City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Feb. 10.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Michael Garcia at 5:32 pm.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Chair Michael Garcia
Member Yolanda Eisenstein
Member Terence Foreback
Member Judith Gabriele (joined at 5:50 pm)
Member Tony Gerlicz (joined at 5:35 pm)
Member Phil Lucero
Member Khal Spencer
Member Erik Aaboe
Members Excused:
Member Ben Pingilley
Others Attending:
Romella Glorioso-Moss, Staff Liaison
Erick Aune, SFMPO Officer
Tim Rogers, SFCT Trails Program Manager
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Spencer moved, seconded by Member Gerlicz, to approve the Agenda as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Garcia, Member Eisenstein, Member Foreback, Member Gerlicz, Member Lucero, Member Spencer, Member Aaboe
Against: None
Abstain: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. January 13, 2022
MOTION: Member Spencer moved, seconded by Member Eisenstein, to approve the minutes of January 31, 2022 as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Garcia, Member Eisenstein, Member Foreback, Member Lucero, Member Spencer, Member Aaboe
Against: None
Abstain: None
5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
From: Jackie Shane <shanebikes@gmail.com>
Subject: road improvements for cycling
Date: February 2, 2022 at 5:23:16 PM MST
To: andrea@andrearomero.com
Cc: Brian Kreimendahl <HighPlainsDrifter@zianet.com>, Carl Gable <gable@lanl.gov>, Diane Albert <diane@dianealbertlaw.com>, Tim Fowler <timothyjfowler@gmail.com>, Mr Joe Abbatacola <joejturn@yahoo.com>, mayor@santafenm.gov, Mike Chapman <brokenspokesantafe@gmail.com>, paul.brasher@state.nm.us
Dear Rep. Romero,
As an avid cyclist I support wider shoulders for Hyde Park Rd. NM 475. I have biked up and down the ski road many times and the road is narrow and dangerous as it stands now. There are parts of its shoulder that are giving way. Indeed I saw a cyclist crash because of the soft pavement on the shoulder and he was going quite fast downhill on this steep and twisty road. Please tell me what I can do to make Santa Fe more bicycle friendly. New Mexico is constantly ranked highest in the U.S. for pedestrian and cyclist fatality rates. I lost a good friend of mine when he was hit by a car while on his bike. As someone who commutes daily by bike, this is a very personal issue for me.
Suggestions are:
Create a separated bicycle lane on St. Michael's Drive. There is none to date. St. Mikes is a state highway that is also a city road. There are six lanes for cars; none for bikes. Clearly not transportation equity.
Clean the bike lanes on Osage, Siler, Alameda, Aqua Fria and wherever needed. They are full of scoria (lava) and dangerous to bike.
Remove the construction signs from Agua Fria that are currently in the bicycle lanes. There is no place for cyclists to go but traffic.
Create separated bicycle lanes on Cerrillos Rd. The bike lanes that were installed on Cerrillos are far to close to traffic for the speed on this road.
Otowi is a great bike route, but I suggest removing the stop sign at San Felipe Ave. so it flows better. (The stop sign should face San Felipe traffic.) Santa Fe has no Bicycle Blvd. This would create the first, in one simple move.
Create a dedicated bicycle lane on Paseo de Peralta. Not just a faded sharrow. Thank you so much for your time. Let's make Santa Fe a cleaner and safer city.
I realize that these are divided into city, state, and MPO boundaries, but I am willing to work with you to make Santa Fe more bicycle-friendly. I am cc'ing some people who might have further input.
I would appreciate hearing back from you.
Jackie Shane
President Bicycle Coalition of New Mexico
505-262-4810
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER AGENCIES
a. Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization, Erick Aune, SFMPO Officer
b. Santa Fe Conservation Trust, Tim Rogers, Trails Program Manager
7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS
a. Tierra Contenta Ph 3 A Development Plan, Jennifer Jenkins, Principal at JenkinsGavin
b. Draft Resolution on Complete Streets, Erick Aune, AICP, SFMPO Officer
MOTION: Member Eisenstein moved, seconded by Member Spencer, to recommend to the Governing Body approval of the resolution as amended.
VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Garcia, Member Eisenstein, Member Foreback, Member Gabriele, Member Gerlicz, Member Lucero, Member Spencer, Member Aboe
Against: None
Abstain: None
Mr. Erick Aune stated that there are two amendments in the draft resolution presented to BPAC a month ago to accommodate feedback from BPAC members:
First change: Added another “Whereas” … WHEREAS, existing roadways in the [City/County/Santa Fe MPO] have not all been designed and built according to the design principles described herein and opportunities may arise to improve the existing infrastructure to improve accessibility, safety, and connectivity, and;
Second change: Added another NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the [City/County/Santa Fe MPO], as follows: That the [City/County/Santa Fe MPO] shall strive to reconstruct existing roadways and offer design guidelines for new developments in a manner that support the design elements described herein.
Chair Garcia mentioned that he is willing to be a co-sponsor of the Resolution.
c. BPAC Strategic Plan FY22-27, Yolanda Eisenstein, Planning, Policy & Law Subcommittee Chair
MOTION: Member Spencer moved, seconded by Member Gerlicz, to postpone the adoption of the Strategic Plan plan until a work session is held.
VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Garcia, Member Eisenstein, Member Foreback, Member Gabriele, Member Gerlicz, Member Lucero, Member Spencer, Member Aboe
Against: None
Abstain: None
d. City of Santa Fe Bicycle Friendly Community Application to League of American Bicyclists, Khalil Spencer, BPAC Vice Chair
e. BPAC Presentation to Public Works Committee and Governing Body, Judith Gabriele, Promotion, Education and Programming Subcommittee Chair
f. Staff Report
Staff reported that Public Works Department Director added $1,000 for BPAC use in the proposed budget for FY 23. Also, that the maintenance budget for signage, striping, etc. was raised from $125,000 to $500,000. The sharrow maintenance list that BPAC sent to Traffic Operations Manager will cost around $65,000. The budget for sharrows maintenance last FY was only $5,000. The BPAC approved striping on Calle Mejia will be implemented via maintenance budget of signage shop. Staff requested the Chair to request funding for bringing back the stenographers for all City Advisory Committees.
8. SUBCOMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS
9. MATTERS FROM STAFF
10. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE
11. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR
12. NEXT MEETING: March 10 2022
13. ADJOURN 7:53 pm
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