City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Draft
4:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
City Hall Council Chambers
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051
06/23/2025
The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee meetings in a hybrid manner (in-person and continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely). • Via Zoom:
https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/83368467068
Meeting ID: 833 6846 7068 or
Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
1 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Hardy called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM.
Member Marinano arrived at 4:41 PM.
Member Hung Duong, Member Ken Kratz, Member Jonathan
Marinaro, Member Betsy Megas, Member Vernon Shure, Member Bruce Donoghue, and Chair Karen Hardy
Present 7 -
Member Guillermo Jenaro, and Member Sukrit GaneshExcused 2 - A motion was made by Member Kratz and seconded by Member Megas to excuse Member Jenaro and Member Ganesh. The motion carried by the following votes.
Aye: Member Duong, Member Kratz, Member Megas, Member Shure, Member Donoghue, and Chair Hardy
6 -
Excused: Member Jenaro, and Member Ganesh2 -
Absent: Member Marinaro1 -
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2 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Video: [00:03:20]
Edmund Drozek commented on two issues at San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail: (1) north of highway 101, there are heavy bushes on one side of the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail (STACT) that have not been removed; and (2) north of Walsh Avenue, in the northbound direction across from Nvidia, there are two large culverts that cause safety issues for cyclists. He also mentioned that north of the stadium there are long cracks along the STACT trail that had been filled in with a patch, but made it worse and thus, it needs repaving.
3 CONSENT CALENDAR
A. 25-483 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2025 (Chair Hardy)
Recommendation: Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of March 24, 2025.
Video: [00:07:15]
A motion was made by Member Megas and seconded by Member Kratz to Approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following votes.
Aye: Member Duong, Member Kratz, Member Megas, Member Donoghue, and Chair Hardy
5 -
Excused: Member Jenaro, and Member Ganesh2 -
Absent: Member Marinaro1 -
Abstained: Member Shure1 -
4 REPORTS FOR COMMITTEE INFORMATION
A. 25-484 Police Verbal Update (Wilson)
Video: [00:11:00]
Officer Wilson provided a brief verbal update that he had been mostly on sick leave and had no collisions to report at this meeting.
Committee comments and questions followed.
Officer Wilson addressed Committee questions.
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5 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. 25-485 Subcommittee on Police Collision History (Donoghue, Kratz, Granvold) Video: [00:13:10]
Member Kratz provided a verbal update that he sent summaries of Vision Zero Working Group meetings to the Subcommittee.
Chair Hardy confirmed with Member Donoghue that he would continue to serve on this Subcommittee as a public member after this meeting.
Committee comments and questions followed about bicycle parking security.
Officer Wilson addressed Committee questions.
6 ACTION ITEMS / GENERAL BUSINESS
A. 25-693 Selection of Member to Serve on the Station Area Task Force (Chan) Recommendation: Select one BPAC member to serve on the Station Area Task Force.
Video: [00:21:50]
Transportation Manager Chan provided an overview of the Santa Clara Station Area Plan and Station Area Task Force requirement.
A motion was made by Member Kratz and seconded by Member Duong to elect Member Shure to serve on the Station Area Task Force.
Aye: Member Duong, Member Kratz, Member Megas, Member Shure, Member Donoghue, and Chair Hardy
6 -
Excused: Member Jenaro, and Member Ganesh2 -
Absent: Member Marinaro1 -
7 REPORTS FOR COMMITTEE INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
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A. 25-491 Creek Trail Network Expansion Master Plan - Stakeholder Coordination (Garcia)
Video: [00:29:20]
Senior Civil Engineer Garcia and Ms. Sokale from Jana Sokale Environmental Planning presented an update on the Creek Trail Network Extension Master Plan and recent community engagement activities.
Committee comments and questions followed.
Ms. Sokale addressed Committee questions.
Public Speakers: Edmund Drozek, Diane Harrison.
B. 25-490 Santa Clara Vision Zero: Priority Project List and Draft Plan (He) Video: [01:49:00]
Associate Engineer He and Mr. Paderna from Kimley-Horn
Associates provided an update on Vision Zero Plan with recent community engagement activities and draft priority projects.
Committee comments and questions followed regarding safety countermeasures and program evaluation.
Associate Engineer He and Mr. Paderna addressed Committee questions.
Public Speaker: Diane Harrison
C. 25-492 Complete Streets Review for the De La Cruz Boulevard, Lick Mill Boulevard, and Scott Boulevard Bicycle Project (Chan)
Video: [02:35:50]
Transportation Manager Chan provided an update on the Complete Streets Review for the De La Cruz Boulevard, Lick Mill Boulevard, and Scott Boulevard Bicycle Project.
Committee comments followed.
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D. 25-495 Bicycle Parking and Security (Shariat)
Video: [03:50:00]
Principal Transportation Planner Shariat provided a report on the bicycle parking and security.
Committee questions and comments followed.
Principal Transportation Planner Shariat addressed Committee questions.
Public Speaker: Diane Harrison
E. 25-493 Create Criteria for Project Selection (Chan)
Video: [04:26:20]
Member Donoghue left the meeting at 8:26 PM.
Transportation Manager Chan provided a report on creating criteria for project selection.
Committee comments followed.
Public Speaker: Diane Harrison
F. 25-496 Public Works Verbal Update (Liw/Chan)
Video: [04:43:00]
Transportation Manager Chan and Public Works Assistant Director Liw provided a report on recent activities at the Public Works Department.
Committee questions and comments followed.
Transportation Manager Chan and Public Works Assistant Director Liw addressed Committee questions.
Public Speaker: Diane Harrison
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G. 25-498 Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meetings Update (Megas)
Video: [05:07:00]
Member Megas provided an update on recent meetings at VTA Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
Committee questions and comments followed.
Member Megas addressed Committee questions.
H. 25-499 Santa Clara Station Area Task Force Update (Ganesh) Video: [05:27:00]
Senior Civil Engineer Garcia presented the written report from Member Ganesh on the Santa Clara Station Area Task Force Update.
I. 25-497 Grant Activity Verbal Update (Shariat)
Video: [05:35:00]
Principal Transportation Planner provided an update on recent grant activities.
Committee questions and comments followed.
Principal Transportation Planner and Transportation Manager Chan addressed Committee questions.
8 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES (CONTINUED)
A. 25-486 Subcommittee on Bicycle Story Maps (Megas)
Video: [05:48:00]
The subcommittee had no update.
B. 25-487 Subcommittee on Bike to Shop Day (Megas, Kratz, and Harrison) Video: [05:35:00]
Diane Harrison provided a summary of the Bike to Shop Day on May 24.
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C. 25-488 Subcommittee on Roundabouts (Megas, Ganesh, Kratz, and Harrison) Video: [05:54:00]
Member Kratz provided an update of the subcommittee work related to Vision Zero program.
9 ANNOUNCEMENTS
10 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:58 PM.
The next scheduled meeting will be on Monday, August 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM.
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