City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission
6:30 PM Online and Redwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,
CA 94086
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Public Participation
6:30 P.M. BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Beagle called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Vice Chair Beagle led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Jonathan Wilson
Vice Chair Bryce Beagle
Commissioner Alex Bonne
Commissioner Dan Hafeman
Commissioner Leia Mehlman
Commissioner Diyi Zhu
Present 6 -
Commissioner Geeta GollakotaAbsent 1 -
Council Liaison Chang (present)
Commissioner Gollakota's absence is excused.
Chair Wilson arrived at 6:41 p.m.
PRESENTATION
A 26-0609 Recognition of Service
Council Liaison Chang thanked Vice Chair Beagle and Commissioner Mehlman for
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their service.
Public Comment opened at 6:43 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:44 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment opened at 6:45 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:45 p.m.
STUDY SESSION
B 26-0610 Review Complete Streets Checklist to qualify for future discretionary transportation funds or grant program
endorsements from Metropolitan Transportation Commission Kevin Chen, Principal Transportation Engineer, gave a presentation. Highlighting the following:
- Checklist guidelines
- Project list
- BPAC's Review of/Comments on MTC Checklists
Commissioner Mehlman asked about the following:
- Whether any of the projects the City submitted to One Bay Area Grant 4 (OBAG 4) would come to the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) BPAC Mr. Chen responded.
Vice Chair Beagle asked about the following:
- Two of the listed projects and BPAC’s role in applying National Associate of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) standards
Mr. Chen and Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner, responded.
Commissioner Hafeman asked about the following:
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- The application of Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) and NACTO standards for the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Improvement project
Mr. Chen responded.
Commissioner Mehlman asked about the following:
- Bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the Mary Avenue Grade Separation project Mr. Chen, Ms. Tsang and Angela Obeso, Transportation & Traffic Manager, responded.
Commissioner Hafeman asked about the following:
- Whether public outreach will occur at the start of the projects Mr. Chen and Ms. Obeso responded.
Chair Wilson asked about the following:
- The scope of the collaboration between the Cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View in regards to the Bernardo Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Undercrossing Mr. Chen responded.
Commissioner Bonne asked about the following:
- The City's guiding principles in project designs
Mr. Chen responded.
Commissioner Mehlman asked about the following:
- Whether preliminary design concepts are provided as part of the OBAG 4 application
Mr. Chen responded.
Public Comment opened at 7:42 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 7:42 p.m.
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Vice Chair Beagle commented on the following:
- Not referencing Class II bike lanes if Class IV bike lanes are a possibility in the Complete Streets Checklist
Mr. Chen responded.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A 26-0612 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2026.
Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2026 as submitted.
Public Comment opened at 7:45 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 7:46 p.m.
Commissioner Hafeman moved and Vice Chair Beagle seconded the motion to approve item 1.A.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes Chair Wilson
Vice Chair Beagle
Commissioner Bonne
Commissioner Hafeman
Commissioner Mehlman
Commissioner Zhu
6 -
No 0
Absent Commissioner Gollakota1 -
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 26-0613 Report and Discussion of Recent Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting
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Commissioner Mehlman gave the meeting summary report regarding the following topics:
- Presentation on Draft OBAG checklists for 13 projects - VTA Applications - Central Bikeway Project
- VTA: ADA Transition Plan Bus Stop Improvements
- Santa Clara County submitted applications for feasibility studies for the following:
- Almaden Expy Multimodal Feasibility Study (MMFS)
- Capitol Expy MMFS
- Central Expy MMFS
- Lawrence Expy MMFS
- Oregon - Pagemill MMFS
- FIFA World Cup Street closures on Tasman Drive
- Match Day Closure Schedule
- Bike Detour
- Pedestrian Detour
Public Comment opened at 8 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 8:01 p.m.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
No comments.
-Staff Comments
Thinh Le, Transportation Engineer, commented on the following:
- Board, Commission and Committee Member Surveys: 1) Satisfaction Survey, 2) Demographic Survey. Deadline to take the surveys is Friday, July 10 - East Channel Trail Study Phase 3 Public Engagement Survey open through the end of August and is available on sunnyvale.ca.gov, search 'East Channel Trail' - Free bicycle workshops on July 18, July 25, Aug. 1 and Aug. 22 for students entering 5th through 8th grade. Sign up on wheelkids.com/msbs. Use code SUNNYMSBS at checkout.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
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26-0614 BPAC 2026 Annual Work Plan
26-0615 Active Items List June 2026
26-0619 2026 Utility Bill Stuffer Update
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Wilson adjourned the meeting at 8:04 p.m.
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