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Home My WebLink About07-19-18 ATC Agenda Packet1 MISSION: The purpose of the Active Transportation Committee (ATC) is to provide oversight and policy direction on matters related to bicycle and pedestrian transportation in San Luis Obispo and its relationship to bicycling and walking outside the City. ROLL CALL: Lea Brooks (Chair), Ken Kienow (Vice Chair), Jenna Espinosa, Timothy Jouet, Briana Martenies, Paul Orton, Jonathan Roberts OATH: Swearing in of Paul Orton 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 Active Transportation 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: May 17, 2018 (Attachment 1) INFORMATION ITEMS 1. A Conversation with SLO Police (45 min) -- TBD 2. Updates in the Advisory Body Handbook (15 min) – Fukushima 3. Bicycle Lead Interval (15 min) -- Kienow 4. Committee Items (10 Min) 5. Project Updates (10 min) – Fukushima COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 min) ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting will be held September 20, 2018 Agenda – Regular Meeting Active Transportation Committee (formerly the Bicycle Advisory Committee) Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Thursday, July 19, 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. 2 INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. A Conversation with SLO Police (45 min) -- TBD At the request of the committee, an officer from the SLO Police Department will give an update on safety enforcement efforts in the city regarding bicycling and walking and answer questions. 2. Updates in the Advisory Body Handbook (15 min) -- Fukushima Staff will go over several changes in the Advisory Body Handbook update. The handbook can be found at: http://www.slocity.org/home/showdocument?id=1940 3. Bicycle Lead Interval (15 min) -- Kienow CM Ken Kienow will provide information on Bicycle Lead Intervals. 4. Committee Items (10 min) Committee member updates on items of news related to the committee 5. Project and Committee Updates (10 min) • San Luis Ranch Bikeways • Anholm Bikeway Plan • Bike Box on Foothill / Chorro • Laurel Lane Complete Streets Project • Items for next meeting ✓ ____________________________________ ✓ _____________________________________________________ ✓ _____________________________________________________ ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held: September 20, 2018 ATTACHMENTS: 1. DRAFT May 17, 2018 BAC Minutes 2. Minor Bikeway Improvements List 1 2 3 DRAFT Minutes – Regular Meeting 4 Active Transportation Committee 5 Council Chamber, City Hall, 990 Palm St, San Luis Obispo 6 Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. 7 8 MISSION: 9 The purpose of the Active Transportation Committee (ATC) is to provide oversight and policy 10 direction on matters related to bicycle and pedestrian transportation in San Luis Obispo and its 11 relationship to bicycling and walking outside the City. 12 13 Lea Brooks (Chair) called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 14 15 ROLL CALL: 16 Present: Lea Brooks (Chair), Ken Kienow (Vice Chair), Jenna Espinosa, Timothy Jouet, 17 Jonathan Roberts 18 Absent: 19 Staff: Transportation Planner-Engineer Jennifer Rice, Transportation Planner-Engineer Luke 20 Schwartz, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa 21 22 OATH 23 Swearing in of Ken Kienow and Briana Martenies 24 25 Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda 26 Sandra Rowley, resident, asked the committee and staff to help make Laurel Lane safer for all 27 modes of transportation by repairing street lights that are not functioning 28 29 Todd Katz, resident, suggested that the committee also consider vehicular travel as part of its 30 mission. 31 32 William Peterson, resident, had concerns about the Laurel Lane project and the plan to reduce 33 traffic lanes. Is concerned about the needed space for vehicle capacity. 34 35 MINUTES: 36 37 March 15, 2018 38 39 CM Jouet motioned to approve the Minutes with no amendments. CM Kienow seconded the 40 motion. The motion passed unanimously. 41 42 ACTION ITEMS 43 Attachment 1, Page 1 of 5 44 Agenda Item #1: Laurel Lane Complete Street Project 2018 45 Jennifer Rice, Transportation Planner-Engineer, presented the staff report. 46 47 Public Comment 48 Louise Justice, resident, spoke in favor of Option A as it leaves residents with good parking and 49 gives cyclists the protection of a buffered zone. There is one concern for the new busses and 50 the width of the new lane layouts. 51 52 William Peterson, resident, spoke out against the road diet and presented his own findings on 53 the lack of cyclists along Laurel Lane. Mr. Peterson is also concerned about busses, and 54 particularly emergency vehicles being held up with limited space. 55 56 Jeff Spevak, resident-cyclist-driver-and Laurel Lane business owner, spoke in favor for changes 57 that will help improve overall safety, and slow down drivers to the speed limit. 58 59 Elizabeth Gotsch, resident, spoke out against any changes as she rarely sees cyclists, and feels 60 that the surrounding neighborhoods, schools, and centers are not being accounted for during 61 the day when traffic dramatically increases. 62 63 Dennis Law, resident and Laurel Lane business owner, spoke on behalf of a neighbor and 64 another business, that they are in favor of Option A which will include more parking, and a 65 center turn lane which will help increase safety. 66 67 Sandra Rowley, resident, informed the Committee that she wishes for no changes, but should 68 this all move forward Option C is her choice. S. Rowley informed the Committee that 69 pedestrians continue to have problems crossing Laurel Lane, and she is concerned for 70 emergency vehicles having a clear path. 71 72 Donette Dunaway, resident and bike enthusiast, spoke in favor of Option C as it allows cyclists 73 to have escape room when drivers do not properly park and/or are exiting their vehicles without 74 looking. This wiggle room will allow safety for not just regular cyclists, but extra cargo and 75 pedicabs. 76 77 Mike Larkin, resident, is in favor of Option C for increased safety and parking but does worry 78 that the bike lane will become a loading zone for drivers and families. 79 80 Don Allen, resident and business owner, finds that Option C adds the most parking, but is 81 concerned about having to provide more for cyclists rather than his own patients whom are not 82 easily mobile. 83 84 Craig Levin, resident, spoke in favor of Option C as it is the only viable option for parking 85 especially with the number of residents and businesses that surround Laurel Lane. 86 87 Attachment 1, Page 2 of 5 Myron Amerine, resident and cyclists, spoke in favor of Option C and the road diet, but 88 requested that the Class II bike lane buffer be reduced to allow cyclists the extra width to stay 89 out of the car zone, particularly downhill, and for the gutter pan to not be included in the width of 90 the bike lane. 91 92 Committee Discussion centered around the safety of cyclists as well as families entering and 93 exiting vehicles. The Committee acknowledged each plan had positive and negative impacts to 94 cyclists, as well as surrounding residents and businesses, but ultimately agreed creating a safe 95 zone to encourage more cyclists will be best. Also acknowledged that traditional bike lanes are 96 acceptable if it helped garner neighborhood support. 97 98 Committee Action 99 100 CM Jouet motioned to keep Option C (buffered bike lanes). CM Kienow seconded the motion. 101 The motioned failed with a 2-4 vote. 102 (Yes=Jouet, Martenies, No=Brooks, Espinosa, Kienow, Roberts) 103 104 CM Roberts motioned for Option A (protected bike lanes and maintain on-street parking). CM 105 Kienow seconded the motion. The motion failed due to 3-3 split vote. 106 (Yes=Espinosa, Kienow, No=Brooks, Jouet, Roberts) 107 108 CM Brooks motioned for an alternative option, which she called Option D (protected bike lanes 109 uphill but typical Class II bike lanes on the downhill side). Motion died due to lack of a second. 110 111 CM Kienow motioned to recommend Option A to the City Council. CM Espinosa seconded the 112 motion. The motion passed with a 4-2 vote. 113 (Yes=Brooks, Espinosa, Kienow, Roberts, No=Jouet, Martenies) 114 115 116 Agenda Item #2: Anholm Bikeway Plan “Middle Section” 117 Luke Schwartz, Transportation Planner-Engineer, presented the staff report. 118 119 Public Comment 120 T. Keith Gurnee, resident, encouraged Option 2 for traffic calming elements to decrease the 121 speed of motorists. 122 123 Gary Havas, resident, expressed his wishes that the Anholm neighborhood will have a positive 124 influence on the rest of the community by helping lead the way to achieving major city goals of 125 promoting a cleaner, more vibrant community. 126 127 Jesse Englert, resident representing SLO Streets for All, encouraged protected bike lanes and 128 safety in regards of the volume and speed of vehicular traffic, and at the very least, to include a 129 cycle track. 130 131 Attachment 1, Page 3 of 5 Chris McBride, resident and representative of Bike SLO County, expressed their 132 discouragement of simply traffic calming. They do not think it is enough and will not encourage 133 new cyclist to ride but are in favor of protected bike lanes through the corridor. 134 135 Katherine Froman, resident and Bike SLO County representative, expressed that traffic calming 136 segments will not be enough with the significant increase in traffic over the years, and feels 137 protected bike lanes and couplets will be the better and safer way to go. 138 139 Myron Amerine, resident, spoke in favor of traffic calming and diverter features, and expressed 140 hope for relief in the future to close the on/off ramps of HWY 101 on Broad Street. 141 142 Laura Cooper, resident, expressed her concern for coming in contact with cyclists when backing 143 out of her driveway. She supports increased bike use but is concerned about the impact to the 144 neighborhood and encourages traffic calming features and discourages anything that will shift 145 traffic to Chorro. 146 147 James Lopes, resident, spoke in favor of Option 2 in order to calm and divert traffic. 148 149 Lydia Mourenza, resident, expressed her concern for emergency vehicles to get to their 150 destination in a safe and timely manner, and asked committee and staff to prioritize needs such 151 as completing sidewalks, and placing more ADA curbs. 152 153 Cheryl McLean, resident, is concerned about the heavy increase of traffic with the development 154 of residential buildings and wishes for the project to slow down by starting with traffic calming 155 and looking into other necessary projects. 156 157 Committee Discussion centered around ADA curb ramp plans, and concerns for emergency 158 vehicles making it through in a safe, timely manner. Discussion also circulated around keeping 159 cyclists safe with buffered lanes, adding dash lines to door areas, more sharrows, and 160 eliminating parking, or replacing the parking lines with parking T’s. 161 162 CM Kienow motioned to recommend the original Preferred Alternative with consideration for a 163 protected bikeway facility along Broad. CM Roberts seconded the motion. The motion passed 164 unanimously. 165 166 167 Agenda Item #3: Officer Elections 168 169 CM Roberts nominated Lea Brooks for Chair. CM Martenies seconded the nomination. The 170 motion passed unanimously 171 172 CM Brooks nominated Ken Kienow for Vice-Chair. CM Jouet seconded the nomination. The 173 motion passed unanimously. 174 175 Attachment 1, Page 4 of 5 Agenda Item #4: Committee Items 176 Some committee members attended the Advisory Body Workshop which included updates to 177 the Brown Act. This new information was presented to the rest of the Committee. 178 179 Agenda Item #5: Project Updates 180 ● Railroad Safety Trail: a request for extension on the ATP Grant was granted by the 181 California Transportation Commission. 182 ● Bob Jones Trail: additional creek alignments have been identified 183 ● Bike Rodeo was held May 18. 184 185 COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS 186 The Committee requested a staff send out a doodle poll regarding a possible special meeting in 187 regards to the San Luis Ranch SEIR draft amendment. 188 189 ADJOURN 190 191 CM Kienow motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:17 p.m. to a regular scheduled meeting of 192 July 19, 2018. CM Espinosa seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 193 194 Respectfully submitted, 195 196 Lareina Gamboa 197 Recording Secretary 198 199 200 201 202 Attachment 1, Page 5 of 5 Project Status Notes Cost Priority drainage grate upgrades at San Luis Drive (north of Johnson), California at CHP office, 2 at Santa Barbara at Broad, Broad SB near South Street, Madonna near S. Higuera high green bike lanes on LOVR on areas left over from the 2017 paving high 2018 summer paving plan improvements to begin construction high replace concrete landing on Jennifer Street Bridge out to bid $20k high Improvements to path between Sinsheimer Park and RRST request forwarded to School District School Dist not able to bring improvements at this time medium sharrow on Monterey st by the Fremont theatre medium Actuation for Bikes on Broad and Upham crossing medium Ped and bike crossing improvements on South St at King medium flip stop signs on Morro and Pismo to favor bike blvd medium Ped improvements on South St at King medium Address car parking in bike lane on EB South St medium pavement maintenance at Monday Club bridge over creek low correct light angled on Jennifer St bridge need clarification of light location low install sharrows and signage on Chorro between Palm and Monterey anticipated as part of Broad Street Bike Blvd construction low King Street to Meadow Park ramp low drainage issues in bike lane on Orcutt near Tank Farm low flip yield sign on Jennifer Street bridge low removal of bollards on pathway at Exposition and Bridge streets low Remove/move side railing on Jennifer Street Bridge low bike box at Chorro / Foothill Completed!medium bike lane improvements on LOVR bridge Completed!high Remove parking on California Street at Higuera to improve sight distance Completed!low green bike lanes in front of Marigold Plaza on Los Osos Valley Road Completed!high Parking removed on California Street at Higuera to improve sight distance for bike lane Completed!medium improve delination between bike lane and travel lane on Completed!medium green bike lanes on Santa Rosa at Olive completed!high Improve delineation between bike lane and travel lane on southbound S. Higuera to Madonna Rd completed!high Remove bollards on the path behind Monday Club Completed! high removal of three parking spaces on NB California Blvd at Marsh Completed!high Remove single bollard on Railroad Safety Trail at George/Jennifer Street trailhead Completed! The three bollards on the curb ramp make this single bollard on the trailhead redundant high Yield markings and a push button beacon at the Broad Street at Upham ped crossing Completed!high Last Updated: 07/11/2018 Minor Bike Project Wish List: Annual Allocation $100k Attachment 2, Page 1 of 1