Municipal Service Center

South

City of Santa Rosa

69 Stony Circle

Conference Room 5

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, October 17, 2024

4:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Vice Chair Ridlington called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

6 -

Present

Vice Chair Elizabeth Ridlington, Board Member Scott Doig, Board

Member Doug McKenzie, Board Member Tanya Narath, Board

Member Paul Schwarz, and Board Member Emily Warne

3 -

Absent

Chair Kim Badenfort, Board Member Kim Badenfort, and Board

Member Sarah Hart

2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)

3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS

None.

4. COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS BY BOARD MEMBERS

None.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5.1

August 29, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes.

A motion was made by Board Member Narath, seconded by Board Member

Schwarz, to approve as submitted. The motion carried by the following

vote:

6 -

Yes:

Vice Chair Ridlington, Board Member Doig, Board Member

McKenzie, Board Member Narath, Board Member Schwarz and

Board Member Warne

3 - Chair Badenfort, Board Member Badenfort and Board Member Hart

Absent:

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

Johanna James expressed concern regarding proposed

development on Lance Drive and the increase of vehicle,

pedestrian, and bicycle traffic and asked that safety provisions and

improvements for pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths be

included in the project.

James Duncan also expressed concern regarding the proposed

development on Lance Drive. He stated another project in the area

had a condition requirement to construct a paved pedestrian

pathway that connected with existing facilities, and suggested the

same requirement should be applied to the Lance Drive

development project.

7. REPORT ITEMS

7.1

REPORT - Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Transportation and Public Works

Work Plan

BACKGROUND: The Board may consider the Fiscal Year 2025/2026

Transportation and Public Works Work Plan for active transportation

projects.

RECOMMENDATION: No action is required. The Board may provide

input on the TPW Work Plan Projects and on overall project

prioritization for the project team to consider for the ATP and for the CIP

re-prioritization process.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Duane DeWitt thanked staff for all the hard work, asked staff to get

the funding, and spoke about Roseland Creek property and bike

path.

Emily Shartin of Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition commented

about bike and pedestrian improvements being included with the

project on Calistoga Road.

Chris Guenther of Bikeable Santa Rosa spoke in favor of the

improvement in the quality and organization of the information. He

commented about improvements included in the project on Sonoma

Avenue.

Johanna James commented on the Jennings Avenue-SMART

Crossing project and asked staff to do more to resolve the lack of

progress.

This item was received and filed.

7.2

REPORT - Draft Recommended Projects for the Active Transportation

Plan (ATP) and Phase 2 of Public Outreach

BACKGROUND: Staff will present the draft recommended projects for

the Active Transportation Plan and the Board will learn about Phase 2

of public outreach.

RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board discussion and feedback

on the recommended projects.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Duane DeWitt thanked staff and the consultant for the presentation

and spoke about community engagement in the Southwest area.

Julia thanked staff for all the work and spoke about bike boulevards

and the use of traffic calming measures, and the future process.

David Harris spoke in favor of building more overcrossings to

connect the City, and proposed the use of a prefab truss bridge for

the Highway 101 Overcrossing and other projects as an alternative

to be able to save money and build more infrastructure.

James Duncan spoke in favor of prioritizing the Jennings Avenue

SMART Crossing project and getting it built.

Emily Shartin spoke in favor of the plan and network, and

commented on prioritizing low stress facilities for bicyclists.

This item was received and filed.

8. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS

None.

9. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

- The Draft General Plan and associated environmental impact

report are currently available for review.

- There are three public comment meetings for the Southeast

Specific Plan being hosted by the Planning and Economic

Development Department.

- The next Council meeting will have a budget presentation by the

Finance Department.

- There will not be a BPAB meeting in November, but we do plan on

having a meeting in December on the 19th.

- The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

((NHTSA) has a public comment period open now regarding

proposals for passenger vehicles.