City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met June 13.
Here are the minutes provided by the Committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Chair Michael Garcia
Member Yolanda Eisenstein
Member Judith Gabriele
Member Khal Spencer
Member Erik Aaboe
Member Steve Pilcher
Member Dan Painter
Members Excused:
Member Tony Gerlicz
Member Ben Pingilley
Member Angela Bordegaray
Others Attending:
Romella Glorioso-Moss, Staff Liaison
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Painter moved, seconded by Member Aaboe, to recommend approval of the Agenda as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Aaboe, Member Eisenstein, Member Gabriele,Member Pilcher, Member Painter, Member Spencer, Chair Garcia
Against: None
Abstain: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. May 9, 2024
MOTION: Member Aaboe moved, seconded by Member Eisenstein, to approve the Minutes as amended.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Aaboe, Member Eisenstein, Member Gabriele, Member Pilcher, Member Painter, Member Spencer, Chair Garcia
Against: None
Abstain: None
Amendment: On p.5 “curve-out” should be “carve – out”
BPAC recommends the ordinance should be redrafted to define purpose of medians as vehicle and pedestrian safety devices and national standards to justify minimums. Survey the impacted medians and provide a clear curve-out for pedestrians using standard medians to cross the street.
5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (maximum 2 minutes) 6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER AGENCIES (maximum 5 minutes) a. Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization, Leah Yngve, MSPH, Senior Transportation Planner
● Complete Street Design Guidelines – SFMPO and City are facing some Procurement challenges
● Traffic Impact Management – work on-going
● Supporting the Art By Bike – Chair Michael Garcia and Member Judith Gabriele attended the meeting
● City with SFMPO applied for Safe Streets and Roads for All grant (federal program) for the construction of St. Michaels Drive/Rail Trail Underpass and the Reconstruction of St. Michael’s Drive from Cerrillos Road to Butolph Road
● SFMPO preparing for updating the Metropolitan Transportation Plan
QUESTIONS:
Member Spencer – What’s happening with the Cerrillos Rd project?
Answer – The design has improved a lot. Consultants were open to City and SFMPO recommendations.
b. Bike Santa Fe, Becky Smith, Board Director
● The BSF Board elections are coming up next month - We are looking for up to 5 new board members to join our organization. Please email us at bikesantafe@gmail.com and see our website for more information on qualifications. Letters of interest are due Monday, July 8, and the new board will take office in the beginning of August.
● We were invited to table at the Casa Alegre Neighborhood Association meeting on June 1st, and got to speak with many bicycle enthusiasts in that neighborhood.
● We’ve been busy with bike valet events. We valeted at the first Canyon Road First Wednesday event that took place on June 5 which was a great success, and are valeting at each Friday evening Railyard concert in June. We are looking for volunteers for the June 28th Railyard concert, as well as for the International Folk Art Market July 11 - 14, and the Canyon Road First Wednesday in July on July 3rd. If you volunteer for 2 hours or more, you will get a gift card to a local restaurant.
● We think that the success of the Canyon Road event highlights our community’s desire for similar opportunities to increase accessibility and connections. Bike Santa Fe is asking if BPAC would consider jointly proposing to the city that we close a few downtown streets to car traffic one day a week in the summer for pedestrians to take over our streets.
● Another cyclist was killed when hit by a car. We mourn Luis Quiroz Batista’s death and the loss to his family and the Santa Fe cycling community. When Luis was killed by a driver, another cyclist’s family lost a spouse and a father due to a driver’s carelessness at best and deliberate disregard for safe driving practices at worst.
QUESTIONS:
Member Eisenstein: What are you looking for in a Board Member? Answer: We are a Working Board so we are looking for someone who can work for 6 hours a month with skills in grant writing, bookkeeping, lots of enthusiasm for a 2-year term.
Member Spencer: Are you 501 C3 registered?
Answer: Yes
COMMENT:
Member Painter: In favor of closing one street downtown all the time.
c. Public Safety Committee, Khalil Spencer, BPAC Vice Chair
● No action item at the last meeting.
● Thinking of including the leadership of Public Works on the Agenda. ● Reappointed [Member Spencer] to PSC as a regular member as of June 25, 2024
7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS
a. Request for Approval of BPAC Strategic Plan FY2023-2033 Amendments, Yolanda Eisenstein, Policy, Planning and Law Subcommittee Chair
MOTION: Member Spencer moved, seconded by Member Painter, to approve the BPAC Strategic Plan FY2023-2033 as amended.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Aaboe, Member Eisenstein, Member Gabriele, Member Pilcher, Member Painter, Member Spencer, Chair Garcia
Against: None
Abstain: None
8. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Policy, Planning and Law (Yolanda Eisenstein, Chair)
Will be presenting the Strategic Plan to the Governing Body on July 10 with Member Gabriele and Member Painter as a back-up. Will be attending July 11th BPAC meeting.
b. Promotion, Education and Communications (Judith Gabriele, Chair)
Working with City Staff on developing BPAC website. Also, working with Tim Rogers on inviting Council Members on a bike tour in September.
c. Technical Review (Daniel Painter, Chair)
Nothing to report.
9. MATTERS FROM STAFF
There are 4 applications for District 1 vacancies – all males. We are extending the application for Member Eisenstein’s position for another month since she is not leaving until end of July. We’re hoping to find a woman so there will be gender balance.
10. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE
11. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR
Thanked both Member Spencer and Eisenstein for their work and service to BPAC and City.
12. NEXT MEETING: July 11 2024
13. ADJOURN 8:08 PM
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