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Home My WebLink About03-16-2017 BAC Agenda Packet 1 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: Paula Huddleston (Chair), Catherine Riedstra (Vice Chair), Lea Brooks, Ken Kienow, Jonathan Roberts, Howard Weisenthal, and Jim Woolf 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: January 19, 2017 (Attachment 1) ACTION ITEMS: 1. Downtown Concept Plan Update (45 min) – Gershow 2. Consideration of Committee Expansion to Include Pedestrians (25 min) – Fukushima INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. Update on the Fiscal Year 2017-19 Budget Planning Process (15 min) -- Fukushima DISCUSSION ITEMS: 4. Bicycle Riding on Sidewalk (15 min) – Fukushima 5. Committee Items o Adopt-a-Trails Subcommittee (5 min) – Brooks 6. Project Updates (5 min) – Fukushima COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min) ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting will be held May 18, 2017 Agenda Bicycle Advisory Committee Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Thursday, March 16, 2017 – 6:00 pm (Note earlier time) 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 ACTION ITEMS Agenda Item #1: Downtown Concept Plan Update (45 min) – Gershow Rebecca Gershow will give an update on the Draft Downtown Concept Plan that was released for public review in January 2017. The primary objectives of the Plan are to update the present development, vision, goals and concepts related to downtown, in order to provide a road map for future public projects and guidance for private development in the downtown and surrounding areas. See attachments 3 and 4. View the draft Plan: www.slocity.org/downtown. Staff Recommendation: Review the Draft Downtown Concept Plan and provide comment relating to City policy on bicycle transportation. Agenda Item # 2 Consideration of Committee Expansion to Include Pedestrians (25 min) – Fukushima Updates to city policy over the last few years including the Circulation Element of the General Plan and the Climate Change Action Plan have called for the adoption of a city Pedestrian Plan. Given these policy mandates, city staff will soon begin the planning process for establishing the City’s first Pedestrian Plan as part of a larger Active Transportation Plan. Since the Bicycle Advisory Committee is the only advisory body whose sole mission is to provide oversight and policy direction on matters relating to an active mode of transportation, consideration should be made on whether to expand the mission of the committee to include pedestrians so that it can provide oversight and policy direction on the development of a pedestrian plan as an active transportation committee. Staff Recommendation: Consider expanding the mission of the BAC to include the pedestrian mode of transportation as an active transportation committee. INFORMATION ITEMS: Agenda Item # 3 Update on the Fiscal Year 2017-19 Budget Planning Process (15 min) -- Fukushima Fukushima will provide an update on the results of the Community Budget Forum in January. He will also provide information on the current fiscal forecast and the next steps in the budget planning process. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 3 Agenda Item # 4 Bicycle Riding on Sidewalk (15 min) -- Fukushima The City has a prohibition of bicycle riding on sidewalks (City Municipal Code Section 10.72.100) In response to a BAC request, this item is a discussion of the prohibition and whether to explore allowing minors as an exception. To help facilitate thought and discussion, staff is including a link from Bike East Bay containing a compilation of sidewalk riding ordinances in the Bay Area. Staff has not verified the content or completeness of this list. https://bikeeastbay.org/SidewalkCycling Agenda Item #5: Committee Items (5 min)  Adopt-a-Trails Subcommittee – Brooks Agenda Item #6: Project Updates (5 min)  Safe Routes to School Neighborhood Meeting  Construction on the Railroad Safety Trail  Green Bike Lanes on Monterey and California  Broad Street Bike Boulevard Neighborhood Meeting – March 23, 6 PM at City/County Library  City Representation on the State Active Transportation Program Technical Advisory Committee  Items for next meeting  _____________________________________________________  _____________________________________________________  _____________________________________________________ COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min) The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held: May 18, 2017 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Minutes of the January 19, 2016 BAC meeting 2. Minor Bike Project Wish List 3. Street Types Diagram 4. Bicycle Facilities Diagram DRAFT Minutes Bicycle Advisory Committee Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Thursday, January 19, 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 6:08 p.m.), Lea Brooks, Ken Kienow, Jonathan Roberts, Howard Weisenthal, and Jim Woolf Absent: None Staff: Transportation Manager Jake Hudson, Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa OATH: Swearing in of Jonathan Roberts PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: No comments were made. MINUTES: November 17, 2016 and December 1, 2016 Action: November minutes, line 67 should state left turns off of Orcutt onto the Railroad safety trail, and line 146 should state right-of-way, instead of “right a way”. For December minutes, line 64 should state a focus on automobiles, instead of “auto focus” (like a camera). CM Weisenthal motioned to approve the minutes with amendments. CM Woolf seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. ACTION ITEMS Agenda Item #1: 2017 Pavement Plan Update Los Osos Valley Road (LOVR), and Madonna Road are the focus of the 2017 Pavement Plan Update. At the November 2016 meeting, the BAC gave input on bikeway improvements to explore for the update. As a follow up to the November input, Attachment 1, Page 1 of 4 staff presented a striping plan markup with proposed changes for BAC input. Improvements included new buffered bike lanes, connectivity between bike lanes, and areas of green pavement in the bike lane. Staff noted that the proposed improvements would provide as many requested improvements as possible while staying in budget with the allotted funds left in the minor bikeway improvement account for the current fiscal year. Staff noted that other improvements including green pavement can be considered once a new budget cycle begins. CM Brooks requested that once the new budget cycle begins, green pavement be considered at the driveway entrances to Target and Froom Ranch Irish Hills as well as signage placed near the bike path behind Target. CM Keinow requested that staff explore improvements in front of Laguna Shopping Center due to the width of the bike lane at the driveway. CM Woolf requested that the bike channels approaching the Madonna / LOVR intersection are as wide as possible given that vehicular traffic will be on both sides of bicyclists. Public Comment: Myron Amerine, resident, requested that LOVR and Madonna intersection line up symmetrically for bikes to have a throughway. Sarah Flickinger, resident, requested that the bike lanes in front of Target and Irish Hills shopping plazas have green pavement in the bike lanes, and green pavement for areas of transition. She also requested green pavement across the US 101 southbound ramp. CM Brooks moved to accept staff proposal with the addition that the committee recommendations for additional green pavement areas throughout LOVR and Madonna and improvements near Laguna Shopping Center be considered once the new budget cycle begins with a new round of minor bikeway improvement funds . CM Kienow seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item #2: Bicycle Facilities in San Luis Ranch DRAFT EIR (Environmental Impact Report) Adam Fukushima gave a presentation on the San Luis Ranch development project and its history before the BAC. He described the phasing of the project and the corresponding bicycle facilities that would be built as described in the San Luis Ranch Development Plan. He then proceeded to describe the role of the draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), the impacts and mitigations it identified and how the mitigations corresponded to projects in the Bicycle Transportation Plan. Following staff’s presentation, Shannon Otto (Cannon Engineering), representing the developer, gave a short presentation to describe the goals of the project. She gave a description of the housing, transportation, and conservation efforts the project is envisioned to include. Questions from the BAC included: Attachment 1, Page 2 of 4 1. How children will cross the freeway to get to schools east of the freeway 2. How the development fits with the City’s goal to achieve 20% bike mode share given the new traffic that the development will create 3. How the new Class I paths will transition to Class II lanes at intersections 4. W hether the Bob Jones path behind Target will be signalized for bikes at the intersection for the new Froom Ranch Way extension 5. Whether a bike channel at Froom Ranch Way was possible for left turns 6. W hether a less circuitous route for the Bob Jones Trail from Oceanaire to Calle Joaquin was possible 7. Whether a cargo bike share program was possible near the proposed farm 8. Whether it was possible to have more incentives in the development to discourage single driver auto use such as ride hailing services, electric bike subsidies, and ridesharing 9. Whether air quality impacts are considered in the DEIR 10. What the posted speed limits would be for streets in the new development Public Comment: Sarah Flickinger, resident, stated that the extra mileage on the Bob Jones Trail up to Calle Joaquin would be a fair trade off for cyclists to not have to bike with traffic on LOVR. She is pleased that Froom Ranch extension will not be connecting to Oceanaire but has concerns about cyclist right turns from Madonna to Oceanaire. Jeff Brubaker, SLOCOG, asked for clarification in regards to the type of bikeway on the Prado overcrossing and the number of auto lanes. He also asked for info on the type of bikeway that would be built on Dalidio Road . Summarized Comments for Action: ● Look for ways for enhancing the crossing of the Bob Jones trail at Froom Ranch Way for bikes and pedestrians ● Investigate a less circuitous route for the Bob Jones Trail ● Investigate more incentives for people to get out of their cars such as ride hailing services, ● Clarify impact T9 so that it is clear how many intersections will be impacted ● Look at Oceanaire and Madonna intersection for possible improvements ● Ensure fair share cost sharing to tie project impacts to bicycle mitigations CM Woolf motioned to submit the comments as discussed. CM Riedstra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. DISCUSSION ITEMS Agenda Item #3: Committee Items ● Adopt-a-trails Subcommittee CM Brooks stated that a member of the SLO Bike Club wants to adopt a part of the Bob Jones bike trail between Prado and LOVR, and wants to help clean up. She stated though that effort would have to wait until the rainy season has ended. She also informed that there are people camping directly on the trail with tents. Attachment 1, Page 3 of 4 ● Project Updates ○ Status of Bob Jones trail behind Target, there were no bids for the project for an on-call consultant so city staff is determining the next course of action ○ LOVR and the Octagonal Barn environmental study is writing a conformity report with the county to move forward with the project. ○ E-bikes on busses: The Mass Transportation Committee was pleased with provisions to include E-bikes on busses. The next step is to work with Bike SLO County in implementing the strategy ○ Widening of the sidewalk of the Railroad Safety Trail from Orcutt road to Laurel lane will begin construction in the next few weeks. ○ Flyers for the workshop for the downtown concept plan are out. ○ SLOCOG’s unmet bike needs process has begun. ○ A new bike rack with four slots was donated and installed in front of Abercrombie & Fitch on Higuera Street. COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS CM Reidstra stated that residents of the community have had concerns about bicyclists riding two abreast. CM Brooks had concerns about the Chevron project at Tank Farm Road and that the associated bikeway improvements would not get built. Fukushima gave a brief update on projects that are in progress/funded: ● Green bike lanes on Santa Rosa. ● Bike lane improvements on LOVR bridge are in the process of a permit with Caltrans. ● Improving the delineation between the bike lane and travel lane on S. Higuera and Madonna road with raised pavement markers will happen when good weather hits. Also, the bike delineation between Higuera and Marsh by House of Bread will be installed. ● The progress of the Bob Jones Trail ADJOURN CM Weisenthal motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. to the next regular meeting of March 16, 2017. CM Reidstra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Lareina Gamboa Recording Secretary Attachment 1, Page 4 of 4 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 Santa Rosa at Olive construction $30k high bike lane improvements on LOVR bridge in permit stage high Improve delineation between bike lane and travel lane on southbound S. Higuera to Madonna Rd construction high Improvements to path between Sinsheimer Park and RRST medium sharrow on Monterey st by the Fremont theatre medium improve delination between bike lane and travel lane on Higuera/Marsh at House of Bread stripe completed 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 bike box at Chorro / Foothill in engineering phase 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 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 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: 3/09/2017 Minor Bike Project Wish List: Annual Allocation $100k Attachment 2, Page 1 of 1 Attachment 3, Page 1 of 1 Attachment 4, Page 1 of 1