City Council
Carmen Montano, Mayor
Garry Barbadillo, Vice Mayor
Evelyn Chua, Councilmember
Hon Lien, Councilmember
William Lam, Councilmember
1. Call to Order /Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda: March 27, 2025
Approved by Mayor Montano and seconded by Councilmember Lam
3. Approval of Minutes: October 24, 2024
Approved by Mayor Montano and seconded by Councilmember Lam
4. Public Forum
Members of the audience are invited to address the Subcommittee on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers must state their name and address for the record and limit their remarks to under three minutes. As an unagendized item, no response is required of City staff or the Subcommittee; however, the Subcommittee may agendize the item for a future meeting.
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5. Business Items (Review and Discuss Transportation Related Topics) a. Bike Survey & Improvement Project
Staff reviewed the bike survey results regarding program and infrastructure interests and suggested updates to the current bike map. Mayor requested to add the Milpitas library to the bike parking category.
Staff gave an update on the status of the bike lane improvement project.
Councilmember Lam is interested in understanding the difference between in- house design versus consultant design.
b. Street Sealing Project Update
Staff provided an update on the street sealing project. Project areas were selected based on maximizing available funding. Mayor suggested looking at Arizona and Abbott as potential traffic calming areas.
c. Traffic Grant Updates
Members of Subcommittee
Carmen Montano, Member
William Lam, Member
City Council Transportation Subcommittee
Committee Conference Room
455 East Calaveras Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
4:00 PM
Staff shared updates on the following grants:
a) City is establishing an agreement with Caltrans for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) – Cycle 12.
b) City was notified that the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) is on hold as discretionary grant activities are on hold.
c) City is waiting to hear the results of the California Transportation Commission (CTC) Local Partnership Program Competitive Funding in June.
d) City is also waiting to hear about the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) in June as well.
e) City was not awarded the Statewide and Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) – Cycle 7 or the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant.
6. Other Topics
Mayor initiated discussion about a) signage prohibiting large vehicles and overnight parking and b) looking into a potential funding for Hetch Hetchy bike/walking trail through the City of Fremont’s CIP program, Open Space Authority, etc.
Staff provided an update that the City entered into a contract with a consultant to perform a traffic congestion analysis of Escuela Parkway from Jacklin Road to Washington Drive.
Councilmember Lam inquired about the status of Milpitas SMART, a local app- based on-demand micro transit service.
7. Next Proposed Meeting Date: TBD
8. Adjournment
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