Municipal Service Center  
South  
City of Santa Rosa  
69 Stony Circle  
Conference Room 5  
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, January 18, 2024  
4:00 PM  
4:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Badenfort called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.  
8 -  
Present  
Chair Kim Badenfort, Vice Chair Elizabeth Ridlington, Board Member  
Sarah Hart, Board Member Doug McKenzie, Board Member Dylan  
Prindle, Board Member Tanya Narath, Board Member Paul Schwarz,  
and Board Member Emily Warne  
2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
None.  
3. COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS BY BOARD MEMBERS  
Board Member Warne abstained from approval of the minutes due  
to her absence from the November meeting.  
Board Members asked for clarification regarding abstention.  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.1  
November 16, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes.  
A motion was made by Board Member Schwarz, seconded by Board  
Member Narath, approved as submitted. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Badenfort, Vice Chair Ridlington, Board Member Hart, Board  
Member McKenzie, Board Member Prindle, Board Member Narath  
and Board Member Schwarz  
1 - Board Member Warne  
Abstain:  
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
Janet Barocco spoke in favor of building an at-grade rail crossing on  
Jennings Avenue as a vital east/west route for bicylists and  
pedestrians.  
Johanna James spoke in favor of building an at-grade rail crossing  
on Jennings Avenue and requested the Board urge the Council to  
take action to move the project forward.  
Steve Birdlebaugh showed examples of three types of grade  
crossings, spoke in favor of building an at-grade crossing at  
Jennings Avenue and encouraged the Board to educate the Council  
about the project and to support the project.  
Alexa Forrester spoke in support of building an at-grade crossing at  
Jennings Avenue as a safe network link and encouraged support  
from the Board.  
Late Correspondence  
6. REPORT ITEMS  
6.1  
REPORT - Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article III Fiscal Year  
(FY) 2024/2025  
BACKGROUND: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board to provide  
programming direction for TDA Article III funds.  
RECOMMENDATION: The Board may, by motion, recommend which  
project to allocate approximately $227,341 of FY 2024/2025 TDA Article  
III funds to.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Chris Guenther of Bikeable Santa Rosa spoke in support of starting  
projects sooner and is concerned about the timing of the  
implementation. He stated the City needs to increase the general  
fund and allocate for bicycle and pedestrian projects on an annual  
basis to get them started rather than waiting for additional funding.  
Emily Shartin of Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition spoke in support  
of budget allocation for bicycle and pedestrian projects and  
supported prioritizing the Dutton Avenue project.  
Alexa Forrester agreed with the previous comments and had  
questions about funding if a project isn't built within the stated time  
frame. She also inquired about how to get all the projects done and  
how success is measured for each project.  
Janet Barocco asked for clarification on the scope of the Dutton  
Avenue project and any plans from Guerneville Road to College  
Avenue.  
An amended motion was made by Board Member McKenzie, seconded by  
Board Member Schwarz, to recommend allocation of $200,000 of FY  
2024/2025 TDA Article III funds to the North Dutton Avenue project and to  
allocate the remainder of the FY 2024/2025 TDA Article III funds to the top  
priority Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons (RRFB's). The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Chair Badenfort, Vice Chair Ridlington, Board Member Hart, Board  
Member McKenzie, Board Member Prindle, Board Member Narath,  
Board Member Schwarz and Board Member Warne  
6.2  
REPORT - Vision Zero Implementation Plan Annual Update  
BACKGROUND: Staff will provide an update on implementation of  
Santa Rosa’s Vision Zero Implementation Plan for the Sonoma County  
Vision Zero Action.  
RECOMMENDATION: No action is required. Board may provide input  
on implementation of the Vision Zero Implementation Plan.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Chris Guenther stated that more staff resources are needed to do  
the job more quickly. He spoke in favor of the table and metrics to  
illustrate next steps, how much work has been done and needs to  
be done.  
Steve Birdlebaugh stated the at-grade crossing at Jennings Avenue  
is a good example to get bicyclists and pedestrians off of  
Guerneville Road and a step in the right direction.  
Alexa Forrester expressed concern about the College Avenue  
crossing and prefers something more substantial to protect  
pedestrians. She also gave information about a training program for  
bus drivers in Brazil she thought might be helpful for CityBus  
training.  
This item was received and filed.  
6.3  
REPORT - Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee  
(CBPAC) Citizen Appointment  
BACKGROUND: Assigning a citizen representative to the CBPAC.  
RECOMMENDATION: The Board shall, by motion, assign a citizen  
representative to the CBPAC.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Emily Shartin stated that no one from the Sonoma County Bicycle  
Coalition is on the CBPAC.  
A motion was made by Chair Badenfort, seconded by Board Member  
Schwarz, to nominate Board Member McKenzie as the citizen  
representative to the CBPAC, with the possibility of having a back up  
representative or rotating assignment to be discussed in the future. The  
motion carried unanimously.  
7. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS  
None.  
8. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS  
- Staff reports $200,000 has been received from MTC for the  
procurement of approximately 1,400 bollards.  
- Word from Caltrans that there is strong possibility of a protected  
cycle track on the Hearn Avenue overcrossing, and it will link to the  
multi-use path. Caltrans will start removing vegetation soon.  
- A pilot project will move forward on Steele Lane in front of Steele  
Lane Elementary School that will close a lane for over two months.  
Staff has consent from the Fire Department, City Council, and the  
school principal. The pilot project is tentatively scheduled to start in  
mid-March and end in late May.  
- An email update about the street story reporting tool was sent to  
the Board.  
- Traffic Engineering staff are not part of the Jennings Avenue  
at-grade crossing discussions, which continue between the City  
Manager's Office and SMART. Any questions may be directed to  
Assistant City Manager, Jason Nutt. Board Members and the public  
are encouraged to submit comments to the City Council and to  
SMART.  
9. ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING  
Chair Badenfort adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m.  
Approved on: February 15, 2024  
/s/ A. Scheblik, Recording Secretary