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06/23/2015 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Regular Meeting Adopted 07/28/2015 MINUTES OF BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, June 23, 2015 CALL TO ORDER 6:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Libby Lai (Chair), Leonardo Gonzalez, Tony Marandos, Eldon Chappell (Vice-Chair): Excused Thomas Muniz: Arrived at 6:18 p.m. ALSO PRESENT Henry Servin, City Transportation Engineer Zinnia Menchaca-Navarro, Office Assistant COMMISSION SECRETARY’S REPORT ON POSTING THE AGENDA The agenda for tonight’s Bicycle Pedestrian regular meeting was posted on Friday,June 19,2015,at 4:35,in the window of the foyer close to the Council Chambers and online by Susan Johnson keeping with provisions of the California Brown Act. PRESENTATIONS TO COMMISSION - None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approved: Minutes were moved for approval by Commissioner Gonzalez, Second by Commissioner Marandos. OLD BUSINESS A)Complete Street Form: Staff person Henry Servin reviewed the existing bicycle, pedestrian and transit accommodations/operations general check list. With the direction of Chair Lai, it was decided the report would be divided and reviewed by Commissioner Muniz for the residential portion whereas Commissioner Gonzalez will review the Commercial/Industrial portion for next upcoming meeting to see if the format will work for future developments within the City of Gilroy. Staff Person Henry Servin to send an electronic version to the Commissioners. B)Grants in Process: Staff Person Henry Servin reported on the following: Gilroy received another $100k grant for officer traffic safety training and allowing additional periodic speed enforcement and driver DUI’s check points. The 7 Advance Transportation Planning (ATP) grants were submitted prior to the deadline. All of the grants were for bicycle, pedestrian oriented projects including: Lions Creek extension across Santa Teresa Blvd. by Christopher High School, a grant for the extension of Uvas Creek trail past the existing trail near Christmas Hill Park and the Hecker Pass Specific Plan areas, and an extended bridge to Gilroy Gardens. Also working on the southern end of Uvas trail go past the Luchessa roundabout towards Sports Park. On the pedestrian side, there’s been a submittal of four grants to improve Gourmet Alley, from about 4th street to 6th street to pave the alley with paver blocks, better lighting, and encouraging merchants tosomeday have a “dining al fresco” setting; the 4th Street and 5th Street streetscape improvements between Monterey and Eigleberry currently being used for nightly community events such as concerts, and wine and art fairs with nicer pavement and lighting making it more inviting. Finally Railroad Alley, east side of Monterey for improvement ofpedestrian usage. Staff person Henry Servin expects to hear about the ATP grant sometime in September or October of this year. An OBAGgrant on Eigleberry, for pavement and sidewalk repairs is currently underway. C)VTA BPAC Report: David Almeida was absent. He was to report on the All Hands VTA meeting. NEW BUSINESS Bike Trails Update: Commissioner Muniz presented an extensive exploration of the City of Gilroy trails system, outlined a map noting opportunities along the creek areas for additional pedestrian and bike trails. He would like the commissioners to recommend to the county of Santa Clara adoption of these suggestions. This is a good basis for review and recommendation to the General Plan Committee and County Trails Master Plan. Staff Person Henry Servin will provide a copy of the map at next month’s meeting. A)First Street Visioning: Staff person Henry Servin provided a copy of the Main Street, California guide for improving community and transportation vitality from Caltrans. The program is a strategic “multimodal travel” providing planning, design, and operation impacting travelers, communities and the environment. In collaboration with the City of Gilroy, Caltrans will build it up then relinquish to the City of Gilroy for future maintenance. Staff Person Henry Servin asked commissioners if they were interested in exploring the program for First Street, which is currently in dire need due to its existing pavement condition. The discussion of creating of a sub-committee was discussed. By fall, we would like to ensure we have a Caltrans individual assigned to us. Commissioner Muniz motioned to move forward, it was second by Commissioner Marandos Staff Person Henry Servin to provide update for the upcoming August meeting. B)Envision Silicon Valley: Staff Person Henry Servin stated the cities and county of Santa Clara have expressed a desire to have ballot measure November 2016, to pay for additional transportation improvements. This will be a continuation of sales tax, if interested; he can present it to the Bicycle Pedestrian Committee. The Silicon Valley Leadership group is sponsoring collective discussions on this topic. A Call of Projects will be issued in the beginning of September. Looking to received public input if the Tax Measure is to move forward. There is a desire for mass transit, highway improvement, etc.; one way is to have a continuation of the sales tax. Staff Person Henry Servin to send web links to the Bicycle Pedestrian Commissioners. C)Bike Share Pilot Study: Chair Lai asked the Commissioners to explore the idea of having this pilot study brought to the City of Gilroy. There are currently bike stations in the cities of San Jose (downtown and San Jose State University), Mountain View and Palo Alto. Staff Person Henry Servin will research grants for the Bike Share Pilot Study and bring back information at the August meeting. COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS A.Chair Madam Lai: Would like Staff Person Henry Servin to send commissioners an email on new crosswalks. B.Vice-Chair Chappell: None C.Commissioner Muniz: Asked if there are any plans to extend bike lanes on major streets. Henry Servin to provide a list. D.Commissioner Gonzalez: Stated no sidewalks on First Street east of Church Street. Staff Person Henry Servin stated it’s on the list to get fixed. E.Commissioner Marandos: For the Bike to Work day, he stated there weren’t a lot of participants due to the rain. He also asked about investment in infrastructure with protected lanes to include bicycle boxes. STAFF COMMENTS- Henry Servin, City Transportation Engineer: AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING – A.Mobility presented by Senior Planner, Stan Ketchum B.Bike Trails Update: Commissioner Muniz / Staff Person Henry Servin ADJOURN – 8:04 p.m. to the July 28, 2015 meeting at 6pm.