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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 2020-12-02 Minutes City of San Rafael Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Wednesday December 2, 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 Youth Member Nielsen Absent: Member Coyne, Alternate Youth Member Harlem 1. Call to Order Chair Allison called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Member Geraghty would serve as full voting members in the absence of Youth Member Harlem. 2. Public Comments for Items not on Agenda Craig Murray: Bike Friendly Community, Safe Routes to School (SR2S) planning meetings, Puerto Suello Path connection Patrick Seidler: North South Greenway. Top of Puerto Suello Hill to North San Pedro Road. Encourages BPAC to ask City Council to ask SMART to get his connection environmentally cleared. Cathy Manovi: SR2S access from Meadows, Redwood to Santa Venetia. Rough path under US 101 on south side of tracks. Bjorn Griepenburg: North-South Greenway Gap. SMART Listening Forum Wednesday December 16 at 6pm. 3. Remembering Jerry Belletto Staff highlighted Jerry’s long-time commitment to BPAC and other San Rafael Committees 4. Committee Housekeeping Member Powers and Member Hagerty requested Bylaws be written outlining the project process 5. Approval of meeting minutes Minutes for regular October 7, 2020 meeting approved, with Youth Member Nielsen Abstaining. 6. Third Street Rehabilitation Staff provided a report prior to the meeting and presented at the meeting the proposed alternative for Second Street between Marquard Avenue and Miramar Avenue. The proposed alternative fits in a two-way cycle track/multi-use path and preserves as much on- street parking as possible. Staff also presented the future plan for Grand Avenue between Second Street and Fourth Street that includes a two-way cycle track on the east side. Comments from committee members: Member Powers: requesting information about width of sidewalk Youth Member Nielsen: Inquires about a narrower median Member Geraghty: Inquires about bicycle connection to Fourth Street Member Mooney: Inquires about designing for drainage. Staff explains there will be new catch basins with the project Member Bergman: Expressed concerns with curb height and vehicle speeds and the potential of driving over the curb into the bike facility Chair Allison: At Second/G, will pedestrians cross the cycle track and then push the button to cross? Concerned about pedestrians standing in the cycle track while waiting to cross Youth Member Nielsen: Inquires about bicycle travel to and from G Street Speakers: Don Magdenz, Jean Severinghaus, Dave Rhoads, Sunny Lee, Bjorn Griepenburg, Patrick Seidler There being no further comment, Chair Allison closed the public comment 7. City Project Updates Staff presented updates on the following projects: Pedestrian and bicycle detection in Downtown San Rafael, San Rafael High School Third Street Crosswalk, Francisco Boulevard East Sidewalk Widening, Francisco Boulevard West Multi Use Path. Member Powers: inquired more information about the video detection at traffic signals downtown. Also inquired about storm water design in City projects Speakers: Sunny Lee, Jean Severinghaus, Dave Rhoads, Don Magdenz There being no further comment, Chair Allison closed the public comment 8. Request for Future Agenda Items There were no requests for future items 9. Adjournment Chair Allison adjourned the meeting at 8:14 pm, in honor of Jerry Belletto. Approved this 3rd day of February 2021 _________________________________ Lauren Davini, Staff Liaison