Municipal Service Center

South

City of Santa Rosa

69 Stony Circle

Conference Room 5

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, August 17, 2023

4:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

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

6 -

Present

Chair Kim Badenfort, Vice Chair Elizabeth Ridlington, Board Member

Emily Kyle, Board Member Doug McKenzie, Board Member Dylan

Prindle, and Board Member Tanya Narath

1 - Board Member Paul Schwarz

Absent

2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS

None.

3. COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS BY BOARD MEMBERS

None.

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

4.1

July 20, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes.

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

Member Prindle, approved as submitted. The motion carried by the

following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Chair Badenfort, Vice Chair Ridlington, Board Member Kyle, Board

Member McKenzie, Board Member Prindle and Board Member

Narath

1 - Board Member Schwarz

Absent:

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

Alan Acorn Sunbeam submitted a comment via email:

I am disappointed that the Fulton Road rebuild is old style bicycle

lanes rather than a much safer separation of bikes and autos. I wish

that it and other road rebuilds would have a wider sidewalk. As a

driver I know that whatever the posted speed limit is, cars often drive

much faster on Fulton Road. As a bicyclist I don't feel safe being on

a bike lane that is physically accessible to cars. It is much safer to

be elevated and separated from the roadway.

Board Member McKenzie commented about bollards on bike paths

that are broken or obstructed by weeds and that maintenance should

be done regularly to keep the paths safe.

6. REPORT ITEMS

6.1

REPORT - Draft Santa Rosa General Plan 2050 Review

BACKGROUND: Staff will provide a brief update on the Draft Santa

Rosa General Plan 2050 and seek feedback from the Board.

RECOMMENDATION: The Board may adopt a unified comment on the

Draft Santa Rosa General Plan 2050 to provide direction to PED staff

and their consultant on edits as the Final Santa Rosa General Plan

2050 is prepared.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Chris Guenther stated he was glad this discussion is happening and

is thankful to the Board making time to meet on a regular basis and

to staff for the hard work. He referenced a letter that was sent to the

Board and stated there is a lot to like in the plan and that addressing

some of the inconsistencies would be important to achieving

success.

Alexa Forrester thanked the Board and staff. She stated that she

wants to live in a City that has less pollution and meets the climate

goals; has well-maintained streets, and gives priority and supports

efforts to designing and building safer infrastructure, connections

and routes for all bicyclists and pedestrians.

Emily Shartin thanked staff for the work on the draft. She agreed

with many of the goals and actions, and the importance of building a

complete and connected network that is safe for everyone. She also

noted the priority of investing in active transportation and spoke

about goals for mode shift and vehicle miles traveled.

This item was received and filed.

7. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS

- Vice Chair Ridlington gave a report on the July meeting of the

Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. There is a

committee of citizen members that comment on projects in

unincorporated areas, and there is a committee of staff and some

citizen members that discuss and coordinate things countywide.

Some of the items discussed were vision goals and objectives of

the countywide active transportation plan that will apply to

unincorporated areas of the County, the need for improvements for

SMART pathway wayfinding signs and coming up with a unified look,

and updates on projects from all of the different entities in the

County.

- Chair Badenfort reported the resignation of Board Member Geraldi

and thanked him for his service. Along with the vacancy for the

Disabled Community Representative, this leaves a vacancy that is

appointed by Councilmember Alvarez. Applications are encouraged

and can be made on the City website.

8. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

- The process of finding a consultant for the active transportation

plan is moving forward. Five proposals were received and then

narrowed down to three for interviews. The chosen consultant will

be notified on September 1.

- The next Board meeting will be held on September 21 at the

Utilities Field Operations building located at 35 Stony Point Road in

Room M. This is a larger facility.

- Scoping discussions on the intersection at Fulton Road and

Highway 12 are starting, and part of the process is looking at bike

and pedestrian improvements and future plans for crossing and links

with the trail to other trails.

9. ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING

Chair Badenfort adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.

Approved on:

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A. Scheblik

Recording Secretary