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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
February 16, 2011
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Alan Takahashi, Mark Fantozzi, Ashish Kolli, Jill Mitsch, William
Chan
Absent: None
Staff: David Stillman
VISITORS:
James Wiant, VTA BPAC
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Commissioner Takahashi stated that he has been in contact with several of the elementary
schools in Cupertino to arrange a bike service event in conjunction with a school event in the
near future and may need some help.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
ORDERS OF THE DAY
1) Receive VTA BPAC Report (Wiant)
Mr. Wiant reported that the funding meeting was last month and presented some slides. Some of
the major topics included:
• Complete Streets Update
• Regional Bike Share Pilot Program
• Valley Transportation Plan 2040 Update
• Popular County Bicycle Rides Project
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2) January 19, 2011
The Commission corrected the January 19, 2011 minutes as follows:
• Commissioner Fantozzi was not absent.
• Street name typographical errors in item 3.
The Commission approved the minutes 3 -0 with Commissioners Kolli and Mitsch abstaining.
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NEW BUSINESS
3) Election of Chair and Vice -Chair
Since there were two new commissioners starting this month, each commissioner gave a brief
introduction to each other.
Commissioner Takahashi moved to elect Commissioner Chan for Chair. Commissioner Fantozzi
seconded the motion. The Commission unanimously approved the motion.
Commissioner Takahashi moved to elect Commissioner Mitsch for Vice - Chair. Commissioner
Chan seconded the motion. The Commission unanimously approved the motion.
4) Call for Projects, Transportation Development Act Article 3
Mr. Stillman provided a memorandum explaining the type of projects eligible for TDA Article 3
funding. He estimated there is in excess of $50,000 available. Since the new Bicycle
Transportation Plan is expected to be presented to Council on April 5, those projects should be
eligible. He would like a list of potential projects by the next meeting in order to verify
eligibility. Applications are due to the VTA in April. The following is an initial list of potential
projects.
• Pedestrian Plan (should also have an alternate funding source)
• Crosswalk pavement lights (—$25K per crosswalk)
• Bike parking and benches in parks (benches for drop- off /pick -up areas)
• Additional crosswalks (—$3K per crosswalk)
• Bike education
5) Foothill Boulevard / Highway 280 Interchange Discussion
Mr. Stillman brought a large map showing the city boundaries near the interchange. All
components of the interchange are within the city of Los Altos, although Caltrans will most
likely need to be involved. Commissioner Takahashi will make contact with the Los Altos
BPAC (Carl Hagenmaier) and ask them to pursue better striping for the interchange per VTA
guidelines.
OLD BUSINESS
6) Bicycle Transportation Plan
Mr. Stillman proposed several amendments to the Plan based on comments from about a half
dozen people.
1. Minor editorial corrections (fix typographical errors, spelling, grammar, etc.)
2. Add proposed bike lanes on Rodrigues Ave.
3. Add a proposed bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks between
Stevens Creek Blvd. and Rancho San Antonio at the Hammond- Snyder house.
4. A comment was received suggesting to alter the definition of a Bicycle
Boulevard. Staff recommends no change to the definition.
5. Add a paragraph titled "Unbundle the Cost of Car Parking" with appropriate
description of the topic.
There was no discussion on items 1 -3.
For item 4, Mr. Stillman re -read the current definition of a Bicycle Boulevard in the Plan and the
Commission was in agreement that it was sufficient.
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For item 5, the consensus is that Commission does not understand unbundling enough to make
an informed decision. Commissioner Chan pointed out that it may be a better fit from a Planning
point of view.
Commissioner Takahashi moved to approve items 1 -4. Commissioner Fantozzi seconded the
motion. The Commission unanimously approved the motion.
Commissioner Takahashi moved to approve item 5. Commissioner Chan seconded the motion.
The Commission denied the motion 0 -4 with Commission Takahashi abstaining.
7) Hotlist Review
#1 Moved into the Bicycle Transportation Plan.
#28 The curb and gutter will be evaluated for rehabilitation.
#30 More beacons will be added but ground lights are not planned yet.
The microwave detector has been replaced by push buttons.
#31 Done.
#33 Filled.
#34 Temporary markings are done. Waiting for permanent painting.
#35 Straight lane temporarily marked. Left turn lane not done yet.
#36 New. Crosswalk pavement lights on McClellan and Orange are not working.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
No items were proposed at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:06 pm.
SUBMITTED BY:
William Chan, Commission Chair
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