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
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Lauren Davini, Staff Liaison