BPC 06-17-2015 MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
June 171h, 2015
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Pete Heller, Gary Jones, Vidula Aiyer, Sean Lyn, EricXLindskog
Staff: David Stillman
Others Present: Larry Dean, Anastasia Novozhilova
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Larry Dean, resident; reviewed progress of Walk Bike Cupertino (WBC).
• Anastasia Novozhilova, employee of Apple Computer; presented various
concerns about safety.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ORDERS OF THE DAY
1) Staff Report from David Stillman; discussion of City Council budget. All items
were approved by the City Council except the Mary Avenue Complete Streets
Project. There is a draft staff report available.
2) Received VTA BPAC Report from James Wiant. Power Point slides are available.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3) Commission approved the May 20th, 2015 minutes.
OLD BUSINESS
4) Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Mission Statement
a. Awaiting consultant
b. Pete presented his version
c. Discussion—general objectives of the Commission for the consultant
• Inner-city mobility for bike and pedestrians
• Safe routes to schools
• Transportation for adults, seniors. Emphasis on errands, leisure
and local workers
• Objectives should be rational
• Set reasonable and attainable goals
5) Bike Plan Update—Next Steps
a. Guidance to staff on picking a consultant. Commissioner's perspective:
• A 2016/2017 Bike Pedestrian Plan be adopted by May 2016
• Begin work on new Plan by August 2015
6) Documentation of Items and Issues for the BPC
a. David Stillman maintains a spreadsheet of"Hot" items
b. Eric presented his Best Practices format used by AEA (catalog concept)
Items discussed:
• Rodriguez Bike Lane
• Pedestrian crossing off Bolloger
• , Further discussion on Eri/s catalog concept: Hot list vs. catalog for
Commissioners' and public's concerns.
7) Hotlist was discussed in item 6
NEW BUSINESS
8) Items for Future Agendas—no new items
9) Next Meeting—Information—July 15, 2015, 7 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
SUBM TED B
Gary E. Jones, ommis Aper