MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE
REVISED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
April 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Committee Members:
Councilmember Arias
Councilmember Smith
Councilmember Kaur
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
a. Adoption of February 13, 2024, regular meeting minutes Staff recommends adoption of minutes
*1. Corrected Minutes
4. STAFF REPORTS
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Update from the California High Speed Rail Authority Staff recommends receiving and filing the report and continued coordination amongst the agencies
b. Bicycle Pump Track and Mountain Biking Facilities Referral Update 2024 Staff recommends the committee discuss, receive, and file the presentation. *1. PowerPoint presentation
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 9, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: Minutes TO: Multimodal Transportation and Safety Ad-hoc Committee FROM: Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
DATE: April 2, 2024
SUBJECT: Adoption of the February 13, 2024, regular meeting minutes
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of minutes
BACKGROUND:
FISCAL IMPACT:
COUNCIL GOAL:
Choose an item.
ATTACHMENTS:
February 13, 2024 minutes
1 MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE
MINUTES
12 P .M. REGULAR MEETING
February 13, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members present: Councilmember Eric Arias, Chair Councilmember Bob Smith
Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
City Staff: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager
Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney
Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Ryan Starbuck, Public Works
Paul Archer, Public Works
Valerie Saenz, Technology Services
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
Yesenia Fernandez from Blue Zones invited the committee to a complete Streets workshop on March 18, 2024, and provided written materials.
1. Written materials submitted by Yesenia Fernandez
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
a. Adoption of October 24, 2023, Special Meeting Agenda Summary Report Motion by Councilmember Kaur to adopt October 24, 2023, Agenda Summary Report. Motion approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
2 4. STAFF REPORTS
a. Report on Multi-Modal Transportation Safety Actions revised Paul Archer, Engineer IV, provided staff comments and a PowerPoint presentation.
Motion by Councilmember Smith to receive and file. Motion approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
1. PowerPoint presentation 2-13-24
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Safe Routes to Schools and Parks
Greg Strakaluse, Public Works Director, made staff comments and demonstrated a GIS mapping tool on the city website.
Chair Arias was seated at 5:42 p.m.
Committee Member Smith asked for a legend to be included on the map as well as North of the River parks.
Chair Arias asked for a layer to be added for grocery stores and hospitals.
Committee Member Kaur asked how we can formulate a policy to encourage developers to address lack of sidewalks and other infrastructure around existing schools and other amenities.
Committee Member Smith asked staff to look into whether sidewalks and bike lanes could be a requirement for developers similar to the street requirement.
Chair Arias asked for coordination with schools as they are planned and developed to address the issues prior to construction.
Motion by Councilmember Kaur to receive and file. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Neighborhood Traffic Calming Mapping Portal
Greg Strakaluse, Public Works Director, made staff comments.
Ryan Starbuck, Traffic Engineer, provided a demonstration of the GIS traffic calming map available on the website.
Chair Arias thanked staff for their efforts to increase safety.
3 Motion by Councilmember Smith to receive and file. Motion passed unanimously.
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Committee Member Smith asked staff to look at River Run Blvd and add it into the Safe Routes to Parks improvements list for a crosswalk.
Committee Member Kaur thanked staff for their efforts.
7. ADJOURNMENT
6:31
___________________
ERIC ARIAS, CHAIR
Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee
ATTEST:
______________________
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC, CPMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio of
The Council of the City of Bakersfield
1 MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
February 13, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
1. ROLL CALL
Committee Members present: Councilmember Eric Arias, Chair Councilmember Bob Smith
Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
City Staff: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager
Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney
Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
Ryan Starbuck, Public Works
Paul Archer, Public Works
Valerie Saenz, Technology Services
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
Yesenia Fernandez from Blue Zones invited the committee to a complete Streets workshop on March 18, 2024, and provided written materials.
1. Written materials submitted by Yesenia Fernandez
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
a. Adoption of October 24, 2023, Special Meeting Agenda Summary Report Motion by Councilmember Kaur to adopt October 24, 2023, Agenda Summary Report. Motion approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
2 4. STAFF REPORTS
a. Report on Multi-Modal Transportation Safety Actions revised Paul Archer, Engineer IV, provided staff comments and a PowerPoint presentation.
Motion by Councilmember Smith to receive and file. Motion approved with Councilmember Arias absent.
1. PowerPoint presentation 2-13-24
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Safe Routes to Schools and Parks
Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director, made staff comments and demonstrated a GIS mapping tool on the city website.
Chair Arias was seated at 5:42 p.m.
Committee Member Smith asked for a legend to be included on the map as well as North of the River parks.
Chair Arias asked for a layer to be added for grocery stores and hospitals.
Committee Member Kaur asked how we can formulate a policy to encourage developers to address lack of sidewalks and other infrastructure around existing schools and other amenities.
Committee Member Smith asked staff to look into whether sidewalks and bike lanes could be a requirement for developers similar to the street requirement.
Chair Arias asked for coordination with schools as they are planned and developed to address the issues prior to construction.
Motion by Councilmember Kaur to receive and file. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Neighborhood Traffic Calming Mapping Portal
Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director, made staff comments.
Ryan Starbuck, Traffic Engineer, provided a demonstration of the GIS traffic calming map available on the website.
Chair Arias thanked staff for their efforts to increase safety.
3 Motion by Councilmember Smith to receive and file. Motion passed unanimously.
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Committee Member Smith asked staff to look at River Run Blvd and add it into the Safe Routes to Parks improvements list for a crosswalk.
Committee Member Kaur thanked staff for their efforts.
7. ADJOURNMENT
6:31
___________________
ERIC ARIAS, CHAIR
Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee
ATTEST:
______________________
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC, CPMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio of
The Council of the City of Bakersfield
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 9, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: New Business TO: Multimodal Transportation and Safety Ad-hoc Committee FROM: Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director
DATE: April 2, 2024
SUBJECT: Update from the California High Speed Rail Authority
Update from the California High Speed Rail Authority
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends receiving and filing the report and continued coordination amongst the agencies
BACKGROUND:
The California High Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has recently presented to this committee in October 24, 2023, sharing the commitment to working cooperatively on station site planning, site access, transportation mobility, and consideration of land use and redevelopment potential. The earlier presentation had identified the location of the future station and very preliminary concepts.
Since October 2023 the Authority has made significant progress. The Authority has under contract Foster+Partners / Arup (F+P Arup JV) is for design services for the four Central Valley stations on the Merced to Bakersfield operating segment. The F+P Arup JV completed pre -design and concept design work for the 4 stations and submitted a package of deliverables to the Authority in November 2023. Since then, the Authority completed technical review of the submittals, value analysis and value engineering as well as stakeholder consultation and has incorporated a range of technical feedback into a single concept layout for each station that the design team will advance through schematic design. Schematic design is the first stage of Activity 3, Design Services; this stage is scheduled for completion in Fall 2024.
As initial station design is being completed, the Authority has been working with the City of Bakersfield and the California Department of Transportation to collect and model traffic conditions out to the year 2046 and conceptually arrive at transportation infrastructure alternatives to and from the station that safely serve all modes of transportation, while considering the highest and best use for redevelopment.
Much of the focus and coordination has been on State Route 204, a Caltrans facility between Union Avenue and State Route 99.
The presentation before the committee will focus on the station concepts, with cross sections of the look and feel, and the site plan design layout concepts. The Authority will share egress/ingress flow of the station with integration to the City transportation network.
Authority staff and their consultants will be sharing the anticipated timeline for next steps in the project and the planned community outreach in the coming months.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for providing the presentation on the High-Speed Rail station concepts.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Presentation Page 9 of 47
F e b u r ar y 2024
Central Valley Stations Board Presentation Draft
California High-Speed Rail
Project Schedule
Pre-Design ConstructionDesign T esting
Platform Level 37’
Platform Level 3’
Platform Level 7’
Platform Level 43’
Platform Level 56’
Merced
Superstructure
Canopy
Station, VT, Envelope
Fresno Kings T ulare Bakersfield
Canopy Level 96’
Canopy Level 82’
Canopy Level 82’
Canopy Level 84’
Kit of Parts
Canopy
PlatformVertical Transportation
Program
Structure
Facade Enclosure
Openings for Vertical Transportation
Egress Stairs
Station Configuration
Platform Sizing
Length & Width of Platform
1,400’ Platform Extents
800’ Platform Extents
CVS Phase 800’
Phase 1 1,400’
Track clearance
73"
Unobstructed Zone
C L
Track
26' - 9"
Indicative Outline of Canopy
Min. Clearance
above Tracks
Top of Platform
Top of Tracks
4' - 0"
VT zone
21' - 6" 12' - 0"
44" 45"
18' - 0"
ELEVATOR CLEARANCE
45"
13' - 0"
Indicative Viaduct Superstructure
Indicative Station Facade
28' - 6"
Track clearance
73"
Unobstructed Zone
C L
Track
26' - 9"
Min. Clearance
above Tracks
Top of Platform
Top of Tracks
4' - 0"
12' - 0"
20' - 0"
Indicative Viaduct Superstructure
Indicative Outline of Canopy
5' - 0" 20' - 0"
Platform WidthFacade Zone
Indicative Station Facade
Client Project Title
Project No. Date
Scale at Arch E1
Sketch Number
Riverside, 22 Hester Road
London SW11 4AN
www.fosterandpartners.com
T +44(0)20 7738 0455
© Foster + Partners 3/8" = 1'-0"
California High Speed Rail Authority California High Speed Rail Central Valley Stations
09/13/23SK-BAK-AR-044 CVSBakersfield Station
Typical Platform Section
Platform Width: 28’-6”
(28.5’ x 1400’) x 2 Platforms
Platform Area = 79,800sf
The Canopy
Bakersfield - 1901
Bakersfield
Bakersfield - Proposed Area Breakdown
Platforms (55%)
Landside PAX Services (15%)
Trackside Station Operations (4%)
Trackside Platform Access (10%)
MEP (9%)
Landside Train Operations (1%)
Landside Station Operations (3%)
Landside Vendor Spaces (3%)
Total Area = 158,000sf
Site Plan
Bakersfield Station
Parking*
Rental
Cars*
Parking*
Regional Bus Local Bus Depot
0 40’ 80’ 160’
Rental
Cars*
Parking*
Parking*
Rental
Cars*
ADA Parking
Parking*
Rental
Cars
Parking Parking* Parking Parking*
Legend
Drop-off
Pickup
Local Bus Depot
Regional Bus Depot Drop-off
Pickup
Local Bus Depot
Regional Bus Depot Drop-off
Pickup
Local Bus Depot
Regional Bus DepotDrop-off
Pickup
Local Bus Depot
Regional Bus Depot
HSR
Platform ConcoursePlazaPUDOGolden State Avenue
Platform Level + 56’
Canopy Roof +94’
Ceiling Level + 42’
HSR Through
Tracks
Cross Section
Workshop Goals:
Building community partnerships with a focus on mobility, activation and placemaking in and around the future stations. Explore partnership opportunities for projects and grants.
• 235 CBOs reached: warm up calls, emails, outreach
• 97 CBOs attended workshops
• Merced: January 16, 2024 (Virtual)
• 65 CBOs invited, 25 participated
• Kings/T ulare: January 16, 2024 (Virtual)
• 32 CBOs invited, 15 participated
• Bakersfield: January 17 , 2024 (Virtual)
• 73 CBOs invited, 24 participated
• Fresno: January 18, 2024 (In Person)
• 65 CBOs invited, 33 participated
Next Steps: “Thank you” messaging & HSR Updates, Identifying Emerging Themes, Potential Projects, Grants Opoortunities & further outreach follow up.
Community Based Organization (CBO) Workshops
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
November 2024
Presentation to the Authority Board
Station Refinement Process
Start Schematic Design
Complete Schematic Design
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 9, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: New Business TO: Multimodal Transportation and Safety Ad-hoc Committee FROM: Rick Anthony
DATE: April 2, 2024
SUBJECT: Bicycle Pump Track and Mountain Biking Facilities Referral Update 2024
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the committee discuss, receive, and file the presentation.
BACKGROUND:
At a City Council meeting in 2023, Council Member Smith gave a referral that the Multimodal Transportation Committee have a presentation from the Recreation and Parks Department to provide conceptual plans to install Bicycle Pump Track on park property alongs ide the Kern River Parkway Trail.
The purpose of this presentation is informative by nature to offer examples and estimated costs of retrofitting these within one of the City’s existing parks.
FISCAL IMPACT:
At this time, there is no impact to the General Fund or PSVS funds for a presentation on Bike Pump Tracks.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
ATTACHMENTS:
WHAT IS A PUMPTRACK?
A PUMPTRACK IS A CIRCULAR RIDING
TRACK TYPICALLY 110 METERS (120
YARDS) IN LENGTH DESIGNED WITH
ROLLERS (SMOOTH MOUNDS) AND
BERMS (RAISED TURNS), WHERE ONE
CYCLES NOT BY PEDALING BUT RATHER
BY CAREFULLY TIMED BODY MOTIONS
(“PUMPING”) WHILE CREATING AND
MAINTAINING RIDING MOMENTUM.
WHAT AGES CAN USE A PUMPTRACK?
PUMPTRACKS CAN SERVE ALL AGE
GROUPS OLD ENOUGH TO RIDE.
HOW MUCH AREA IS
REQUIRED?
TYPICALLY 1,000 SQ METERS (1/4 ACRE)
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL
OPTIONS:
ASPHALT ESTABLISHED AS THE BEST
OPTION AS IT’S HIGHLY DURABLE AND
LOW-MAINTENANCE OPTION.
- ASPHALT
- CONCRETE
- DIRT
- WOOD
- FIBERGLASS
ARE PUMPTRACKS ONLY FOR BICYCLES?
BIKES
SKATEBOARDS
SCOOTERS
INCLINE SKATES
& ANY OTHER KINDS OF
WHEELED VEHICLES
CAN ALL USE THE
PHYSICS OF PUMPING
TO GENERATE SPEED
AND MOMENTUM ON A
PUMP TRACK
PROPOSED LOCATION:
BEACH PARK
3400 21st St, 93301
$450,000 - $550,000
5,777 ASPHALT SF
7,075 ISLAND & OUT
SLOPE SF
DESIGNATED AREA
21 ST
ST
OAK ST
BEACH PARK Page 35 of 47
PROPOSED LOCATION:
YOKUTS PARK
4200 Empire Dr, 93309
$470,000 - $570,000
5,263 ASPHALT SF
7,075 ISLAND & OUT
SLOPE SF
DESIGNATED AREA
YOKUTS PARK Page 37 of 47
PROPOSED LOCATION:
CALLOWAY DRIVE &
STOCKDALE HWY
CALLOWAY DRIVE- WEST
CALLOWAY DRIVE- EAST YOUNG AGE GROUP:
$130,000 - $180,000
1,250 ASPHALT SF
2,718 ISLAND AND OUT SLOPE SF
OLDER AGE GROUP:
$180,000 - $230,000
1,942 ASPHALT SF
3,328 ISLAND AND OUT SLOPE SFPage 38 of 47
PROPOSED LOCATION:
KRPW EAST PARKING
LOT
5198 Truxtun Ave
$160,000 - $210,000
1,646 ASPHALT SF
3,451 ISLAND & OUT
SLOPE SF
DESIGNATED AREA
6,400 Sq. Ft.
KRPW EAST PARKING LOT Page 41 of 47
PUMPTRACK
RULES SIGN
CALIENTE, NV
CANYON LAKE, CA
ESTES PARK, CO
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