BPC 05-20-20 PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
AGENDA
This will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
7:00 PM
Teleconference Meeting
TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19
In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a
teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Members of the public wishing comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the
following ways:
1) E-mail comments by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 to the Commission at
bikepedcommission@cupertino.org. These e-mail comments will be received by the
commission members before the meeting and posted to the City’s website after the
meeting.
2) E-mail comments during the times for public comment during the meeting to the
Commission at bikepedcommission@cupertino.org. The staff liaison will read the emails
into the record, and display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to
the Chair’s discretion to shorten time for public comments). Members of the public that
wish to share a document must email bikepedcommission@cupertino.org prior to speaking.
3) Teleconferencing Instructions
Members of the public may observe the teleconference meeting or provide oral public
comments as follows:
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be made during “oral communications” for matters not on the agenda, and during the
public comment period for each agenda item.
To address the Commission, click on the link below to register in advance and access the
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meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative
format.
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: April 15, 2020 minutes
Recommended Action: Approve April 15, 2020 minutes
Draft Minutes April 15, 2020 Meeting
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2.Subject: Civic Center Parking Analysis and Civic Center Parking Deficiencies
(Zimmermann)
Recommended Action: Receive Civic Center Parking Analysis and provide input
regarding recommendations to address Civic Center parking deficiencies
(Zimmermann)
3.Subject: Westport Bicycle Access Accommodation (Eschelbeck)
Recommended Action: Discuss alternatives for allowing public bicycle access through
Westport project between Mary Avenue and Stevens Creek Blvd (Eschelbeck)
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
4.Subject: Staff Report (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Receive Staff Report (Stillman)
5.Subject: VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
Recommended Action: Receive VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
6.Subject: Report on Subcommittee assignments and general comments
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Recommended Action: Report on Subcommittee assignments and general comments
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
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teleconference meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special
assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability,
meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available
in the appropriate alternative format.
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be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at
10300 Torre Avenue during normal business hours.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code 2.08.100
written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff concerning a
matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written
communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. You
are hereby admonished not to include any personal or private information in written communications to
the City that you do not wish to make public; doing so shall constitute a waiver of any privacy rights
you may have on the information provided to the City.
Members of the public are entitled to address the members concerning any item that is described in the
notice or agenda for this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the
members on any other item not on the agenda, you may do so during the public comment.
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DRAFT MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
April 15, 2020
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Gerhard Eschelbeck, Jennifer Shearin, Erik Lindskog, Muni
Madhdhipatla, and Ilango Ganga
Staff: David Stillman (Senior Civil Engineer)
Others Present: Cherie Walkowiak, Reinaldo Delgado, Michelle, Roger Lee, Marlon
Aumentado, Ted Peng, Connie Cunningham, Jon Willey, and Larry Dean
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. February 19, 2019 Minutes
•The February 20, 2019 minutes where approved unanimously.
POSTPONEMENTS
No postponements.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Connie Cunningham spoke about Covid-19 issues impacting business and service
providers, and their employees. She suggested ways to support service providers and
businesses.
Larry Dean presented slides on the Westport (Formerly Oaks) Bike/Ped Path. The bike
path was present in the 2017 proposal but is not there in the 2020 proposal. He pointed
out that this removes the possibility to have a bike/ped bridge across CA-85 north of
Stevens Creek Blvd land there. It also forces bicycle traffic out on Stevens Creek Blvd
that otherwise could bypass part of it.
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Connie Cunningham submitted written communications regarding the topic she
discussed noted in oral communications.
Larry Dean submitted written communications regarding the topic he discussed noted
in oral communications.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business agenda items.
NEW BUSINESS
2. 2016 Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Education and Encouragement Program
Funding (Walkowiak)
Cherie Walkowiak presented on 2016 Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Program. Slides were presented.
Notes on some of the presentation and discussion:
Commissioner Ganga: Can we bank 18/19 funding also 3 years
Cherie Walkowiak: Yes.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Is there any data on the effectiveness of this education and
encouragement?
Cherie Walkowiak: Not yet as this is the first year.
Commissioner Ganga: Are we planning to measure effectiveness?
Cherie Walkowiak: Yes.
Commissioner Ganga: Does the county have any measurement requirements?
Cherie Walkowiak: Yes. Metrics are required.
Mode shift marketing: Street light banner contest at high schools. Past two rounds of banners
cost ~$5,300. Could expand to banners with two panels. Would cost a little more.
Maps
Bike Ed: Bike Rodeo with presentation seems better.
Bike workshops:
Tip sheets.
Safety gear - Vests. Red and white bike lights to workshop participants. Bike bells.
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Incentives - Stickers.
Community events - Fall bike feast and Earth day family bike ride.
Bike-to-work day - Purchase of bags to hand out. Maybe buy T-shirts?
Other: SRS program, staff persons, Five E:s, Not time to spend on education and equity, could
add a part time staff person. Crossing flags, Crossing guards - Additional locations. VTA will
approve cost for crossing guards.
Commissioner Lindskog: Will more specific plan come later?
Cherie Walkowiak: Will coordinate with David Stillman.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Did you consider other programs than SRTS?
Cherie Walkowiak: The spending proposal to a large degree utilizes our SRTS program as other
programs could require more staff time.
Commissioner Shearin: Speaking for SRTS. It is important for children’s health and the
environment. Important to educate kids when they are young.
Commissioner Ganga: Can we have more metrics and data?
Cherie Walkowiak: Making note of this.
3. Mary Avenue Separated Bike Lane Design (Aumentado)
Marlon Aumentado (Assistant Engineer with the Transportation Division) provided a slide
presentation.
Notes on some of the discussion:
Commissioner Eschelbeck: What about sidewalks?
Marlon Aumentado: Use existing ones.
Commissioner Eschelbeck: No plans to add sidewalks where there are none?
Marlon Aumentado: No.
Commissioner Lindskog: Can there be fencing between the parked cars and the bicycle lane to
reduce the risk for collisions between bicycles traveling in the bike lane and pedestrians crossing
to or from the parked cars?
Marlon Aumentado: Not presently planned.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Does not feel that a fence needed.
Construction is schedule on schedule so far.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Would it go up the Junipero Serra trail (JPST).
David Stillman: Yes, will intersect. However, the JPST project will come to this part at in its last
phase.
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Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Want these projects to be interconnected.
No comments from the public was made.
Commissioner Eschelbeck: Questions from the Commission?
Commissioner Shearin: See problem with speeding cars. Do not want fencing. Would make
people parking cars have to walk in the street.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Like the design with the bike lane on the inside.
Commissioner Ganga: How are bikers protected when they cross side streets?
Marlon Aumentado: Should be better than today.
Commissioner Lindskog: Can we retract parking where there are intersecting side streets?
Marlon Aumentado: Yes - as long as we don't lose parking spaces.
Commissioner Ganga: What about at driveways to and from apartments?
Marlon Aumentado: No accidents have been reported there. Will keep an eye on visibility.
Commissioner Eschelbeck: What about bike path behind The Oaks (Now Westport)? How to get
a path by CA-85?
David Stillman: The current plans for Mary would not exclude it. However, in the current design
for Westport (The Oaks), there may not be enough room. That is really a separate issue and
project.
Commissioner Eschelbeck: Do we have to communicate to someone, CC e.g., about the bike
path by 85?
David Stillman: Sure, can do. Will try to show them the benefit.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Can we shift the sides of the angled parking? Feels less important
to provide parking for nearby residents and more important to provide parking for park visitors.
Thus would be better to have the angled parking on the other side.
David Stillman: Have not considered it but will. We were just trying to not change things too
much.
4. Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Liaison for Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (Eschelbeck)
Commissioner Lindskog was unanimously appointed to be the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission’s
Liaison to the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.
5. Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Subcommittees (Ganga)
For ideas for areas for subcommittees: Education and public awareness, technology use for
traffic safety, school safety, vision zero.
Commissioner Lindskog: Good ideas. Tech and vision zero best.
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Commissioner Shearin: Only 5 commissioners. Do we need so many subcommittees? Can we
narrow it down?
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Also prefer to narrow it down to one or two.
Commissioner Shearin: Prefer environment and not tech.
Commissioner Lindskog: Prefer tech, vision zero and environment.
Commissioner Eschelbeck: Hearing support for tech, vision zero, and environment.
Commissioner Shearin: Proposing Vision zero, and maybe later environment and tech.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Should we maybe pick two?
Commissioner Eschelbeck: Hear support for Vision zero.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Making motion:
Motion
Form the subcommittees for technology use for traffic safety, vision zero and environment with
the following members:
Technology use for traffic safety: Commissioners Ganga and Eschelbeck,
Vision Zero: Commissioners Madhdhipatla and Lindskog,
Environment: Commissioners Madhdhipatla and Lindskog,
and retire the Public Relations Subcommittee.
Seconded by Commissioner Lindskog.
Y: Commissioners Eschelbeck, Madhdhipatla, Lindskog, and Ganga. N: Commissioner Shearin.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
6. Staff Report (Stillman)
David Stillman reported on:
Regnart Creek Trail environmental review meeting tomorrow morning at 9 am. Zoom
meeting.
Staff has been working on applying for measure B funding for capital projects. Three
applications: Junipero Serra Trail, Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV Separated Bikeway (Wolfe
to CA-85), and Carmen Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Lead with Carmen Bridge. Important for school crossings.
David Stillman: Has done this in application.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla: Reduces cars on Stevens Creek.
7. VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
This month’s VTA BPAC meeting was cancelled.
8. Public Relations Subcommittee Report
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No report. (Also, as per motion above, this subcommittee has now been retired.)
9. Report on Committee assignments and general comments
Commissioner Eschelbeck: Earth day cancelled, Bike to Work Day moved to September 24,
2020.
Next Mayor's meeting: In a week or two. Have not heard if it cancelled yet. Commissioner
Ganga attended the last one.
Commissioner Ganga’s report from last Mayor's meeting: Increase in burglary, Planning
Commission: review of general plan, Library Commission, 97% satisfaction, Nancy Hall
retiring. Celebration. Fine Arts Commission - Two wall murals. July 17 art gallery. Teen
Commission: March 21 and 22 hackathon (may be cancelled), Parks and Recreation
Commission: Master Plan. I, Commissioner Ganga, relayed what we have worked on in the
Bike/Ped Commission.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9.20 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Erik Lindskog, Commissioner
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