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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-16-17 BAC Minutes Minutes Bicycle Advisory Committee Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm St, San Luis Obispo Thursday, November 16, 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. Lea Brooks (Chair) called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Lea Brooks (Chair), Ken Kienow (departed at 7:46 p.m.), Jonathan Roberts, Timothy Jouet, Jenna Espinosa (arrived at 6:03 p.m.), Layla Lopez (arrived at 6:12 p.m.) Absent: Howard Weisenthal (Vice Chair), Staff: Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima, Recording Secretary Lareina Gamboa Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda Harry Busselen, resident, is concerned about the number of Cal Poly students bicycling without bike lights at night. Barry Lewis, resident, suggested that any bike sales in SLO should be accompanied with an informative pamphlet about the Rules of the Road. MINUTES: September 21, 2017 Meeting CM Jouet motioned to approve the Minutes with no amendments. CM Kienow seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATION ITEMS Agenda Item #1: CITY FISCAL HEALTH CONTINGENCY PLAN (FHCP) Public Works Director, Daryl Grigsby, informed the committee that in light of recent events with the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) that there is a City budget shortfall in making the retirement payments. He described the draft plan to address the shortfall that is on the December 12th City Council agenda. Public Comment: Myron Amerine, resident, given the budget shortfall would prefer the city to focus on funding low hanging fruit concerning bike facilities than large infrastructure projects. Agenda Item #2: Capital Facilities Fee Program Nexus Study Update Over the last twenty years, the Capital Facilities Fee Program has helped fund improvements to infrastructures, however, with the ever changing economic circumstances the City began the process of updating this program. Xzandrea Fowler, Director for Long Range Planning, presented some of the updates that may be occurring over the next few months to the Fee Program. These updates include fees for any new developments that relate to a range of transportation, parks, general government, public safety, and water & sewer capital facilities. Public Comment: James Park, resident, commented on the lack of affordable housing in the city. Myron Amerine, resident, liked how the Fee Program was addressing multi-modal transportation David Figueroa, resident, asked for clarification on fees and whether the fees covered new developments only or existing projects. ACTION ITEMS Agenda Item #3: Transition to an Active Transportation Committee Active Transportation Manager Adam Fukushima provided information on expanding the committee’s bylaws to include pedestrian transportation as part of its mission as well as amending the name of the committee to the Active Transportation Committee. Fukushima provided info on how this change would impact the development of the Active Transportation Plan as well as the City’s competitiveness in applying for state and federal grants. Public Comment: James Park, resident, commented on the need for a bus lane. Myron Amerine, resident, commented in support of the concept and knows it will evolve over time with council and plans. Harry Busselen, resident, commented in support including pedestrians in the mission. He said that pedestrians need a voice and they do not currently have one. He mentioned the need to address the interaction of bicyclists with pedestrians. David Figueroa, resident and a member of the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC), is in support of an Active Transportation Committee to include bikes and pedestrians. He sees opportunities for collaboration with the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC) on pedestrian connections to transit. CM Kienow motioned to recommend bylaw amendments to the city council to expand the mission of the committee to include bicycle and pedestrian transportation and to change the name of the committee to the Active Transportation Committee. CM Lopez seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item #5: Committee Items ● Adopt-a-Trails subcommittee There was discussion among the committee members on the task of the subcommittee although no action was taken. Agenda Item #6: Project Updates Update given on the Broad Street Bike Blvd Project including the upcoming Community Meeting on Dec 11th. Project updates given on the paving of Madonna Road and Los Osos Valley Road including buffered bike lanes and green pavement. A status report was given on the Bob Jones Trail from Calle Joaquin to Oceanaire. Information was given on the Laurel Lane striping reconfiguration project. The negotiations for the pathway between Foothill Blvd and Ramona through the Latter-Day Saints Church have begun and staff will keep the committee up to date. Adam Fukushima informed the BAC that the San Luis Coastal Unified School district has updated their wellness policy to include bicycling and walking to school. This change makes the city’s application for SLOCOG Safe Routes to School funding more competitive. Since the Zoning draft was a lot more work than previously thought, a special meeting will be held in December to catch up on COMMITTEE AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS CM Brooks announced that Cal Poly was designated a Bronze award for being a bike friendly university. Cal Poly released a draft of their environmental impact report for their Master Plan. CM Brooks is concerned about the lack of acknowledgment of the amount of traffic that will impact the city and would like city staff to look over the draft. ADJOURN CM Roberts motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m. to a Special Meeting of December 14, 2017. CM Jouet seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Lareina Gamboa Recording Secretary APPROVED BY THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 01/18/2018