HomeMy WebLinkAboutBicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 2025-12-03 MinutesBicycle And Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Wednesday, December 3, 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: Vice Chair Callagy
Member Bergman
Member Mooney
Member Vicente (arrived at 6:03 P.M.)
Member Kuhn, Alternate
Absent: Chair Kyle
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Callagy called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M. Chair Kyle was absent and
Vice Chair Callagy served as the Chair for the meeting. Member Vicente arrived at
6:03 P.M.
MINUTES
1.Approve regular meeting minutes of October 1, 2025.
Member Mooney moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of October 1,
2025, and Member Kuhn seconded.
AY ES: Members: Kuhn, Mooney, Callagy
NOYES: Members: None
ABSTAIN: Members: Bergman, Vicente
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passes 3-0, with 2 abstinences.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2.Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Countywide Issues Prioritization – San Rafael
Wendi Kallins, Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Task Force Coordinator and David Parisi,
Principal Consultant with Parametrix presented on the Safe Routes to School
Countywide Issues & Prioritization. SR2S was established by Transportation Authority of
Marin (TAM) and brought Parametrix onto the project as a consultant. The SR2S Task
Force identifies issues in active transportation corridors for students attending schools
in Marin County, including the San Rafael School District. Walk audits with the
consultants, City, school officials, and members of the community occur at schools to
identify issues. The active transportation issues identified for the San Rafael School
District were shown in maps overlayed with additional factors, such as where the
students are coming from, collision history, and the Safety Action Plan. The identified
issues were prioritized based on a set of criteria created by the Task Force to give a
point value to each issue. The Task Force started with 500 issues for the schools in the
San Rafael School District and evaluated the issues with the prioritization criteria to
come up with 33 projects over 5 schools. Further evaluation resulted in top 9 priority
projects. SR2S will continue working with the City to determine and inform next steps
for aligning the identified priority projects with the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Update and other City projects.
Questions from the Committee included: Can the weighing criteria be clarified for
bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects, since the project list has more
pedestrian projects, can the scores of the projects be contextualized by comparing
them to the rest of the County, are there more detailed descriptions for the prioritized
projects, are school drop off zones being looked at, can the custom scoring criteria be
clarified, is there going to be a report including the data that was collected to make the
priority projects, does the equity score of the criteria balance issues that students are
facing on their routes to school, along with the barriers that students are avoiding, is the
scoring criteria for route popularity based on where students are starting their traveling
from, and are high schools considered for the priority project list.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: Members of the public (6 Names Withheld), Patrick Seidler
Wendi, David, and City Staff responded to questions raised. The Committee
supported the effort of the Safe Routes to School project identification and
prioritization process.
3. OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
a. Public Comment Time Limitations
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk, verbally presented that the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC ) currently have a 3-minute public
comment time limit. She stated that moving BPAC to a 2-minute public
comment time limit aligns BPAC’s public comment time limit with the San
Rafael City Council and other San Rafael Boards, Commissions, and
Committees.
Questions from the Committee included: who enforces the 2-minute time
limit, how does the Chair decide if someone gets longer than 2 minutes if
there are not a lot of public comments, is there an official stance on
virtual public comments, is there an ability to find a middle ground with
the public comment time limit changing based on the number of
members from the public at each meeting, is the public comment time
limitation in the City Code, does the recommended action in the agenda
mean that the Committee is being informed that the limitation is changing
or is the Committee determining the change for themselves, if there is a
situation where there are many members of the public, does the
Committee have the authority to change the public comment time limit,
and do the submitted written public comments to the City staff get shared
with the rest of the Committee.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: Patrick Seidler, members of the public (4 Names Withheld)
Lindsay responded to questions raised. Member Mooney moved to accept
the 2-minute public comment time limit change from 3-minutes and Vice
Chair Callagy seconded to instate the new 2-minute public comment time
limit next meeting.
AYES: Members: Mooney, Vicente, Callagy
NOYES: Members: Kuhn
ABSTAIN: Members: Bergman
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passes 3-1, with 1 abstinence.
b. Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (CBPP) Update
Jimmy Jessup, the City’s Project Consultant with Parametrix, presented the
update for the San Rafael Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. The Citywide
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan update builds off the 2018 plan and is a mid-to-long
range plan to guide the City’s future bicycle and pedestrian projects. The plan
update has gone through an existing conditions assessment period and first
phase of community engagement. Findings from Phase 1 of Engagement
included input and comments relating to issues with ped and bicycling gaps,
and re-prioritization of the plan’s goals. Feedback was considered when the
draft network and project prioritization maps were created for Phase 2 of
Engagement. Phase 2 included draft bicycle and pedestrian networks and top
priority projects that opened for community input October 20, 2025, to
December 19, 2025.
Questions from the Committee included: what steps are being taken to include
community members from the equity priority areas, how the Vision Zero
percentage for project scoring was determined to be 15%, can the pedestrian
priority network be discussed more about how it will be used, are there any
approaches to addressing the pedestrian issues downtown, will any of the text
or proposed policies be open to see by the public, is it possible to have annual
report updates to Council on the status of where we are with projects tracked in
the plan, can alterative or options be included with the identified project
locations, and can Miovision data be collected for bicyclists and pedestrians to
see the impact of projects on users.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: Patrick Siedler, members of the public (3 Names Withheld)
Jimmy and City Staff responded to questions raised. Member Mooney
moved to accept the report and Member Bergman seconded to receive
the report.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Kuhn, Mooney, Vicente, Callagy
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passes 5-0.
c. Embarcadero One-Way Conversion Pilot Project
Jimmy Jessup, the City’s Project Consultant with Parametrix, presented on the
Embarcadero One-Way Conversion Pilot Project. Embarcadero Way is a narrow
two-way road between the San Rafael High School and the nearby
neighborhood. The road currently accommodates two-way traffic, however due
to ongoing requests from community members and the Police Department, the
project will pilot a one-way in mid-January. Due to the road’s proximity to the
County of Marin jurisdiction, the City has been coordinating with the County. The
one-way will be in the northeast direction from Marina Court Drive uphill to
Mission Ave. The pilot will be in place for a duration of 3-4 months. Feedback on
the one-way direction will be collected in the Spring 2026 and counts will be
taken near the end of the pilot project. Full closure and one-way direction in the
southwest will be considered after completion of the pilot project in the
northeast one way direction.
Questions from the Committee included: does the section of one-way go down
to Pt. San Pedro, what is the bicycle and pedestrian consideration, and is there a
narrow unpaved pathway that can be used by bicyclists and pedestrians.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: Members of the public (2 Names Withheld)
Jimmy and City Staff responded to questions raised. Member Mooney moved to
accept the report and Member Bergman seconded to receive the report.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Kuhn, Mooney, Vicente, Callagy
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passes 5-0.
d. Assembly Bill 43 Strategy for Speed Limit Reductions – Phase 2
Jimmy Jessup, the City’s Project Consultant with Parametrix , presented on
Phase 2 of Assembly Bill (AB) 43. AB 43 went into effect in 2022 and
provides cities flexibility to establish and reduce speed limits based on
Engineering and Traffic Surveys (E&TS) and the 85th percentile speed. E&TS
surveys are required to be conducted every seven years. Phase 1 of the
project implemented reduced speed limits in downtown San Rafael in Fall
2025. While sign installation for Phase 1 is still in progress, Phase 2 of the
project is underway to evaluate additional roadways outside of downtown
for speed limit reductions. Phase 2 is planned to take place from Fall 2025
to Spring 2026. Full implementation for Phase 1 and 2 is planned to be
completed in Summer 2026 and ongoing monitoring will continue
thereafter.
Questions from the Committee included: has there been strategizing for
enforcement, is there a plan for having active enforcement once the 30
day period is up, are previous accidents and speed limits changes going to
be considered for Point San Pedro Road, and what was the limitation for
expanding AB43 to all neighborhoods.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: Members of the public (1 Name Withheld)
Jimmy and City Staff responded to questions raised. Member Kuhn moved
to accept the report and Member Bergman seconded to receive the
report.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Kuhn, Mooney, Vicente, Callagy
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passes 5-0.
e. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair
The next in line for Chair was identified as Vice Chair Callagy. Vice Chair Callagy
accepted the position of Chair. The next in line for Vice Chair was identified as
Member Vicente who was not interested in position. After Member Vicente, the
next in line for Vice Chair is Member Bergman. Vice Chair Callagy and Member
Bergman accepted the positions of Chair and Vice Chair and will start their
positions at the next BPAC Meeting.
No questions from the Committee.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: None
Member Mooney moved to accept the next BPAC C hair Callagy and Vice Chair
Bergman and Member Kuhn seconded to accept the next BPAC Chair Callagy
and Vice Chair Bergman.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Kuhn, Mooney, Vicente, Callagy
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passed 5-0.
f. Proposed Schedule of 2026 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Meetings
The proposed BPAC meeting dates for Calendar Year 2026 are modified to occur
on the 2nd Wednesday of even months:
• Wednesday, February 11, 2026
• Wednesday, April 8, 2026
• Wednesday, June 10, 2026
• Wednesday, August 12, 2026
• Wednesday, October 14, 2026
• Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Questions from the Committee included: why are the dates modified from the 1st
Wednesday of even months to the 2nd Wednesday of even months.
Vice Chair Callagy invited public comments.
Speakers: None
City Staff responded to questions raised. Member Kuhn moved to accept the
new BPAC Meeting schedule for 2026 and Vice Chair Callagy seconded to
accept the new BPAC Meeting schedule for 2026.
AYES: Members: Bergman, Kuhn, Mooney, Vicente, Callagy
NOYES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: Kyle
Motion passed 5-0.
4.STAFF LIAISON REPORT
Sayed Fakhry, City Traffic Engineer, and Joanna Kwok, Assistant Public Works Director
provided verbal updates on projects. The Francisco Boulevard East High Intensity
Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signal construction completion and signal illumination are
planned for mid-December, several Lincoln Avenue grant projects are in-progress for
construction, there is a Canal Active Transportation Enhancement (ATE) project virtual
engagement meeting is next Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Purchasing and installation of
eight Miovision cameras for five locations is in progress. A Draft Traffic Calming
Guideline will be coming to a future BPAC Meeting.
5.COMMISSIONER REPORTS
No Commissioner Reports.
6.OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
No public comments.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Callagy adjourned the meeting at 8:50 P.M.
Approved this 11 Day of February 2026
_____________________________
Sayed Fakhry, Staff Liaison
Sayed Fakhry (Feb 18, 2026 13:58:10 PST)
Sayed Fakhry
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