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Home My WebLink About09-15-2016 BAC Minutes Minutes Bicycle Advisory Committee Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Thursday, September 15, 2016 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. ROLL CALL: Randol White (chair) called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Present: Randol White, Howard Weisenthal, Catherine Riedstra, Lea Brooks, Ken Kienow, Paula Huddleston (arrived at 7:06 pm) Absent: Jim Woolf Staff: Transportation Manager Jake Hudson, Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None MINUTES: July, 21, 2016 Action: CM Randol White moved to approve the minutes as submitted. CM Riedstra seconded the motion. The motion passed with a vote of 5, and one abstention from CM Weisenthal due to his absence at the last meeting. CM Huddleston was not present for the vote. PRESENTATION ITEMS Agenda Item # 1: Removal or Improved Bollards - Myron Amerine Amerine presented a photo presentation of poor bollard examples that SLO needs to avoid, or make improvements to. CM Weisenthal suggested future bollards be held up to the national standard and that existing bollards be repaired or modified over time. Adam Fukushima informed the committee of the updated standards. Old bollards will be reviewed for improvements or removal, and new bollards will only be implemented if they are the only option. CM Brooks suggested bollards be added to the Minor Bike Project list. She stated that Andrews Street needs improvement due to the pavement decay, steepness, and bridge width. Public Comment: Gary Havas, resident, and tricycle rider, asks that the wider wheel sets of trikes be kept in mind when new improvements are being made. Amerine agreed with CM Brooks' suggestion to remove the bollards on Andrews Bridge. Agenda Item # 2: State Route 227 - Jeff Brubaker Brubaker presented the state route 227 corridor study. It aims to solve congestion side street access, and multi-modal access and safety in the corridor that starts at Tank Farm Road and heads south. A roundabout corridor from Farmhouse Lane continuing south is proposed as well as three more roundabouts which allow the number of lanes on SR 227 to stay as is. Suggestions of rumble strips from Tank Farm road to Price Canyon road were made and Edna Price Canyon Trail, starting in the city heading to Los Ranchos, was made a short term, top priority goal. Brubaker stated that the corridor study would be released soon for public review. Public Comment: none ACTION ITEMS: Agenda Item #3: City Budget Goals, Draft BAC Recommendations Staff discussed the process for drafting goals and submitting them for Council consideration in the next budget cycle. Public Comment: James Park, resident, wants the Orcutt cycle track plan implemented. Kim Bisheff, resident, is pushing for continued support for more safe routes to school, as well as more bike boulevards. Bisheff also wants to encourage new ideas to connect Broad and Marsh streets on the North side of the freeway, as well as a new path or a way to bypass the Marsh/freeway entrance all together for the Madonna bike path. After Committee discussion, the following draft goals were agreed upon: Projects  Railroad Safety Trail (1. Class I connection from the Railroad station to Sacramento, 2. Pepper street to the train station, 3. Jennifer street bridge to Iris street)  Bob Jones Trail (1. bike path extension from Los Osos Valley Road to the Octagon Barn, 2. Grade separated crossing of Los Osos Valley Road at Hwy 101, 3. Prefumo Canyon bike path from Target to Calle Joaquin)  Miscellaneous bicycle Facility improvements  Oceanaire Connection to Madonna  Class I connection between N. Broad Street and Madonna Bike Path  Prado Road Class I Path  Sinshiemer Park Pathway  Penny Lane Bridge  Islay Bicycle Boulevard  Broad Street Class 1 Path  US 101 crossing improvements between Marsh and Madonna Programs  Bicycle Safety Education  Pedestrian/Bikeway Maintenance Staffing  Maintain Active transportation manager CM Riedstra moved to recommend the list of draft goals. CM Brooks seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item #4: Rough Pavement Following Caltrans Resurfacing Work Due to the lateness of the hour, CM Weisenthal motioned to move the agenda item to the next meeting. CM Riedstra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CM Brooks announced she is working with Parks and Recreation on having another trail maintenance day. Day to be announced in the future. On the minor bikeways wish list, CM Brooks requested the following projects be added to the list: 1) flip the stop signs on Pismo and Morro Streets to prioritize the bike blvd. 2) Removal of bollards on the path behind the Monday Club 3) Special delineation between the bike lane and travel lane on the southbound curve of S. Higuera to Madonna Road. 4) Install “Bikes May Use Full Lane” signs and sharrow on Chorro Street between Monterey and Palm 5) Install a refuge island for bikes at Orcutt and Sacramento intersection Active Transportation Manager, Fukushima, announced the following project updates: 1) Bollard removal on the Jennifer Street bridge 2) Bike slot completion at Highland and Ferrini 3) New buffered bike lane on Longview Street 4) Release of environmental document for the Bob Jones Trail: Octagon Barn to Los Osos Valley Road 5) Bike Rodeo on Oct 1 Public Comment: Myron Amerine thanked staff for adding sharrows and new signage on Morro, Mill and Islay as part of the new street paving CM Kienow asked that a presentation on sidewalk riding be placed on the next agenda. CM Brooks asked that an item on parklets be placed on the next agenda as well as next year’s paving projects. CM White presented an info sheet on e-bikes on buses and it was agreed that it would be a staff item on the next agenda. CM Huddleston asked for an item to discuss the informal path from Sinsheimer Elementary School to the RRST. The committee agreed that there may not be enough time to include all of these items in the next meeting but that the timeliest items come up first and the rest for future meetings. ADJOURN: CM Reidstra moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:38 p.m. to the next regular meeting of November 17, 2016. CM Huddleston seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Lareina Gamboa Recording Secretary APPROVED BY THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 11/17/2016