City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Amended
4:00 PM Virtual Meeting01/24/2022
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953(e) and City of Santa Clara Resolution 21-9038, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting will be held by teleconference only. No physical location will be available for this meeting; however, the City of Santa Clara continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely:
• Via Zoom:
https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/95582744643
Meeting ID: 955 8274 4643 or
Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
1 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Hardy called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm.
Chair Karen Hardy, Member Lloyd Cha, Member Betsy Megas, Member Diane Harrison, Member Cecily Cox, Member Bruce
Donoghue, Member Jane Casamajor, and Member Sukrit Ganesh Present 8 -
Vice Chair Sudhanshu JainExcused 1 -
Member Atisha VarshneyAbsent 1 -
A motion was made by Member Megas, seconded by Member Cha, to excuse member Varshney. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
Aye: Chair Hardy, Member Cha, Member Megas, Member Harrison, Member Cox, Member Donoghue, Member Casamajor, and Member Ganesh
8 -
Excused: Vice Chair Jain1 -
Absent: Member Varshney1 -
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2 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Video: [00:02:00]
1 - Ken Kratz requested the City to hire a full-time BPAC coordinator.
He also suggested the Committee add the following agenda items for future meetings:
A. BPAC committee members represent each Council District B. Encourage citizens to work from home
C. Wayfinding
2 - Tom Granvold noted that pedestrians are shown the "Walk" symbol in advance of vehicles shown a green light at the El Camino Real and Lawrence Expressway intersection. He would like to see the same measures implemented at Santa Clara intersections.
3 CONSENT CALENDAR
A. 21-1639 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2021 (Chair Hardy)
BPAC Meeting Minutes, October 25, 2021Attachments:
Video: [00:12:10]
A motion was made by Member Cha, seconded by Chair Hardy, that the October 25, 2021 meeting minutes be Approved as amended.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Chair Hardy, Member Cha, Member Megas, Member Harrison, and Member Donoghue
5 -
Excused: Vice Chair Jain1 -
Absent: Member Varshney1 -
Abstained: Member Cox, Member Casamajor, and Member Ganesh3 - 4 REPORTS FOR COMMITTEE INFORMATION
A. 22-1640 Public Works Verbal Update (Yee)
Video: [00:19:25]
Public Works staff provided updates on the following items:
1 - Diagonal striping added to the buffered bike lanes on Agnew. 2 - A community meeting was held in December 2021 regarding the Bassett Street/Laurelwood Ave Bicycle Lane Project.
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B. 22-1641 Police Verbal Update (Selberg)
Video: [00:26:20]
No update. Officer Selberg was not present.
C. 22-1642 VTA BPAC Verbal Update (Megas)
Email from Member Megas, dated December 30, 2021Attachments:
Video: [00:28:20]
Member Megas provided update on VTA BPAC meetings.
D. 22-1643 Grant Activity Verbal Update (Shariat)
Grant Activity TableAttachments:
Video: [00:37:45]
Ms. Shariat provided an update on recent grant related activity.
E. 22-1644 Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Plan Update (Shariat) Location Map
Revised Pruneridge Avenue Design Concepts
Post Meeting Material.pdf
Attachments:
Video: [01:03:00]
Ms. Shariat and Alta Planning & Design consultants provided an update on the Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Plan project. Revised concepts and traffic analysis results were presented to the BPAC and members ranked alternatives via an online ranking tool.
F. 22-1654 Central Bikeway Study Project (VTA)
Three Alternatives Map
Post Meeting Material.pdf
Attachments:
Video: [02:40:10]
Mr. Pearse (Valley Transportation Authority) provided an update on the Central Bikeway Study project with a follow-up question and comment period.
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G. 22-1652 New Members and Brown Act Overview (Shariat/Arellano) 2014 BPAC Policy GuidelinesAttachments:
Video: [03:17:40]
Ms. Shariat provided background information on the history of the Committee. Deputy Attorney Haro provided a presentation followed by a discussion period concerning the Brown Act and how it applies to the Committee members.
H. 22-1029 Complete Streets Review of the Freedom Circle Focus Area Plan (Davidson)
Freedom Circle Focus Area Land Use Plan
Greystar Site Plan
Freedom Circle Focus Area Document
Post Meeting Material.pdf
Attachments:
Video: [03:46:20]
Mr. Davidson (Community Development Department) provided project information regarding the Freedom Circle Focus Area Plan followed by a discussion and comment session.
L. 22-1653 Vision Zero (Garcia)
Annual Work Plan Topic Request Form (Megas)
City Council Study Session presentation on Vision Zero
Attachments:
Video [04:30:30]
Mr. Garcia provided background on Vision Zero initiatives followed by a discussion session centered around the strategies that incorporate the seven "E"s and the next steps towards developing a Vision Zero Plan.
I. 22-1703 Complete Streets Review of the City of San Jose Stevens Creek Blvd and Winchester Blvd Paving Project (Yee)
Resolution No. 18-8593 Complete Streets Policy
Bicycle Plan Update 2018 Figure 17, Recommendations
Stevens Creek Boulevard Conceptual Cross-Section
Winchester Boulevard Conceptual Design
Attachments:
Video: [05:09:15]
Mr. Yee provided an update on the San Jose Stevens Creek and Winchester Boulevard Paving Project followed by a discussion and comment session.
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J. 22-43 Complete Streets Review of the School Access Improvement Project (Yee) Project PlansAttachments:
Video: [05:46:30]
Mr. Yee provided an overview of the elements included in the federally funded School Access Improvement project followed by a discussion and comment session. Several members commented that bulbouts should not force bicyclists into the travel lanes.
K. 22-1650 Update on Governance Item/Revise BPAC Bylaws (Yee) December 14, 2021 City Council File # 21-1734 Staff Report Draft City Code Amendment
Draft BPAC Policy Guidelines Revision (clean)
Draft BPAC Policy Guidelines Revision (with redlines)
Attachments:
Video: [06:07:20]
Mr. Yee provided a brief history and update on the current status of the Governance Committee recommendations regarding the BPAC and the recent City Council approved recommendations governing the future structure and bylaws of the BPAC .
5 REPORTS FOR COMMITTEE ACTION
A. 22-1649 Transportation Development Act Funding Recommendations (Yee) 2016 VTA Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Capital Projects Ten-year Fiscally Constrained Priority List
January 2021 BPAC Meeting, Item 21-1337, TDA Funding
Recommendations
Attachments:
Video: [06:22:00]
Mr. Yee provided the Committee with staff's recommendation to use the funds to construct curb ramps at priority locations listed in the Pedestrian Master Plan along with alternative options regarding the City's grant application for Transportation Development Act FY 2022/23 funds.
A motion was made by Member Megas, seconded by Member Cha, to Approve Staff's Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Chair Hardy, Member Cha, Member Megas, Member Harrison, Member Cox, Member Donoghue, and Member Ganesh
7 -
Excused: Vice Chair Jain1 -
Absent: Member Varshney, and Member Casamajor2 -
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6 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. 22-1645 Subcommittee on Bicycle Story Maps (Cha, Megas, and Varshney) Video: [06:34:10]
No update
B. 22-1646 Subcommittee on Police Collision History (Cha, Donoghue and Varshney) Video: [06:35:10]
No update. Member Cox volunteered to serve on this subcommittee.
C. 22-1647 Subcommittee on Bike to Shop Day (Harrison, Kratz, and Megas) Bike to Shop Donation Request LetterAttachments:
Video: [06:42:40]
Member Harrsion set May 28, 2022 as tentative date for this event.
D. 22-1648 Subcommittee on Roundabouts (Harrison, Kratz, and Megas) Subcommittee presentationAttachments:
Video: [06:48:25]
Member Harrison and Mr. Kratz provided a presentation on the subcommittee's selection of potential locations for future consideration for installing roundabouts.
Member Cha and Member Ganesh volunteered to serve on this subcommittee.
7 AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Video: [07:29:50]
Ms Shariat announced the upcoming virtual public meetings for the Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Plan to be held on February 9th and 12th, 2022.
9 ADJOURNMENT
At 11:47 pm motion was made by Member Cha, seconded by
Member Megas, that the meeting be Adjourned. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Chair Hardy, Member Cha, Member Megas, Member Harrison, Member Cox, Member Donoghue, and Member Ganesh
7 -
Excused: Vice Chair Jain1 -
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Absent: Member Varshney, and Member Casamajor2 -
The next regular scheduled meeting will be on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 4:00PM.
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