona through the Latter-Day 110
Saints Church have begun and staff will keep the committee up to date. 111
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Adam Fukushima informed the BAC that the San Luis Coastal Unified School district has 113
updated their wellness policy to include bicycling and walking to school. This change makes the 114
city’s application for SLOCOG Safe Routes to School funding more competitive. 115
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Since the Zoning draft was a lot more work than previously thought, a special meeting will be 117
held in December to catch up on 118
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COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS 120
CM Brooks announced that Cal Poly was designated a Bronze award for being a bike friendly 121
university. 122
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Cal Poly released a draft of their environmental impact report for their Master Plan. CM Brooks 124
is concerned about the lack of acknowledgment of the amount of traffic that will impact the city 125
and would like city staff to look over the draft. 126
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ADJOURN 128
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CM Roberts motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m. to a Special Meeting of December 130
14, 2017. CM Jouet seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 131
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Respectfully submitted, 133
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Lareina Gamboa 135
Recording Secretary 136
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DRAFT Special Meeting Minutes 3
Bicycle Advisory Committee 4
Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm St, San Luis Obispo 5
Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. 6
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MISSION: 8
The purpose of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is to provide oversight and policy 9
direction on matters related to bicycle transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to 10
bicycling outside the City. 11
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Lea Brooks (Chair) called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 13
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ROLL CALL: 15
Present: Lea Brooks (Chair), Howard Weisenthal (Vice Chair), Ken Kienow, Jonathan Roberts, 16
Timothy Jouet, Jenna Espinosa, Layla Lopez 17
Absent: 18
Staff: Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa 19
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Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda 21
No comments were made. 22
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DISCUSSION ITEM 24
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Agenda Item #1: Zoning Regulations Update 26
Kyle Bell, Associate Planner, gave a progress report on the Zoning Regulations Update and 27
presented draft bike parking requirements by use for comment and input. 28
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Discussion followed on parking in-lieu fees, downtown parking garages, parklets, dedicated bike 30
parking zones downtown, the right balance between short and long-term bike parking, and the 31
site location of bike parking. 32
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The committee members gave input to try to achieve as much as possible a 20% bike parking 34
goal to be consistent with the City’s mode split goals. 35
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Public Comment 38
Myron Amerine, resident, pushed for a higher percentage of bike parking. He also raised 39
concerns about bike parking in the remodeled Foothill Plaza. He mentioned the bike rack at the 40
new apartments on Osos at Pismo and Pacific, which had been vandalized. 41
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Sarah Flickinger, resident, raised concerns about the number of spaces required for bicycle 43
parking for an office space as well as concerns about cargo bike parking. She also cited 44
concerns for the design standards of bike parking, whether they are U-type racks or otherwise. 45
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Gary Havas, resident, suggested that the money that would be used toward bike parking in an 47
automobile parking structure could be saved and spent toward placing bike racks elsewhere in 48
the community. 49
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Barry Rands, resident, suggested policy should clearly state that bike racks should be visible 51
from the main entrance to an establishment. 52
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PRESENTATION ITEMS 55
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Agenda Item #2: San Luis Ranch and Avila Ranch Bicycle Facilities Update 57
Luke Schwartz, Transportation Planner/Engineer, gave an update on the progress of planned 58
bicycle facilities associated with the San Luis Ranch and Avila Ranch development projects 59
including the intersections of Los Osos Valley Road / Froom Ranch, Higuera / Prado, Dalidio / 60
Madonna. Improvements discussed included protected intersections, Class IV bikeway 61
connections and enhanced crossings. 62
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Public Comment 64
Myron Amerine, addressed the lack of right hand turns for vehicles, and thru bike lanes when 65
crossing LOVR at Madonna, as well as the turn into the shopping plaza at Froom Ranch. 66
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Gary Havas, wanted to make sure directions are designated regarding the corner refuge 68
islands. 69
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Sarah Flickinger, had concerns about mid-block crossing on Oceanaire. She suggested to staff 71
to consider bike boxes as an option for the Oceanaire intersection, and perhaps diagonal 72
crossing, like in Pasadena City. She suggested that developers take away some parking spaces 73
instead of cutting into the green open space. She mentioned that the Avila Ranch development 74
has yet to address treatments for bicycle facilities at Suburban road and believes designing and 75
integrating this into the plans for Suburban road and the Buckley extension is key to serving 76
future cyclists. She was disappointed that Los Verdes and Los Palos do not have a way to cross 77
LOVR, and the two communities do not connect. She suggested a HAWK crossing at that 78
location. 79
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Agenda Item #3: Unleashed Dogs on Trails 81
Due to time, CM Roberts motioned to postpone this agenda item to a future meeting. CM 82
Kienow seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 83
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Agenda Item #4: Committee Items 85
● Adopt-a-Trails Subcommittee 86
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CM Brooks and CM Roberts agreed to meet to discuss the goals and status of the 87
subcommittee. 88
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Agenda Item #5: Project Updates 90
Broad Street Bike Blvd meeting on December 11th drew a crowd of over 140 people. The final 91
plan will be presented to Council on February 6th. 92
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Madonna and LOVR paving is done except for the grinding down and restriping along Madonna 94
Plaza. This will take place after the holidays. 95
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Green pavement went along the bridge of LOVR by the freeway, southbound ramps, as well as 97
approaching Calle Joaquin. 98
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Active Transportation Plan update: Staff is proposing a special meeting in February to consider 100
goals of the Plan update. 101
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The transition of the BAC to an Active Transportation Committee is on the council agenda for 103
February 6th. 104
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The crossing of Foothill and Ferrini is in design right now. 106
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COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS 108
CM Brooks mentioned that the Cal Poly held a public meeting on their Master Plan update. 109
Staff is currently composing a comment letter. 110
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ADJOURN 112
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CM Jouet motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:28 p.m. to a regular scheduled meeting of 114
January 18, 2018. CM Roberts seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 115
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Respectfully submitted, 117
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Lareina Gamboa 119
Recording Secretary 120
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