BPC 12-19-07 Special CALL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
CUPERTINO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Bicycle
Pedestrian Commission is hereby called to be held on Wednesday, December 19,
2007, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room A, located at City Hall, 10300
Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA.
Said special meeting sha11 be for the purpose of approving meeting
minutes, receiving an update on the Bicycle Transportation Plan, and determining
future agenda items.
Dated: December 17, 2007
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David Stillman, Senior Civil Engineer
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
December 19, 2007
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Walton, Armstrong, Koski. Commissioner Walton presided due to the absence of
Chairperson Wiant and Vice Chair Paulsen.
Absent: Paulsen, Wiant
Staff: No staff member was scheduled to be present at this "alternate month" meeting
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no oral communications.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There were no written communications.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Note that there was no meeting in November 2007 as the meeting date was the day before
Thanksgiving. The Commission approved the October 17, 2007 minutes with the following
corrections:
• Addition of meeting start time: 7:09 pm.
• Oral Communications: correction of street name: Ryan Lane should be Orion Lane
• Future Agenda Items: correction of street name: Ryan Lane should be Orion Lane
OLD BUSINESS
1. Bicycle Transportation Plan Update
Joe Walton reported that he and Commissioner Jim Wiant met to review the Bicycle Promotion
Programs chapter. The only remaining task for this chapter is to update the footnotes with regard to
what other groups in the area are doing to promote bicycling.
A discussion of the update process occurred. David Stillman will consolidate the updated chapters of
the Bicycle Transportation Plan into a draft document. The document will then be distributed for
review and comment, and will be posted on the city website. Commissioner Koski asked if a public
meeting would be necessary. Commissioner Walton suggested that we see what public comments
come in. If there are only minor updates, a public meeting is probably not necessary. If a significant
issue arises, it may be necessary to schedule a public meeting to resolve the issue. Commissioner
Walton suggested that we aim to complete the updates by the end of the first quarter, and move into
the review process.
As a side note, Commissioner Walton mentioned that a draft of the VTA's Bicycle Technical
Guidelines (10/30/2007) is available and that he has one. The document was just approved by the
VTA board, and we plan to use it as a reference for the Cupertino Bicycle Transportation Plan.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
• Old Business: Mary Avenue Update, construction slated to start in January 2008
• Old Business: Bicycle Transportation Plan Updates
• New Business: Mary Avenue -discuss whether to research a bicycle route along Mary Avenue in
Cupertino, through the west side of De Anza Junior College, and exiting onto McClellan Road.
A contact point at De Anza Junior College is Brian Murphy.
• New Business: Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Goals for 2008
• New Business: Summary of Tri-schools bus idea and subsequent council vote against moving
forward. See David Stillman's slide show with analysis of the proposal if it is available. In
addition, brainstorm what BPC can do to promote walking, biking, carpooling and traffic
alleviation in the tri-schools area.
• New Business: Status of CUSD "Safe Routes to School" cards that Vicki in Public Works has
been working on, if David Stillman can get information about this.
• New Business: Discuss when the election of 2008 Chair/Vice Chair shall occur
• New Business: Discussion of placing benches at strategic points in the city to help make
Cupertino a more walkable city, which is a council goal.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Koski moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Armstrong seconded the motion.
The vote in favor was unanimous. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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May Kos ' - ommissioner