Regional Transportation Planning Agency - Local Transportation Commission
Monterey County Service Authority for Freeways & Expressways
Monterey County Regional Development Impact Fee Joint Powers Agency
Email: info@tamcmonterey.org

 

BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

**6:00 PM**

 

MEETING LOCATION

1 Pendergrass Way, Sand City, California 93955
Sand City Council Chambers

 

Join meeting online at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/990276709?pwd=QXBRbWF6ajh6M3dOR3hhbGloRlhRZz09

OR

By teleconference at: +1 669 900 6833

 

Meeting ID: 990 276 709
Password: 352877

 

Please see all the special meeting instructions at the end of this agenda

Any person who has a question concerning an item on this agenda may call the Agency Secretary to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda.

1.ROLL CALL
Call to order and self-introductions. Committee bylaws specify that a quorum shall consist of a majority (7) of the number of voting memberships actually filled at that time (13); the existence of any vacancies shall not be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.  If you are unable to attend, please contact the Transportation Agency.  Your courtesy to the other Committee members to assure a quorum is appreciated.
2.PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any member of the public may address the Committee on any item not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Committee. Under this item, each member of the public is allowed three minutes to address concerns. Comments in items on this agenda may be given when that agenda item is discussed. Persons who wish to address the Committee for public comment or on an item on the agenda are encouraged to submit comments in writing to Maria at maria@tamcmonterey.org by 5:00 pm the Thursday before the meeting, and such comments will be distributed to the Committee before the meeting.


Alternative Agenda Format and Auxiliary Aids: If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals requesting a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, may contact Transportation Agency staff at 831-775-0903. Auxiliary aids or services include wheelchair accessible facilities, sign language interpreters, Spanish language interpreters, and printed materials in large print, Braille or on disk. These requests may be made by a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in the public meeting and should be made at least 72 hours before the meeting. All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate the request.

3.BEGINNING OF CONSENT AGENDA
Approve the staff recommendations for items listed below by majority vote with one motion.  Any member may pull an item off the Consent Agenda to be moved to the end of the CONSENT AGENDA for discussion and action.
3.1APPROVE minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting of April 5, 2023.
- Montiel
The draft minutes of the April 5, 2023 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting are attached for review.
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END OF CONSENT AGENDA

4.RECEIVE presentation from the Monterey-Salinas Transit District regarding the Transit Oriented Development Planning Study.
- Overmeyer (MST)
The Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) is leading a planning study to identify opportunities to increase transit-oriented development (TOD) viability by enhancing multimodal connections within the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit project corridor through the implementation of enhanced bicycle, transit, and pedestrian facilities; and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies. The project goals are to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce vehicle miles travelled (VMT) from development, and lower TOD parking requirements to collectively make TOD more effective and attractive to developers and more desirable and affordable to Monterey County residents.
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5.RECEIVE presentation on the Salinas Vision Zero program.
- Andrew Easterling, City of Salinas
Salinas City Traffic Engineer, Andrew Easterling, will provide the latest updates on the Salinas Vision Zero Program. 
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6.NOMINATE up to three members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee to serve on the TAMC Competitive Grant Application Review Committee.
- Strause
The Transportation Agency Board approved a new cycle of competitive grants at its March 2023 meeting. The grant applications for projects proposed for funding are due June 1, 2023. Agency staff is seeking to establish an ad hoc committee to review and rank the applications, and provide funding recommendations.
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7.RECEIVE information and PROVIDE feedback to staff on a proposed state bill related to bicycles on sidewalks.
- Watson
Assembly Bill 825 (Bryan): Vehicles: Bicycles on Sidewalks would prohibit local authorities from prohibiting bicycles on sidewalks adjacent to a highway or corridor that does not include a bikeway.
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8.ANNOUNCEMENTS and/or COMMENTS
9.ADJOURN

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next Committee meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.

Transportation Agency for Monterey County

Conference Room

55B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA 93901

 

A quorum of voting members is required to be present in the same room to hold this meeting.

 

There will be a zoom link for hybrid participation.

 

Voting members: please note that the circumstances in which you may remotely teleconference have been severely curtailed and require prior notice and only certain justifications. Click here for more detail.

 

If you have any items for the next agenda, please submit them to:

Janneke Strause, Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee Coordinator
Janneke@tamcmonterey.org

 

Documents relating to an item on the open session that are distributed to the Committee less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA. Documents distributed to the Committee at the meeting by staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Committee by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting.


Transportation Agency for Monterey County

55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA 93901-2902

Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TEL: 831-775-0903

FAX: 831-775-0897

 

The Committee Agenda will be prepared by Agency staff and will close at noon nine (9) working days before the regular meeting.  Any member may request in writing an item to appear on the agenda.  The request shall be made by the agenda deadline and any supporting papers must be furnished by that time or be readily available.

 

If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals requesting a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, may contact Transportation Agency at 831-775-0903. Auxiliary aids or services include wheelchair accessible facilities, sign language interpreters, Spanish Language interpreters and printed materials, and printed materials in large print, Braille or on disk. These requests may be made by a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in the public meeting, and should be made at least 72 hours before the meeting. All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate the request.

CORRESPONDENCE, MEDIA CLIPPINGS, & REPORTS

Correspondence - No items this month.
Media Clipping - No items this month.
Reports - No items this month.