2015/09/28 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Minutes4L1N11M
Members Present:
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
5:30 PM, Monday, September 28, 2015
Rohnert Park City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Tim Hensel (Chair) X Terry Gault (Vice -Chair) _
Stephen Gold X Katie Musick X Carson Williams
Non -Voting Participants:
X Jerry Griffin, Parks & Recreation Commission Liaison
X Mary Grace Pawson, Staff
X Eydie Tacata, Staff
Call to Order
Chair Tim Hensel called the meeting to order at 5:40 PM.
2. Introductions
Chair Hensel commenced self -introductions. Committee Members present were Tim Hensel,
Stephen Gold, and Katie Musick; City staff present were Eydie Tacata, Management Analyst, and Mary
Grace Pawson, Development Services Director/City Engineer; also present was Jerry Griffin, Parks &
Recreation Commission Liaison.
3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of August 24, 2015
A correction to the Minutes of the meeting of August 24, 2015 was requested for Item 5: Public
Comments to reflect that there was a report by a member of the public of an uneven junction between
the bike/ped bridge and adjoining pavement at the Laguna Channel and Commerce Boulevard Bike
Path.
Committee Member Stephen Gold moved to approve the August 24, 2015 meeting minutes with
correction; the motion was seconded by Committee Member Katie Musick and carried unanimously (3-
0-2-0).
4. Snyder Lane Pedestrian Improvements North of Rohnert Park Expressway
Chair Hensel introduced the item. Staff member Mary Grace Pawson updated the Committee
and answered questions about the Snyder Lane Pedestrian Improvements North of Rohnert Park
Expressway, including:
Reporting on the bicycle and pedestrian improvements planned for the project section between
Camino Corto and San Francisco Way, such as new or replacement street lighting; new traffic
signal and crosswalk at Camino Corto; enhanced crosswalk at Copeland Creek (2 crosswalks)
with median pedestrian refuge and user -activated in -ground warning lights; enhanced crosswalk
with in -ground warning lights at Medical Center Drive; new center median curb on Snyder Lane
north of intersection at Rohnert Park Expressway; replacement of on -street bike lanes
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• Project communication to public such as use of construction message board
The committee and staff also discussed the section of Snyder Lane north of San Francisco Way,
including:
• Complexity of integrating bicycle facilities, crosswalk placement and traffic signals between
San Francisco Way and Keiser Avenue
• Future of protected bike lane on east side Snyder Lane, that the developer of the Northeast
Specific Plan would be responsible for the widening of Snyder Lane in this section, including
provision of a bicycle facility to replace the existing
The Committee and staff also discussed the general absence of crossing guards at schools. Staff was
asked to inquire with the school district about the provision of crossing guards.
The Committee requested staff to add the members to the e-mail alerts for the Snyder Lane Widening
project.
5. Bicyclists and Pedestrians on East Cotati Avenue: Crossing from Sonoma State University
to Wolf Den Plaza
Chair Hensel introduced the item. Staff member Eydie Tacata said that the Committee asked for
this item to be agendized, which is a discussion about pedestrians crossing mid -block on East Cotati
Avenue, east of the intersection at Bodway Parkway (between the Sonoma State University campus and
the Wolf Den Plaza and Canon Manor subdivision on the south side of East Cotati Avenue).
The discussion included:
• Crosswalk or other control, difficulty of getting warrants (i.e. technical criteria that justifies
installation of traffic controls) at this mid -block location; potential accident data
• Striping (i.e. double yellow lines) east of curbed median, condition of striping
• City and County limits, State of California (i.e. Sonoma State University) property lines in the
vicinity of pedestrian activity in this area
• Jurisdictional responsibilities and interjurisdictional relationships and funding needed to address
issue
• Sonoma State Universities Campus Facilities and Sonoma State University Transportation
Committee potential role to address issue with engineering or other solutions such as a barrier
(e.g. short fence) on the campus side of East Cotati Avenue to prevent mid -block crossing or to
physically direct pedestrians to use intersection at Bodway Parkway
6. New Matters for Future Consideration
Chair Hensel requested that staff look into potential safety hazards at northwest corner of
Snyder Lane and East Cotati Avenue, in the area where the sidewalks converge and the trees were
removed, creating holes.
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Committee Member Musick mentioned potential safety hazards on sidewalks on Southwest
between Snyder and Country Club Drive. Committee Member Gold added the report of tree root
damage in the protected bike lane on Southwest. There was additional discussion about the presence of
schools along Southwest Boulevard and the need to review bicycle and pedestrian improvements along
this corridor.
Committee Member Gold asked about the status of training on the Brown Act. Parks and
Recreation Commissioner Jerry Griffin mentioned that the Parks and Recreation Commission was also
anticipating the same training to be delivered.
5. Public Comments
There were no public comments.
6. Adjournment
Chair Hensel moved to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Committee Member
Musick and carried unanimously (3-0-2-0).
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:33 PM.
Eydie Tacata, Recording Secretary Tim Hensel, Committee Chair
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