BPC 09-18-2019 MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
0 September 181h, 2019
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:11 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Jennifer Shearin (arrived late), Muni Madhdhipatla, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Pete
Heller
Absent: Erik Lindskog
Staff Present: David Stillman City Transportation Manager and Cherie Walkowiak City
Safe Routes coordinator.
Visitors: Baixin Qian, Michael Chian, Matt Widmann, Jean Bedord, Johannes
Newbrand.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Gerhard moved to approve July 9th meeting minutes; Muni seconded it.
The motion passed 3-0-2 (Shearin, Lindskog absent).
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
No written communications.
NEW BUSINESS
1) Cupertino 2019 Fall Bike Fest Planning.
a. Cherie presented the plan for 2019.
b. Brand new colorful flyers are designed for the event; these will be kept at
library, Quinlan, City Center and Cupertino Sports Center.
c. There are quite a few new vendors participating.
d. Two new eBike vendors will be demonstrating their products.
e. A cargo bike vendor will be demoing their product.
f. There will be 3 bike vendors to help out with bikes check.
g. Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC will be there and some vendors
selling bike safety goods.
h. There will be experts teaching biking techniques, conducting clinics and
fixing tires.
i. There will be contests for how light is the bike, how many bags of
groceries can be carried on a bike and how many kids can be carried on a
bike.
j. 130 participants are expected at the event.
k. There will be 2 route choices: a longer route and a shorter route. The
Commissioners recommended Option 4 from the list of long routes
shown.
1. Cherie will attend the October meeting to share a retrospective of the j
event.
2) New Business: Carmen Road Bridge Feasibility Study.
a. David presented the details of the feasibility study.
b. In the Bike/Ped plan, this project is listed as a Tier 2 project.
c. City Council approved $100K for a feasibility study.
d. Muni asked for details on the grading of bridge slope on both sides. David
will share this information. This is important and should be a low number
if we are expecting Stevens Creek Elementary Kids to ride on this bridge.
e. Gerhard asked if we can consider building a staircase from the bridge to
the Stevens Creek Boulevard sidewalk. David said that an ADA
compliance issue make it unviable.
f. Jennifer suggested to replace Medium, Low and High with real numbers
in Table 2.
g. Commissioners like Options 4, 5 and 1; eliminated Options 2 & 3 from
consideration.
h. Commissioners would prefer 10 feet wide bridge instead of 8 feet in
width. This is to allow for pedestrians and bikers in both directions to pass
each other safely.
i. Jennifer asked for information on how much property encroachment will
occur depending on 10 feet vs. 12 feet width options. David shall find this
info and report back to the Commissioners.
j. Public Comments:
• Newbrand: Is there any way to get the stairs without the ADA
requirement?David clarified that there is no escaping the ADA
requirement.
• Michael: How does this bridge affect Stevens Creek Trail?David
clarified that this is an independent project and has no connection
to Stevens Creek Trail.
k. Commissioners Said: The Commission highly recommends this project
based on the value this brings to: 1)330 elementary school kids on south
side of Stevens Creek and 2) 680 middle and high school kids on the north
side of Stevens Creek. It provides connectivity between Varian park and
Blackberry Farm, provides accessibility for the senior community to
Stevens Creek trail on the south side and Blackberry Farm.
1. Gerhard Made the Motion: The Commission fully endorses the feasibility
study of the Carmen Bridge project. Based on community input, we
recommend options 5, 4 and 1 in that priority order for Council
consideration. Additionally, the Commission requests staff to invest time
necessary to prepare for the design and seek budget approval for a design
phase next year. The Commission is also requesting that staff do outreach
to properties impacted and adjacent community members before the
design phase.Jennifer seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously 5-0-1 (Lindskog absent).
3) Staff Report (Stillman)
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a. The City Council met last night and approved theSt" r+Trail
project with Option D and extra funding for fencing.
b. McClellan project is progressing and expecting to complete by the end of
September. Contrary to the perception, there is no real reduction in the
width of the car lanes on McClellan;it was a 10 feet lane before and a 10
feet wide lane now. '
4) VTA BPAC
a. None.
5) Public Relations Subcommittee Report (Lindskog)
6) Report on Committee assignments and general comments
7) Meeting with Mayor.
a. Pete attended the Mayor's meeting with Commissioners and reported that
the meeting was quite lively and there was a lot of discussion on Regnart
Creek Trail. Other Commissions were not aware of status so Pete
educated them on the project. The Fine Arts commission is doing an art
competition.
b. Next month the meeting will be attended by Jennifer.
ADJOURNMENT
Commission Chair Gerhard Eschelbeck adjourned meeting at 09:08 PM.
SUBMITTED BY:
Muni Madhdhipatla, Commissioner