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City of San Rafael
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Wednesday June 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting via Zoom
Minutes
Present: Chair Allison
Member Solomon
Member Mooney
Member Powers
Member Bergman
Member Hagerty
Member Geraghty, Alternate
Member Coyne, Alternate
Youth Member Harlem
Youth Member Nielsen
Absent: Member Belletto
1) Call to Order
Chair Allison called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm.
2) Public Comments for Items NOT on the Agenda
• Wendi Kallins, Safe Route to Schools Program, noted they were working to helping kids
with access to schools during pandemic.
• Craig Murray announced the new manager for Chris Lilly on R-SR related access
projects and announced that projects are needing more funding.
• Youth Member Nielsen noted that during the February meeting, the youth members
were not allowed to vote and requested additional information regarding Youth Member
voting.
• Tamara Rich commented on downtown traffic and noted that north and southbound
traffic signals don’t have good synergy.
3) City Project Updates
a) Francisco West Multi Use Path:
Staff gave a presentation and described a large congestion issue downtown. The City is
looking to remove W. Francisco Blvd northbound right turn to 2nd to prevent back-
up/blocking of intersection. Existing southbound lane would be converted to a bikeway.
City presented plans. The project also included revegetation/restoration work along
adjacent canal waterway and Mahon Creek.
Chair Allison invited public comment:
Speakers: Lori Schifrin, Sunny Lee
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There being no further comment from the audience, Chair Allison closed the public
comment period.
b) Uncontrolled Crossing Improvements:
Staff gave a presentation indicating that fifty priority locations had been selected that the
City making improvements over time because it is not fully funded right now. The
following locations would be getting enhancements: Fifth/River Oaks, Mission/Alice,
Mission/Park, Knight/Ashwood, Medway/Mill, Medway/Front, Belvedere/Vivian,
Canal/Spinnaker, Kerner/Sonoma, Third Street/San Rafael High School. Different
funding sources and slightly different timelines.
c) Third and Hetherton:
Construction through July 2020
d) Third Street Rehabilitation
Consultant working on design. Focused on the “Second Street Pinch Point”. More
information would be presented in August.
e) Grant Applications
The City is pursuing HSIP funding (4th Street, Lincoln to E and Freitas (Northgate to Civic
Center-Redwood) and ATP (Canal Bridge and Bike connection on Francisco Blvd East
from Range to the Sir Francis Drake flyover).
4) Downtown Precise Plan:
Staff presented the figures from the Downtown Precise Plan that show the modal priority for
each street.
Staff responded to questions from Committee Members
Chair Allison invited public comment
Speakers: Lori Schifrin
There being no further comment from the audience, Chair Allison closed the public comment
period
Committee members requested careful consideration for bicycle and pedestrian through the
Precise Plan area, and the area where Francisco East connects for access to/from
downtown and Canal.
5) Request for Future Agenda Items:
• Youth Member Nielsen requested to revisit the BioMarin Project
• Alternate Member Geraghty requested information about green striping.
• Alternate Member Coyne requested information on the Committee bylaws.
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6) Adjournment:
Chair Allison adjourned the meeting at 8:01 pm.
Approved this _7_ day of _October__, 2020
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Lauren Davini, Staff Liaison