CITY OF MERCED
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION
M I N U T E S
Via Teleconference
TUESDAY
February 23, 2021
Chairperson FRIEDMAN called the meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Commission to order at 4:02 PM.
(C) ROLL CALL
Present: Greg Friedman (Chairperson)
Lisa Kayser-Grant
Ann Thurston
Tom Hothem (Vice-Chairperson, Arrived 4:08 PM)
Dwight Ewing
Mitch Vanagten (Ex-Officio)
Absent: None
Five Vacancies: (Two Voting, Three Ex-Officio)
Staff Present: Michael Hren, Principal Planner
Others Present: Stephanie Russell, Merced County Public Health Department Monica Parra, Merced County Public Health Department
(D) PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Public comment was closed at 4:04 PM.
(E) CONSENT CALENDAR
E.1 MINUTES OF DECEMBER 15, 2020
M/S KAISER-GRANT/HOTHEM, AND DULY CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE (2 VACANCIES), TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Minutes
February 23, 2021
AYES: COMMISSIONERS EWING, KAYSER-GRANT, HOTHEM,
THURSTON, CHAIRPERSON FRIEDMAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE (2 VACANCIES)
ABSTAIN: NONE
BICYCLE AND PED ESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION REQUESTS,
INFORMATION ITEMS, AND SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
(H) BUSINESS
H.1 Walk Audit Presentation from Merced County Department of Public Health STEPHANIE RUSSELL AND MONICA PARRA from the Mer ced County De partment of Public Health presented the results of a walk au dit near Golden Valley High School to the Commission. Ms. RUSSELL and M s. PARRA made recommendation s to improve walking and bicycling safety, and discussed the Active Transportation Program Cycle 5, connecting with citizen groups in the South Merced area, funding for signage, and funding for bicycle racks with the Commission.
H.2 Request to Add Item to Future Agenda
Commissioner KAYSER-GRANT requested that a Proclamation for Bike Month be added to the April meeting.
Commissioner HOTHEM requested that items related to infrastructure that is shared or bordered by both City and County of Merced be focused on and that County Planning be included in future meetings where relevant.
(G) REPORTS
G.1 Applications for Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Principal Planner HREN provided an update on the status of applica tions to fill vacancies on the Commission.
G.2 Information Items
Mr. HREN updated the Commission that R Street has reo pened, including stri ping of green-painted bicycle lanes. Mr. HREN also noted that a presentation from CalBike regarding the Central Va lley Bikeways Project was scheduled to appear at the next meeting of the Commission.