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BPC 07-20-2011 \\ // MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ' BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION S T. 1 July 20, 2011 CUPERTINO The meeting was called to order at 7:06 pm ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Alan Takahashi, Jill Mitsch, William Chan Absent: Mark Fantozzi, Ashish Kolli Staff: David Stillman VISITORS: Ryan Pachauri, Boy Scout Troop 407 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Stillman mentioned that the Cupertino Bikeways Map will be published in print form soon. He still has space for written material in the publication and would like input. Ryan Pachauri made comments regarding the new Bicycle Transportation Plan. He had specific concern regarding bikeway #9. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Stillman sent data to the Commission from the Mary Avenue Bridge count conducted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. ORDERS OF THE DAY 1) Receive VTA BPAC Report (Wiant) Mr. Wiant was absent so there was no report. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2) May 18, 2011 The Commission corrected the May 18, 2011 minutes as follows: • All commissioners were present. • Street name typographical errors in items 4 & 6. The Commission approved the minutes 3 -0. NEW BUSINESS 3) BPC Presentation to City Council The Commission is scheduled to make its annual presentation to the City Council at the second Council meeting in August (August 16, 2011). It is different from last year in that each city commission is presenting at different meetings instead of one joint meeting. Commissioner Chan will put together the presentation and send it out for review. It is suggested that all commissioners attend the Council meeting for the presentation. Mr. Stillman and Commissioner Takahashi will provide presentation templates. Accomplishments that will be included are as follows: • Bicycle Transportation Plan • Bicycle Friendly Community • Bike to Work Day • Mary Avenue Bridge Count • Suggested Routes to Schools • Hotlist Future plans for the Commission that will be mentioned are as follows: • Pedestrian Transportation Plan • Suggested Routes to Schools • Bicycle Friendly Community related changes 4) Cupertino Pedestrian Transportation Guideline ; Mr. Stillman provided a PDF of the current Pedestrian Transportation Plan completed in 2002 by a consultant. The commission discussed if it should take on the task of revising the Plan itself since there is no funding to hire a consultant. The action is for each commissioner to read the current Plan and choose at least two sections they are interested in working on. Mr. Stillman will find out if there are any new requirements that need to be included in the Plan. He will also see if a copy of the document which can be edited is available. 5) Monte Vista Storm Drain Project Mr. Stillman brought the anticipated schedule for the Monte Vista Storm Drain Project. He also brought the engineering plans showing property lines, street width, and the location of the curbs. No sidewalks are included in this project. The project covers Byrne and Orange Avenues. Commissioner Chan noted that the corner of Byrne and McClellan is not included in the design, but has a lot of standing water after rain. Mr. Stillman will check to see if it can be included to continue around the corner. The benefit is improved drainage and pavement for those that choose to walk on McClellan at that location. Commissioners Takahashi and Chan noted that the width of Orange near McClellan will effectively be narrowed by the project since the gravel area currently used for parking will no longer be available with the new curb location. Mr. Stillman noted that 30 feet is sufficient for parking on one side of the street. This area has high car, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic for the schools and the commissioners expressed concern with the safety of the resulting intersection. Mr. Stillman will look into this. Additional information is also needed on the design intent on Orange near Granada where only bicycles and pedestrians can currently pass through. It was unclear in the plans if the new design is bicycle and pedestrian friendly at this location with respect to restricting cars and proper ramp and bollard positioning. Mr. Stillman will look into this. 6) Bicycle Friendly Community Feedback Mr. Stillman provided the Commission with the feedback from the League of American Bicyclists. The four main items are improving arterial bike lanes, implementing the Bicycle Transportation Plan, offering skills classes regularly, and expanding encouragement efforts. The consensus is to focus additional effort on education and encouragement, especially with the schools. OLD BUSINESS 7) Hotlist Review The status of multiple items was updated by Mr. Stillman. Items 5 and 11 were re- opened by Commissioner Chan. 8) Suggested Routes to Schools Maps Commissioner Chan presented the maps he came up with working with Lesley Reid, a parent involved with the Kennedy Boltage program. The biking routes selected used existing bike lanes and routes except for the addition of the new bridge in Blackberry Farm for access from Scenic Circle. Walking routes involved avoiding areas with sidewalk gaps. Some requests for improvement in areas of concern were brought up by Ms. Reid. • Add flashing beacons for crosswalks near McClellan @ Club House and McClellan @ Stevens Canyon • Remove one crosswalk across Hyannisport @ Fort Baker • Car/bike conflict on Bubb near the Kennedy bike racks FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Pedestrian Transportation Plan • Bicycle Education • BPC Presentation to City Council Feedback • Bicycle Event ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:07 pm. SUBMITTED BY: William Chan, Commission Chair