BPC 11-16-2016MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
November 16 1h, 2016
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Vidula Aiyer, Pete Heller, Erik Lindskog, Sean Lyn
Absent: Gary Jones has resigned
Staff: David Stillman (Senior Civil Engineer)
Others Present: Chelsea Biklen (Safe Routes to School Coordinator), Brooke DuBose
(Toole Design Group), Paula Wallis
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Paula expressed concerns about 'Bikeway no. 17' in our bicycle plan. This is the Stevens
Creek overpass over the train tracks, the road that goes into Rancho San Antonio
Preserve by the Hammonds House. The problem is the gate that prevents bicycle and
pedestrian access to the Rancho San Antonio Preserve from Stevens Creek Blvd. b y the
cemetery. UPRR claims it would be a new passage. Paula claims it is in fact an old
passage and as such should not be blocked .
David: UPRR own road and gate. We will be contacting the UPRR regarding the rail
trail in the spring and plan to bring up the issue then.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Jerry Tallinger -Implementation of Plan for Transportation Safety Forum.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
1) Staff Report (Stillman)
a. Kick off meeting with Toole Design on Monday -Asking for someone
from BPC to attend.
b. Walk Audit and Homestead High, with Alta, parents and school s taff:
Will be getting a report from Alta in a few weeks.
• Toby Smith meeting with one of the schools to do some
improvements
• Vidula: Asking for inventory of improvements resulting from walk
audits. David: Added school zone signs, loading zone signs, hair-
pin sign, putting up no stopping signs in bike lanes.
2) VTA BPAC Report: No report as Gary Jones has resigned as the Cupertino
representative to the VT A BP AC.
3) Receive Public Relations Subcommittee Report (Heller)
a. Education and Encouragement -messaging, campaigns, adult bike classes
via employers, open street events, marketing campaigns, back to school
events, national bike use accounts (employers encouraging people to bike)
b . Schools -walk and roll days, bike trains?
c. Open street event -Showcase improvements
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4) The Commission approved the October 19, 2016 minutes unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
5) 2016 Bike Plan Implementation (Stillman):
a. Waiting for conceptual drawings etc . from Toole .
b. Pete to attend meeting with Toole on Monday.
c. Feasibility studies upcoming for the UPRR and 280 trail.
d. Vidula: Can other Tier 2 projects be expedited?
e. David: Another city engineer being hired, so maybe . Want to get
something completed in the field this year.
6) Biking on Sidewalk Ordinance (Stillman)
a. Changed to allow biking on paths in parks, unless specifically prohibited.
NEW BUSINESS
7) Safe Routes to School Update (Biklen)
a. Chelsea presented an update on the Safe Routes to School activities and
achievements.
8) VTA BPAC Representative Nomination (Stillman)
a. Was not able to nominate a candidate at this point in time as one could not
be found with high likelihood that would be able to attend the required
VTA BP AC meetings.
9) Items for Future Agendas
a. No items were brought up at this point in time .
10) Next Meeting-Information
a. December 21, 2016, 7:00 p .m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Erik Lindskog, Commissioner