City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission
6:30 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Thursday, October 19, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Oey called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Oey led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Timothy Oey
Vice Chair Bryce Beagle
Commissioner Alex Bonne
Commissioner Arwen Davé
Commissioner Dan Hafeman
Commissioner Sharlene Liu
Commissioner Leia Mehlman
Present 7 -
Council Liaison Omar Din (absent)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment opened at 6:38 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:39 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comment opened at 6:39 p.m
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:39 p.m.
1.A 23-0984
Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 21, 2023.
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Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting Minutes of September 21, 2023 as submitted.
Commissioner Hafeman moved and Vice Chair Beagle seconded the motion to approve item 1.A.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes Chair Oey
Vice Chair Beagle
Commissioner Bonne
Commissioner Davé
Commissioner Hafeman
Commissioner Liu
Commissioner Mehlman
7 -
No 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 23-1009 Report and Discussion of Recent Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting.
Commissioner Bonne, VTA BPAC Sunnyvale Representative, gave the meeting summary report regarding the following topics:
- VTA ridership steadily increasing. Fall 2023 showed 15 days with greater than 90,000 riders. On September 21, 2023, ridership exceeded 100,000 first time since 2020
- Caltrans Sustainable Transport Grants released on October 5 and applications due on January 18, 2024
- VTA is offering assistance to cities to assist in the grant application process for the ATP program
- Community field trip scheduled at the Milpitas Transit Center on Saturday, October 21 from 10-11:00 a.m. More information at: http://www.vta.org/EquitableVMT - "Ask VTA" meeting on Tuesday, October 24 from 6-7:00 p.m. focusing on speeding up transit services
- List of community outreach/public events can be found at:
http://www.vta.org/COPE
- Three members volunteered to be nominated for a VTA BPAC officer started in
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January 2024
- VTA Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) Project update - Draft plan was presented by Lani Lee Ho
- CAAP Twin goals of reducing GHG emissions and adapting to New Climate Conditions
- VTA sought input from SJSU, Community Colleges, Valley Water, BART, SAMTRANS and others
- Full draft of 112 pages can be found at: www.vta.org/climateplan - Valley Transportation Plan 2050 Initial Project List
- Project Field Trip on October 21 at the Milpitas BART Station - VTP Public Meeting on November 15, 2023
- VTP seeks input on BPAC's and public priorities to determine project ranking and priority
- VTP 2050 Timeline
- County Bikeways Map Update
- 4-year update schedule of VTA printed Countywide Bikeways Map - Current map at: www.vta.org/go
Vice Chair Beagle asked about the following:
- Ridership numbers - unique riders or total trips per day? Commissioner Bonne addressed the question.
Commissioner Liu asked about the following:
- VTA BPAC vacancies
- Is the VTP (VTA Transportation Plan) and County ATP (Active Transportation Plan) the same thing?
- Any possibility of building a BART station in Sunnyvale? Commissioner Bonne addressed the questions.
Commissioner Hafeman commented and asked about the following:
- Multi-Modal Mary Avenue Extension Project is very expensive and it is going to have an automobile extension
- Is Sunnyvale communicating to the County that it is going to Multi-modal? - Why aren't there more City of Sunnyvale projects on the VTP? Mr. Ng addressed the question.
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Public Comment opened at 6:57 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:58 p.m.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
3 23-1014 BPAC 2024 Sponsored Study Issues
Angela Wong, Transportation Engineer stated there are no proposed study issues but there is a budget proposal from Commissioner Liu. The budget proposal is to hire an Active Transportation Planner. Ms. Wong highlighted the following:
- Budget proposal form describing all the elements that the role would assume - Initial fiscal impact and comments from staff
- If the position were approved it would be filled by a Transportation Engineer Technician, Transportation Traffic Engineer or a Transportation Planner -Transportation Planner's responsibilities and current staff responsibilities Commissioner Mehlman commented on the following:
- Having a specific position within the Transportation Department designated for a specific role would possible be a constraint on whether or not it would be approved by the City Council
Public Comment opened at 7:03 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 7:03 p.m.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Mehlman commented on the following:
- Saturday, October 21 - Halloween Crow Ride, more information can be found at www.Eventbrite.com\Sunnyvale-Halloween Crow Ride-2023
Commissioner Liu commented and asked about the following:
- Can there be another information only item added to next month's agenda on Class IIIB Bikeways?
- Governor signed into law a number of things that are great for Active Transportation:
- Speed camera bill passed - San Jose City will do a pilot and put up 32 cameras in the city which will automatically issue speeding tickets
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- Daylighting Bill passed - it will be illegal to park within 20 feet of an intersection - Caltrans Transparency Data Bill passed - Caltrans will have to publish data showing their progress and how they make decisions
- Governor signed a bill to steady the relationship between vehicle weight and bike and head injuries
- Automatic enforcement against parking in bike lanes
- Micromobility bill passed - you can now store your micromobility devices in your apartment
Mr. Ng addressed the question.
Commissioner Hafeman commented and asked about the following:
- Can you store micromobility devices in your apartment even if they have lithium ion batteries?
- What is the safe way to get through a freeway on an overpass on a bicycle? - No markings on the bike lane going over Mathilda Avenue to the northbound on-ramp to US 101
Commissioner Liu addressed the questions.
Chair Oey commented on the following:
- Smart cycling parts 1 & 2 covers a curriculum on how to cross an on-ramp safely while bicycling
- A design option that cities have is to scrap the intersection so that you don't have an on-ramp and off-ramp but you have a signalized intersection Commissioner Davé commented on the following:
- Requesting information having to do with detours in times of construction for bicyclists
- Construction on the Light Rail by Moffett Park is excluding bicycles from the frontage road
Commissioner Oey commented on the following:
- In other cities there are accommodations for both bicyclists and pedestrians to take over some lanes and squeeze car traffic down so there is a safe way for bikes and pedestrians to get around
Vice Chair Beagle asked about the following:
- When does the parking near intersection come into effect?
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Commissioner Liu addressed the question.
Chair Oey commented on the following:
- Thanked all that biked to the Bay
- Encouraged everyone to attend the Crow Ride
- October 20, 2023 - Bike repair event, more information at:
bikesiliconvalley.org/events
- October 29, 2023 - Bike to the future for Silicon Valley Coalition - VTA renewed their education contract with Silicon Valley Coalition -Staff Comments
Angela Wong commented on the following:
- Pathway improvement on Caribbean Drive is almost complete with the east side currently open
- November 7, 2023 - Community meeting for a study to reevaluate the traffic calming program. More information can be found at www.sunnyvale.ca.gov, search for transportation projects
- November BPAC meeting will consist of approval of the 2024 Master Work Plan
Commissioner Bonne asked about the following:
- Is the traffic calming meeting the Sunnyvale Traffic Calming Plan or is it for one particular street or neighborhood?
Ms. Wong addressed the question.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
23-1010 BPAC 2023 Annual Work Plan
Commissioner Liu commented and asked about the following:
- Would like staff to review the whole bicycle section on the Municode not just the sidewalk riding part
- How does the BPAC propose changes to the municode?
- Why is the Annual Work Plan for 2024 to review and finalize by the BPAC listed on November and December meetings?
Ms. Wong and Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
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23-1011 Active Items List October 2023
23-1012 2023 Deferred Study Issues
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Oey adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
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