Municipal Service Center

South

City of Santa Rosa

69 Stony Circle

Conference Room 5

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, December 15, 2022

4:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

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

6 -

Present

Chair Kim Badenfort, Board Member Christine Dektor, Board Member

Tony Geraldi, Board Member Doug McKenzie, Board Member Tanya

Narath, and Board Member Dylan Prindle

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

November 17, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes

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

Narath, approved as submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:

7 -

Yes:

Chair Badenfort, Ridlington, Board Member Dektor, Board Member

Geraldi, Board Member McKenzie, Board Member Narath and

Board Member Prindle

1 - Board Member Schwarz

Absent:

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

Alexa Forrester commented on the Hearn Avenue Overcrossing

Project and wants the City to re-open the striping design process.

Cris Eggers commented on the Hearn Avenue Overcrossing Project

and the increasing prices of design and stated the current design is

not satisfactory to bicyclists and pedestrians.

Chris Guenther commented on the Hearn Avenue Overcrossing

Project and the grant from City Thread and asked for an update on

the hiring process for Active Transportation Planner and for

Transportation Planner.

Emily Shartin commented on the Hearn Avenue Overcrossing

Project and gave congratulations for receiving grant funding.

Jenny Bard commented on the Hearn Avenue Overcrossing Project,

the grant from City Thread and asked what is the preferred

alternative for Santa Rosa Forward, and if the BPAB has been

involved or provided input and reactions to connectivity issues.

6. REPORT ITEMS

6.1

REPORT - Fourth Street Reconfiguration

(E Street - Bryden Lane) and

Montgomery Drive Reconfiguration (Alderbrook Drive - Hahman Drive)

BACKGROUND: Staff will introduce and seek feedback on final design

concepts for Fourth Street between E Street and Bryden Lane and

Montgomery Drive between Alderbrook Drive and Hahman Drive.

RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board discussion and input

before finalizing design concepts.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Alexa Forrester stated this will make a big difference and thanked

the staff for thinking about the street sweeping.

Cris Eggers appreciated the crossing at Bryden and Fourth and

would like more of that. She also inquired about vertical elements.

Chris Guenther agreed with the other comments and said it is

important to keep the street clean and asked if alternatives for street

sweeping could be considered in the future.

Stephen Maples thanked the staff for the work and commented

protected bike lanes from Shortt Road to Farmers would be good

for connectivity.

David Kittelstrom emailed comments that he endorsed the

recommendations for re-striping, and is in support of the addition of

bike lanes on Fourth Street and Montgomery Drive and would like to

see a solution to get from Bryden to Farmers.

Evan Wiig emailed comments to support the proposals for new and

buffered lanes on Fourth Street and Montgomery Drive, and the

crosswalk on Shortt. He wishes the bike infrastructure on

Montgomery continued all the way to downtown.

Victor Delpanno emailed support for the proposals, especially those

with buffered bike lanes and provided suggestions regarding

parking configurations.

Steve Hebenstreit emailed he would like to see expanded, safer

bikeways and protected bike paths.

Kevin Hebenstreit emailed his support of haviing more protected

bikeways and bike paths in Santa Rosa.

This item was received and filed.

6.2

REPORT - North Dutton Avenue Striping Design Proposals

BACKGROUND: Staff will introduce and seek feedback on final design

concepts for North Dutton Avenue between West Third Street and West

College Avenue.

RECOMMENDATION: This item is for Board discussion and input on

the proposed design concepts.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Steve Birdlebough wants to plan ways to clean the streets to make

biking safer and to get the protected bike lanes installed.

Cris Eggers commented support to continue the designs to improve

current conditions and asked that the smaller bike lanes be

addressed.

David Kittelstrom emailed support of bike lanes on North Dutton

Avenue.

Evan Wiig emailed support of the striping proposals on North Dutton

Avenue.

Victor Delpanno emailed support of the striping proposals on North

Dutton Avenue.

This item was received and filed.

7. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vice Chair Ridlington gave an update on the Vision Zero Ad Hoc

Committee. Discussion of the possibility of progress metrics to add

to some actions and the implementation plan were agreed upon and

will be written up for an agenda item at next month's Board meeting.

8. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

- As result of the election, there are two new Councilmembers.

- There are four Board Member terms that are expiring and all were

encouraged to get their applications in if they are interested in

serving again.

- A brief update on the recruitments for Active Transportation

Planner and Transportation Planner was provided.

- Nancy Adams expressed her appreciation in serving as the staff