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10/27/2015 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Regular Meeting Adopted 11/24/2015 MINUTES OF BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, October 27, 2015 CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Eldon Chappell (Vice-Chair), Libby Lai (Chair), Leonardo Gonzalez, Tony Marandos and Thomas Muniz ALSO PRESENT Stephanie Gutowski, Budget Analyst 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, October 23, 2015, at 1:32 pm 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 Marandos; it was Second by Commissioner Gonzalez. OLD BUSINESS A) Annual Report Preparation: Some changes have been made to the presentation as suggested by the Bicycle Pedestrian Commissioners. Madam Chair Lai would like all commissioners to attend the November 16, 2015 City Council Meeting. B) Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan Comments: It was agreed by all commissioners to table this item to the November 24th meeting. C) Complete Street Development Checklist: It was agreed by all commissioners to table this item to the November 24th meeting. NEW BUSINESS A) Bylaws Review-Additional Roles: It was agreed by all commissioners to table this item to the November 24th meeting. Madam Chair Lai would like input from all commissioners and seek advice from staff person Henry Servin. B) OTS Grant Status and Pedestrian Crosswalk Stings: : Sgt. Kurt Ashley, Gilroy Police Department Updated us on the 2014-2015 year-end grant accomplishments and what they plan on doing for the 2015-2016 grant cycle. The accomplishments associated with bicycle and pedestrian safety for the 2014-2015 year was as follow: five “distract the driver” operations involving texting and phone; seven traffic enforcement operations and eleven bicycle/pedestrian enforcement operations, (two more than the grants requirements of nine). Two bicycle rodeos and two bicycle safety presentations held at Christopher High School and Gilroy High School. The Juvenile Diversion Program funded by the Gilroy Police Department runs throughout the year for anyone under the age of 18 years of age, instead of paying a fine, they attend a two hour class learning about bicycle and pedestrian safety. These are held four to six times a year. As far as statistics go, every category went up compared to the 2013 statistics, October 1st cycle with the exceptions of deaths.  Zero pedestrians were killed  Zero bicyclist were killed  There was an increase of 20% of injured pedestrians  There was 15% increase of injured bicyclist Children wearing their helmets while riding their bicycle will continue to get rewarded with gift certificates from McDonalds and Wienerschnitzel. Sgt. Ashley is hoping to continue this program for the upcoming year. For the upcoming 2015-2016 year, there’s a $130,000.00 traffic grant, with one of them specifically for bicycle and pedestrian; this will include two crosswalk stings. A decoy “officer” crosses the street and cites vehicles violating the pedestrian laws. They’re also looking for the “jaywalkers”. There will be two bicycle enforcement operations, where the officers will be looking for bicyclists violating the law. The OTS grant is hiring six officer operations focusing on these types of violations. Two bicycle rodeos will be held this upcoming year, scheduled for January 16, 2016 and May 14, 2016. Sgt. Ashley encourages the Bicycle Pedestrian Committee to attend. A second grant of $30,000.00 with another $100,000.00, selective traffic enforcement program (STEP) grant pays for DUI’s check point, motorcycle enforcement, traffic primarily focusing on intersections and night time Click It or Tick It program. Sgt. Ashley stated he has 5 months left in the unit; he will come back sometime in February/March and introduce his replacement. COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS A. Chair Madam Lai: None B. Vice-Chair Chappell: None C. Commissioner Muniz: Would like the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee to bring forward to the City Council on the possibility of having the City of Gilroy send email alerts with meeting and events as it relates to Bicycles and Pedestrians. D. Commissioner Gonzalez: There will be a 5k Mastocytosis, Wyatt’s Walk at the Gilroy Sports Park on Sunday, November 1, 2015. Cupertino is hosting the 5k Heroes Run benefiting the Valley Medical Center (VMC) Pediatrics. E. Commissioner Marandos: Silicon Valley Coalition organized Pedestrian Day in San Jose encouraging the citizens to walk and bicycle. He suggested The City of Gilroy should do the same. STAFF COMMENTS- Stephanie Gutowski, Budget Analyst attended the Safe Routes to School meeting at Brownell Middle School on Wednesday, October 21, 2015; the students and staff would like to present at our January 26th meeting regarding the results of their walk and bike assessment. Staff person Stephanie Gutowski stated the City of Gilroy received a small grant from the County of Santa Clara called Healthy Cities Grant. She will be developing a bicycle application with updated bicycle route maps and safe parks making it accessible to students, when riding their bicycles. A suggestion was brought up by Commissioner Gonzalez to add a tab, showing the highest numbers of bicycle violations. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING – A. Luchessa Bridge B. Main Street C. High Speed Rail D. Monterey Street/Downtown E. Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan F. Complete Street Development Checklist G. Bylaws Review-Additional Roles ADJOURN – 7:45 p.m. to the November 24, 2015 meeting at 6pm.