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City of Oakland Dalziel Building CITY OF OAKLAND DALZIEL BUILDING . 250 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA . SUITE 4344 . OAKLAND . CALIFORNIA . 94612 Department of Transportation TEL: (510) 238-3466 Safe Streets Division FAX: (510) 238-7415 Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, Monthly Meeting Agenda Thursday, October 17, 2019; 6:00-8:00 pm Fruitvale-San Antonio Senior Center, 3301 E 12th St, Suite 201, Oakland, CA 94601 (Note the change in location.) BPAC Home Page: www.oaklandca.gov/boards-and-commissions/bicyclist-and-pedestrian-advisory-commission Resources for Commissioners: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/resources-for-bpac-members Commissioners Reginald K Burnette Jr, Andrew Campbell, Jesse Jones, Phoenix Mangrum, George Naylor (Vice Chair), Zachary Norris, Mariana Parreiras, Midori Tabata, Kenya Wheeler (Chair) Time # Topic 6:00 1 Roll Call/Determination of Quorum/Introductions (5 minutes) 6:05 2 Approval of meeting minutes Attachment (5 minutes)—Seek motion to adopt the September 2019 BPAC minutes. 6:10 3 Open Forum / Public Comment (10 minutes)—Members of the public may comment on any issue within BPAC’s subject matter jurisdiction. Comments on a scheduled agenda item will be heard with that item. The BPAC’s Open Forum Committee tracks Open Forum issues raised by the public. (See tinyurl.com/Oakland-BPAC-OpenForumTracking.) The Committee reviews the public comments on a periodic basis to identify policy issues for discussion by the Commission. To request City services, please contact the City of Oakland Call Center; information at www.oaklandca.gov/services/oak311. 6:20 4 Committee Report Back Attachment (5 minutes)— Committees of the BPAC with activities in the past month will provide brief updates to the Commission. A list of active committees and a report back from Commissioner Naylor, Liaison to the Affordable Housing & Infrastructure Bond Public Oversight Committee (Measure KK) are included in the agenda packet. 6:25 5 BPAC Commissioner Appointment Recommendations Attachment (15 minutes)— The Nominating Committee, created at the September 2019 BPAC meeting, will report back with recommendations from its review of applications of people seeking to be appointed to the BPAC. The committee will be making recommendations for three new commissioners for the 2020-2022 term. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. There were a record 40 applicants, with every Council District represented except District 4. 6:40 6 Rapid Response: Foothill Blvd/26th Ave Case Study (25 minutes)— Susan Kattchee, Interim Manager of OakDOT’s Safe Streets Division, will discuss OakDOT’s work in responding rapidly to fatal and severe traffic crashes involving Oakland’s most vulnerable roadway users. OakDOT’s rapid response to the tragic death of a mother and child at Foothill Blvd/26th Ave in April 2019 will be presented as a case study. 7:05 7 SFMTA’s Counts Program (25 minutes)— The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is working towards achieving Vision Zero, an initiative to prioritize street safety and eliminate traffic deaths in San Francisco. To meet this goal, the City needs to track progress and measure project performance. This work, through the Safe Streets Evaluation Program, further bolsters the city and agency's commitment in achieving safer streets for all. In this presentation, Thalia Leng will discuss the data-driven metrics, methods, and results of project evaluations completed over the past year. See the Safe Streets Evaluation website for more information: www.sfmta.com/safestreetsevaluation 7:30 8 Choosing a 14th St Project Liaison (5 minutes)— Kenya Wheeler, BPAC Chair, will seek a motion to designate a BPAC commissioner as liaison to the 14th Street, A Great Route in the Town project. For more information about the project, see: https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/14th-street. 7:35 9 Committee Chair By-Laws Discussion Attachment (10 minutes)— Kenya Wheeler, BPAC Chair, and OakDOT staff will describe proposed changes to the Commission By-Laws that would address the qualifications of Committee Chairs and make other minor changes to the by-laws to incorporate current BPAC practices. 7:45 10 Three-month agenda look-ahead, suggestions for meeting topics, announcements Attachment (10 minutes) This meeting location is wheelchair accessible. To request disability-related accommodations or to request an ASL, Cantonese, Mandarin or Spanish interpreter, please email [email protected] or call (510) 238-4753 or 711 (for Relay Service) at least five (5) working days before the meeting. Please refrain from wearing scented products to this meeting as a courtesy to attendees with chemical sensitivities. Esta reunión es accesible para sillas de ruedas. Si desea solicitar adaptaciones relacionadas con discapacidades, o para pedir un intérprete en español, Cantones, Mandarín o de lenguaje de señas (ASL) por favor envié un correo electrónico a [email protected] o llame al (510) 238-4753 o al 711 para servicio de retransmisión (Relay Service) por lo menos cinco (5) dias hábiles antes de la reunión. Se le pide de favor que no use perfumes a esta reunión como cortesía para los que tienen sensibilidad a los productos químicos. Gracias. 會場有適合輪椅出入設施。需要殘障輔助設施, 手語, 西班牙語, 粵語或國語翻譯服務, 請在會議前五個工作天電郵 [email protected] 或致電 (510) 238-3983 或 711 (電話傳達服務). 請避免塗搽香氛產品，參加者可能對 化學成分敏感. Địa điểm tổ chức cuộc họp có đường dành riêng cho xe lăn. Để yêu cầu các phương tiện hỗ trợ phục vụ người khuyết tật hoặc yêu cầu thông dịch viên ASL, tiếng Quảng Đông, tiếng Quan Thoại hoặc tiếng Tây Ban Nha, vui lòng gửi email đến địa chỉ [email protected] hoặc gọi đến số 711 (với Dịch vụ Tiếp âm) ít nhất năm (5) ngày làm việc trước khi cuộc họp diễn ra. Vui lòng không sử dụng các sản phẩm có mùi thơm khi tham gia cuộc họp này như một phép lịch sự đối với những người tham dự nhạy cảm đối với các chất hóa học. City of Oakland, Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission DRAFT Minutes from the September 19th, 2019 meeting City Hall, 2nd Floor, Sgt Daniel Sakai Hearing Room (aka Hearing Room 4) Meeting agenda at https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Sept_2019_BPAC_Agenda.pdf. Meeting called to order at 6:01 pm by BPAC Chair, Kenya Wheeler. Item 1. Roll Call/Determination of Quorum/Introductions At roll call, quorum was established with seven commissioners present (X). One (-) was excused (provided notice of absence as specified in by-laws). One arrived just after roll call (x). Commissioners Present Reginald K Burnette Jr X Andrew Campbell X Jesse Jones X Phoenix Mangrum X George Naylor (Vice-Chair) X Zachary Norris x Mariana Parreiras - Midori Tabata X Kenya Wheeler (Chair) X Introductions were made. • Other attendees: Mana Tominaga, Grey Gardner, John Minot, Bradley Cleveland, Robert Prinz, Dom Williams, Victoria Harris, Chris Hwang, Patricia Schader, Charlie Lenk, Greg Rozmarynowy • Staff: Noel Pond-Danchik, Jason Patton, Warren Logan, Alicia Parker, Lily Brown Item 2. Approval of meeting minutes A motion to adopt the Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission meeting minutes from August 15, 2019 was made (Tabata), seconded (Mangrum), and approved by consent. All commissioners voted in favor except Commissioner Burnette who abstained. Adopted minutes online at www.oaklandbikes.info/BPAC. Item 3. Open Forum / Public Comment • Robert Prinz: Bike East Bay is putting on a 2-hour Urban Cycling Workshop in Spanish at the Fruitvale Library on Saturday, September 21st, 2019 from 1-3pm. They will be giving away reflective gear, helmets, and bike lights. See the attached flyer for further details. • Robert Prinz: There will be an Infrastructure Committee meeting in October. They will review streets on the 2020 paving plan and bike plan. Please contact Robert at [email protected] to recommend streets for review. • Chris Hwang, Board Chair of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland: There will be a Paint the Town! street painting event at the intersection of Marin St and Ayala Ave on this Saturday and Sunday September 21 and 22 from 9 am to 5 pm. Congratulations on the Plymouth St/90th Ave Paint the City of Oakland, Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission DRAFT Minutes from September 19th, 2019 meeting pg 1 of 5 Town! painting and to the many Commissioners who attended. For more information on Paint the Town! go to https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/paint-the-town. • Warren Logan, Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations for the Mayor’s Office of Oakland: The Mayor’s office is hosting Clean Air Day on Oct 2nd, 2019. There will be a 11:45-12:45 bike ride at Lake Merritt starting at the bike dock near 14th St. Item 4. Committee Report Back Committees of the BPAC with activities in the past month provided brief updates to the Commission. Some committee reports, committee meeting minutes, and a list of active committees are included in the agenda packet. Summary of Discussion: • Commissioner Mangrum from Police Relations Committee: The committee met on August 7th where they adopted a mission statement and identified constituent groups. • Commissioner Naylor, Liaison to the Affordable Housing and Infrastructure Bond Public Oversight Committee: The committee will meet next Monday. The agenda includes projects funded by Measure KK. The committee will be sending out a questionnaire to departments to ask how staffing affects how projects can be delivered. • Chair Wheeler requested a volunteer to be the Liaison to the Public Works Committee. Commissioner Naylor will work with Robert Prinz to do it. Speakers other than commissioners: Robert Prinz Item 5. Warren Logan, Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations for the Mayor’s Office of Oakland Warren Logan shared the Mayor’s vision for mobility policies in Oakland and answered questions from the BPAC. Logan sees equity, safety and security, and sustainability as transportation priorities. He will focus on maintenance, prioritizing safety for all modes including bicyclists and pedestrians, and implementing streets safe by design rather than enforcement.
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