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REVISED AGENDA
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BPAC)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Hall, Third Floor Conference Room
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
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CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES
1.Approve regular meeting minutes of June 4, 2024.
Recommended Action – Approve as submitted
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2.Sun Valley Elementary School Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project
(Presentation by Tim Ryan, Senior Director of Strategic Facility Planning for San Rafael City
Schools)
3.Redwood Bikeshare Dropzone Proposal
(Presentation by Marc Azevedo, Operations Manager for Sonoma/Marin Redwood Bikeshare)
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
If necessary to ensure completion of the following items, the Chairperson may establish time limits
for the presentations by individual speakers.
4.Other Agenda Items
a. Public Comment Time Limitations (REMOVED)
Discussion to align the BPAC public comment time limit with San Rafael City Council and
other San Rafael Boards, Commissions and Committees.
AGENDA ITEM REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF STAFF
b.Assembly Bill 413 “Daylighting Law” Draft Implementation Plan
Assembly Bill 413 (AB 413), also referred to as California’s “daylighting” law, went into
effect on January 1, 2025. AB 413 aims to increase visibility between pedestrians, cyclists,
and drivers at intersections by requiring vehicles not park, stop, or stand within 20 feet of
the approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet of a crosswalk
with a curb extension. The City of San Rafael has developed a phased implementation
The meeting will be held in person. The meeting is being streamed live via Zoom.
How to participate in the meeting:
•You are welcome to come to the meeting and provide public comments in person. Each speaker
will have 3 minutes to provide public comments.
•Submit your comment by email to TrafficEng@cityofsanrafael.org by 4:00 p.m. the day of the
meeting.
•If you experience technical difficulties during the meeting, contact TrafficEng@cityofsanrafael.org.
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plan to address AB 413 citywide while ensuring compliance with the San Rafael Municipal
Code Chapter 5.40 for vehicle stopping, standing and parking.
Recommended Action – Provide feedback and accept report.
c. Three- and Five-Year Pavement Maintenance Program Plan
The City of San Rafael developed a multi-year Pavement Management Program (PMP)
strategic plan that lists and illustrates the roadway segments anticipated for maintenance
or repair each year and their respective pavement treatments. The City has and will
continue to coordinate with affected utility agencies so that any planned underground
utility work can be completed prior to the City’s large pavement maintenance projects.
Additionally, the large maintenance projects provide an opportunity to implement
pedestrian and bicycle striping enhancements.
Recommended Action – Provide feedback and accept report.
d. Spinnaker Point Traffic Calming Pilot Project Update
The City of San Rafael initiated a traffic calming pilot project along Spinnaker Point Drive,
which installed temporary traffic improvements with low-cost, durable materials. Phase I of
the project included a painted traffic circle and painted median extensions with
channelizers. The City will be sharing Phase 1 project findings and recommendations for
the next phase of the project.
Recommended Action – Provide feedback and accept report.
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
5.Staff Liaison Report: Project Updates
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
6.Other brief reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or seminars attended by the Committee
members.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
The public is welcome to address the Committee at this time on matters not on the agenda that are
within its jurisdiction. Comments may be no longer than three minutes and should be respectful to
the community.
ADJOURNMENT
•Next scheduled meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the board or commission less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall
be available for inspection online and in the City Hall Third Floor Conference Room placed with other agenda-related materials on the table
when you first walk into the room prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing
city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the
meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request. To request Spanish language interpretation, please submit an
online form at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/request-for-interpretation/.
Public Works Liaison: Sayed Fakhry, City Traffic Engineer, 111 Morphew Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Public Works Co-liaison: Joanna Kwok, Assistant Director/City Engineer, 111 Morphew Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Email: TrafficEng@cityofsanrafael.org (email if you have any questions related to the agenda, projects, or issues getting into the meeting)
Minutes subject to approval at the
next BPAC meeting
Bicycle And Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Hall, Third Floor Conference Room
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Hybrid Meeting via Zoom Minutes
Present: Chair Kyle
Vice Chair Callagy
Member Bergman
Member Mooney
Member Vicente
Absent: Member Kuhn, Alternate
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Callagy called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M. Chair Kyle was late, and Member Kuhn
was absent.
MINUTES
1. Approve regular meeting minutes of April 2, 2025.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Callagy, Mooney, Vicente, Kyle
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kuhn
Member Bergman motions to approve regular meeting minutes of April 2, 2025, Member
Mooney seconds. Motion passes 5-0.
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
2. Informational Report on Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Report and Budget
a. Joanna Kwok, Assistant Public Works Director, shared presentation slides and
provided an overview of the 6/2/25 City Council approved Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. The presentation consisted of a
verbal report about non-transportation (i.e. building/facilities, parks, storm drain)
and transportation projects completed FY 2024-25, FY 2025-26 draft CIP work plan,
and FY 2025-26 planned programs and projects. The FY 2025-26 CIP budget totals
$15,96 million with 30% allocated to annual programs and 70% one-time projects. Of
which 21% of the proposed budget is funded by various federal and state grants. As
part of the CIP budget approval, approximately 55% of the funds ($8.76 million) are
planned for transportation improvements and the remaining 45% of funds are
distributed between the non-transportation categories. In addition to the 11 planned
transportation projects – includes seven rollover and four upcoming projects – the
Engineering Division of the Public Works Department oversees five transportation-
related annual CIP programs. These programs include City-led sidewalk repair,
pavement management, bridge maintenance, public hillside and road stability, and
road safety implementation. The City plans to continue adapting the CIP to
City/community needs, applying for more grant funding, and evaluating the CIP for
betterment opportunities.
3.
a. Questions from the Committee include: How does the funding work per fiscal years
for the bicycle and pedestrian plan, is the Canal St undergrounding funding
contingent on PG&E’s schedule, does the City envision any other physical pedestrian
infrastructure changes for Canal St in the future, what is Caltrans NBI (National
Bridge Inventory), why there is no funding for this fiscal year listed for the Canal
Crossing Bridge, what is the workplan for AB 413, does the state have a deadline for
when AB 413 needs to be implemented, what will be the committee’s role in the
implementation of AB 413, how will phase 2 of AB 43 for the downtown corridor be
prioritized, why are power and meter undergrounding included in transportation
projects, how does undergrounding utilities affect pedestrians and vehicle safety,
how much of the engineering budget is used on undergrounding utilities, does the
funding from PG&E to underground utilities also include restoration of the sidewalk
and streets, does the City have design standards for an ideal sidewalk, will there be a
process for what will be implemented for AB 413 in terms of using red curbing versus
signage, is there an educational aspect for AB 413, will there be any enforcement for
AB 413, was the prior fiscal year funding spent shown, what was allocated for this
fiscal year, how much of the money as a part of the CIP is specific to bicycle and
pedestrian safety, how is money being categorized and spent in the transportation
category, can BPAC be included explicitly in the future CIP, can Pt San Pedro Rd design
be explained further.
Chair Kyle invited public comments.
Speakers: Member of the public (Name withheld: 1)
Joanna responded to questions raised during public comment. Vice Chair Callagy
moved, and Member Vicente seconded to receive the verbal report.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Callagy, Mooney, Vicente, Kyle
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kuhn
Motion passed 5-0.
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
4. Staff Liaison Report: Project Updates
Assistant Director Joanna Kowk and Traffic Engineering Technician Kelly Abey provided project
updates on the Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (CBPP) Update, Embarcadero Way One-Way
Conversion Pilot Project, Los Gamos Bike and Pedestrian Upgrades, Mahon Creek Path Detour,
Spinnaker Point Traffic Calming Project, Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Grant Application, and the
Quiet Zone.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
5. Commissioner Report:
Chair Kyle met with community members and residents near the Second St and Fourth St
Intersection Project for a walking tour and recommended that the project be placed on the
agenda in a future BPAC meeting.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
Marley Brezzo commented on the ideas and drawing provided in public comment for the Second and
Fourth St Intersection Project and stated that the Hillside neighbors feel unheard by City officials. Stated
that the efforts made by the neighbors for open dialogue were frustrating due to a lack of feeling heard.
Marley stated that they felt that the current crossing on 2nd St was unsafe and if the right actions for
improvements were not taken now, re-doing the area would not be done for a while. Stated they were
told that the current project design meets the goal of Vision Zero, , but it was not explained how it meets
the goal better than the design submitted by Marley. Marley requested to meet with traffic engineers
about the design.
Member Bergman stated that the bollards on various streets downtown, such as the 3rd St corridors and
next to the cycle track, look to be hit in similar fashions by vehicles
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Kyle adjourned the meeting at 7:27P.M .
Approved this 1st day of October 2025
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Sayed Fakhry, Staff Liaison