BPC 07-18-2018CUPERTINO
MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
July 18th, 2018
The meeting was called to order at 7:07pm.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Pete Heller, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Erik Lindskog, Sean Lyn, Jennifer Shearin
City Staff: David Stillman, City Transportation Manager, and Chelsea Biklen, Safe Routes to
School Coordinator
Others present: Aditi Dadicki and Pramal Sharma from the Teen Leadership Academy; and
Alexander Nguyen from Boy Scout Troop 479 .
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. The commission unanimously approved the April 18, 2018 meeting minutes with the
addition of one Written Communication (referenced in the minutes) to be added to the
minutes as an addendum. The commission unanimously approved the May 16, 2018
meeting minutes.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Meeting attendees from the Teen Leadership Academy introduced themselves. Alexander
Nguyen explained that he is working on his Citizenship in the Community badge.
OLD BUSINESS
2. Cupertino 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan Implementation Update (Stillman)
Transportation Manager David Stillman presented an update on the current projects
for Class IV bike lanes, Bicycle Boulevards, Trails, Carmen Bridge, and Wayfinding
signs. Timing, funding, and presentation to City Council were discussed by the
commission for the items. (Attached as Desk Item 2-1)
A recommendation of Commissioner Heller was try to 'brand' the divided bike lanes
with similar signage to the new Bicycle Boulevard signs.
A recommendation by Commissioner Eschelbeck was to keep the appearance of all
lane div iders consistent amongst the various projects (McClellan and Stevens Creek).
NEW BUSINESS
3. YMCA Bike Education Workshops (Biklen)
Safe Routes to School Coordinator Chelsea Bilden presented a draft plan for a bike
workshop for both children and adults to be held at the Northwest YMCA in
September. Contracts for instructors are expected to go out this week.
Commissioner Eschelbeck recommended that the sessions be held on one day for four
hours instead of over two days with two hour sessions. The BPC commissioners
agreed to support the events. An update on the event planning will occur at the next
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission meeting.
4. 2018 Fall Bike Fest Planning (Biklen/Stillman)
Chelsea Biklen discussed the plans for the upcoming Cupertino Bike Fest, to be held
on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Commissioner Heller noted there is a need for more
ride leaders as the number of cyclists attending both the Fall Bike Fest and Earth Day
rides increases. Meeting attendees volunteered to help in the following ways;
Create event flyer-Commissioner Shearin
Create bike routes-reverse routes from Earth Day -David Stillman
Ride Chaperone-all Commissioners
Bike Blender-Commissioner Lindskog (if incoming SR2S Coordinator doesn't do this)
Registration Table-Commissioners Shearin and Eschelbeck
The commission thanked Chelsea for all her hard work the past three years as
Cupertino's Safe Routes to School Coordinator from the program inception. She has
brought local schools and parents together for the common cause of increasing safety
for our students, as well as led many events and created a framework for Cupertino's
SR2S program into the future. The BPC wish her well in her future endeavors.
5. Safe Routes to School Succession Planning (Stillman)
The current Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Chelsea Biklen, will be leaving her
position on July 31, 2018.
Interviews with potential replacements have been conducted and it is expected the
position will be filled by mid-to late August.
6. Bicycle Counts of Local Cupertino Roads (Shearin/Stillman)
Commissioner Shearin discussed the need to measure usage counts for roads in
locations where improvements have been proposed. These counts would be taken at
the same location before and after the improvements.
David Stillman noted that on McClellan Road, bicycle counts were taken in five
locations during spring of 2018. These will be compared with counts that will be
taken after the class IV lanes are installed. He will provide these locations to the
commissioners, as they were not available at the time of the meeting.
• City Staff will be preparing a list of proposed Cupertino locations for bicycle counts
prior to implementation of other improvements. Commissioners will review and
advise on locations. Counts will be taken while school is in session.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
7. Staff Report (Stillman)
• No report given.
8. VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
• No report given, as VTA meeting was cancelled this month.
9. Public Relations Subcommittee Report (Heller)
• Commissioners discussed need for outreach to community for upcoming Bicycle
Transportation Plan projects.
10. Report on Committee Assignments and General Comments
• Making dinner available at commission meetings was briefly discussed, but will not
be pursued.
• It was agreed that the next commission meeting will be held on August 14, 2018 due
to a conflict with the Commissioner's Dinner on our regularly scheduled meeting
date.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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