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, November 16, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Oey called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Oey led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Timothy Oey
Commissioner Alex Bonne
Commissioner Arwen Davé
Commissioner Dan Hafeman
Commissioner Sharlene Liu
Commissioner Leia Mehlman
Present 6 -
Vice Chair Bryce BeagleAbsent 1 -
Commissioner Beagle's absence is excused.
Council Liaison Din (absent)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment opened at 6:48 p.m.
Fawaz Tirmizi, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Request continuous sidewalks around high speed roads, specifically N. Murphy Avenue between Arques Avenue and Maude Avenue
Nick Brosnahan, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Class IIIB Bike Boulevards do not calm traffic
Paul Besser, member of the public, commented on the following:
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- Class IIIB Bike Boulevards are unsafe and require more consistent signage Kevin Jackson, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Request City staff to re-establish communication with BPAC to resolve Class IIIB Bike Boulevard issues
Catherine Liu, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Accident on Jackson Street at Murphy Park
Jonathan Blum, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Class IIIB Bike Boulevards should be reconsidered
Jason Roberts, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Suggests improving current bike parking requirements
Nanette, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Request a study into bicycle and pedestrian improvements around Homestead High School
Public Comment closed at 7:16 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comment opened at 7:17 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 7:18 p.m.
1.A 23-1040
Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting
Minutes of October 19, 2023.
Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting Minutes of October 19, 2023 as submitted.
Commissioner Hafeman moved and Commissioner Mehlman seconded the motion to approve item 1.A.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes Chair Oey
Commissioner Bonne
Commissioner Hafeman
Commissioner Mehlman
4 -
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No Commissioner Liu1 -
Absent Vice Chair Beagle1 -
Abstain Commissioner Davé1 -
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 23-1068 Approve Draft BPAC 2024 Master Work Plan
The 2024 Master Work Plan includes the BPAC Annual
Calendar with agenda items for each meeting. Projects
anticipated to be presented during a BPAC meeting in 2024 without a specific schedule are listed under "Additional items yet be scheduled."
Thinh Le, Transportation Engineer, gave a staff report on the BPAC 2024 Master Work Plan and commented on the following:
- Projects will be presented during BPAC meeting in 2024 - Annual Work Plan for 2024 without specific schedule listed under "additional items yet to be scheduled"
- Staff recommends to approve the draft 2024 Master Work Plan Commissioner Hafeman asked about the following:
- Why isn't Homestead Road project listed on the 2024 Master Work Plan? - How can residents go back to an earlier proposal and change the signs to say "No Parking"?
Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
Commissioner Liu asked about the following:
- How do I know if something on the work plan is an information only item? - What kind of agenda item is it if it says "update" or "review"? Mr. Ng, Chair Oey and Commissioner Mehlman addressed the questions Commissioner Mehlman asked about the following:
- How do items in the parking lot get moved to the Work Plan? - What is a time estimate on when an item would be moved up to the Work Plan?
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Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
Commissioner Liu asked about the following:
- What is the process to get the municipal code updated? - Is there a way to make the municipal code update an action item instead of an information only item?
- Can there be a commissioner led item? Instead of putting the burden on the staff? Commissioner Mehlman and Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
Chair Oey asked about the following:
- Could there be a discussion with the commission on items regarding staff time? Mr. Ng addressed the question.
Public Comment opened at 7:44 p.m.
Bryce Beagle, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Recommends adding AB 413 to next year's work plan for staff to present to the BPAC on AB 413 regarding: current and future implementation and enforcement, public outreach and education, budgeting and data and statistics - AB 413 makes a new subset of parking illegal without paint/signage Public Comment closed at 7:48 p.m.
Commissioner Mehlman commented on the following:
- Add to the parking lot an informational report on the impact of AB 413 Commissioner Hafeman commented on the following:
- Need to move the unscheduled item up to January for Class IIIB items - Move the Vision Zero Plan and TDA funding items from the May meeting to June Commissioner Liu commented on the following:
- Recommends that the Municipal code 10.56 parking lot item be expanded to include other items related to bicycles such as bicycle parking - Add bike parking to the parking lot on the work plan
- Replace some of the current information items with the Class IIIB and the Municipal Code items
- Remove Utility Bill Stuffer Update, Mary Avenue Crossing EIR and the Annual
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- Recommends emailing the BPAC commission on the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and Vision Zero updates instead of being on the BPAC agenda MOTION: Commissioner Hafeman moved and Commission Bonne seconded to accept the work plan and add Class IIIB public discussion from staff as soon as possible and look at the May agenda to see if anything can be shuffled around to reduce the workload on that month.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Commissioner Mehlman would like to add AB 413 and bike parking to the parking lot. Commissioner Hafeman and Commissioner Bonne accepts the friendly amendment.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Commissioner Liu would like to make Municipal Code
10.56 and Class IIIB the highest priority in the parking lot. Commissioner Hafeman rejects the friendly amendment.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Commissioner Liu would like to remove the information only Municipal Code 10.56. Commissioner Hafeman and Commissioner Bonne accepts the friendly amendment.
MOTION TO AMEND: Commissioner Hafeman moved and Commission Bonne seconded to approve the work plan, prioritizing the Class IIIB discussion, removing information only from Municipal Code 10.56 and add AB 413 and bike parking as two additional items and requesting that staff balance the work plan in the month of May.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes Chair Oey
Commissioner Bonne
Commissioner Davé
Commissioner Hafeman
Commissioner Liu
Commissioner Mehlman
6 -
No 0
Absent Vice Chair Beagle1 -
3 23-1069
Annual Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and
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Thinh Le, Transportation Engineer, commented on the Annual Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials. Staff makes no recommendation. This report is being presented to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission for review and to acknowledge the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials.
Commissioner Mehlman commented on the following:
- Stated to the BPAC that they are voting on acknowledging that they have received the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials Chair Oey commented on the following:
- Emphasized how important it is to read the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed officials for the BPAC to function
Public Comment opened at 8:13 p.m.
Bryce Beagle, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Acknowledged reading the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed officials
Public Comment closed at 8:14 p.m.
All of the BPAC commissioners have acknowledged the receipt and review of the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed officials.
Yes Chair Oey
Vice Chair Beagle
Commissioner Bonne
Commissioner Davé
Commissioner Hafeman
Commissioner Liu
Commissioner Mehlman
7 -
No 0
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
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Commissioner Liu commented and asked about the following:
- Encourages the BPAC to go to the Climate Action Game Plan 2028 Joint Commission Study Session on November 30, 2023 to have a quorum - Meeting minutes are one sided. Would like more detail in the minutes.
Commissioner Davé asked about the following:
- Does the City Council liaison attend every BPAC meeting? Chair Oey stated City Council liaisons are not required to attend every meeting.
Commissioner Hafeman commented on the following:
- Double yellow line on the buffered bike lanes on the Bike Boulevard - NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) have a detailed discussion of markings and they stated there should not be any markings down the center of the road
- Cars should not be expected to go the same speed as a bicyclists on the Bike Boulevard
- Cars are uncomfortable passing on a double yellow line - Would like a review on the reasons of the double yellow line Commissioner Mehlman commented on the following:
- Bicycle Boulevard painting and re-striping was part of the slurry seal process which should be brought up to the standard of the Active Transportation Plan which it was not
- Looking forward to having a more detailed discussion about the painting and re-striping
Chair Oey commented on the following:
- Interested in the Class IIIB discussion
- December 23 - Holiday Lights Ride - More information at: https:// bikesiliconvalley.org/events
- December 9 - Party at CDC headquarters
- VTA class list - Winter riding on November 29, Basic Bike Repair - December 2, and Intro to EBikes more information at bikesiliconvalley.org/learn - Staff Comments
Thinh Le, Transportation Engineer commented on the following:
- On City's YouTube channel, a video was posted on How to Use a Two-Stage Turn
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- Climate Action Game Plan 2028 Joint Commission Study Session on Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at City Hall
- With the approval from the Chair and Vice Chair the December BPAC meeting will be cancelled
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
23-1071 BPAC 2023 Annual Work Plan
Commissioner Liu commented on the following:
- An ideal time to add something from the work plans parking lot would be when an item gets dropped from the work plan
23-1072 Active Items List November 2023
23-1073 2023 Deferred Study Issues
23-1074 2024 Proposed Study Issues
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Oey adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.
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