* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. US [00:00:04] AND WELCOME [CALL TO ORDER] EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PETALUMA PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SEPTEMBER THE THIRD, 2025. UH, CLERK, WOULD [ROLL CALL] YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL, PRESENT. UH, FELIX. PRESENT GARCIA PRESENT. MYERS, UH, GOLDMAN. HERE. CHISHOLM QUINT HERE. SORRY. UH, SL IT? YES. AND JAGER. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. SORRY, JUST SORRY. CAN YOU ADJUST A LITTLE ECHO OVER HERE? YEAH, IT'S ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS YOU WANNA TEST YOUR AUDIO? IT'S, IT'S STILL DOING IT. IT'S ECHO FROM US OVER HERE. YEAH, IT'S ONE OF HIS SPEAKERS IS. OH, OKAY. GOT IT. ALRIGHT, WE RESUME. UM, DURING, WE'RE ENTERING [GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT] GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. UH, DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT ARE WITHIN THE COMMITTEE'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AND THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED UP TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE. TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EQUAL SHARES TOTALING NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES SUBJECT TO THE COMMITTEE'S DISCRETION. UH, NOW OPEN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK SPEAKERS TO BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. I NOW ASK SPEAKERS TO BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. OKAY. UM, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY, UH, ANY COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING? UH, THERE WAS ONE, UH, PRIOR PUBLIC COMMENT A FEW WEEKS AGO. YEP. GOT IT. THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, MAY I JUST QUICKLY RESPOND? UM, SO THAT, THAT WAS A, A, A GOOD DETAILED, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVED THAT WAS ATTACHED, UH, TO THE AGENDA PACKET AND WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM, UM, THAT, UH, THE, UM, ALL BUT ONE SECTION OF, UM, PATHWAY THAT THE, UM, THE COMMENTER WAS ASKED REQUESTING FOR INCLUSION IN THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, DRAFT PLAN. UH, AND THEN WE ARE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO ADD A SECTION OF THE PROPOSED ADOBE CREEK TRAIL, UM, EAST OF ELI BOULEVARD SOUTH. SO, UM, IN OUR PREVIOUS DRAFT, WE SHOWED THE ADOBE CREEK TRAIL RUNNING BETWEEN SCHOENBERGER PARK AND, UM, ELI BOULEVARD. AND THEN AT THAT POINT IT WOULD, UH, ROUTE DIVERT ONTO, UM, ELI BOULEVARD AND THEN CASA GRANDE ROAD TO CONTINUE EAST OUT TOWARDS, UH, THE STATE PARK. UM, AND IN THE LETTER, UH, THE COMMENTER NOTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE ADOBE CREEK TRAIL ON THE OLD, UH, ADOBE CREEK GOLF COURSE. SO, UM, WE'RE MAKING THAT ADJUSTMENT TO THE MAP TO EXTEND THAT ALIGNMENT AND, UM, UH, TAKE THE TRAIL A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT, UH, ON THE GOLF COURSE USING PROB, IDEALLY USING CART PATHS. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, COOPERATION. SO, WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE IT IN THE PLAN AT LEAST, AND THEN WE CAN EXPLORE THAT IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, A PATH CAN BE PUT THERE JUST NOT ON THE EXISTING CART PATHS? NO. WELL, THE, THE GOLF COURSE IN GENERAL IS, IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO YEAH, THAT WOULD NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER IT ENDS UP ON THE GOLF COURSE, IT WOULD NEED TO BE RIGHT. WHETHER IT'S UTILIZING EXISTING CART PATHS OR SOME DIFFERENT ALIGNMENT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. SO THE LINE THEY DREW DID GO THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE IF I YEAH, READ IT. OKAY. YEAH. WOULD, IS THERE SPACE WHERE IT COULD GO AROUND? UH, THERE'S, YEAH, I DON'T WANNA GET TOO INTO IT, BUT THERE, THERE'S A PRETTY WIDE SECTION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ALONG CASA GRANDE ROAD. THAT'S SORT WHERE WE WERE PREVIOUSLY ENVISIONING THE PATHWAY GOING. UM, BUT IT'S, I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING BOTH POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS. SO WE WILL MAKE THAT ADJUST. WE'RE MAKING THAT ADJUSTMENT TO THE MAP. OKAY. THANK [00:05:01] YOU. UM, AND I THINK THAT IS IT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, IF I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, WE NOW MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING FROM AUGUST 6TH. UH, DID EVERYONE REVIEW THE MEETING MINUTES? AND ARE THERE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR MODIFICATIONS? RAISE YOUR HAND. NO. OKAY. UM, THEN I, UH, APPROVE [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] THE MINUTES WITHOUT CHANGES AND NOW WE GET TO OUR MAIN [PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION] AGENDA ITEM, AD HOC COMMITTEES, BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS AND REPORTING. UM, THAT IS THE TITLE, UH, BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR THE, UH, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT AD HOC COMMITTEES AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO LITTLE GROUPS. DO YOU WANT ME TO YEAH, SURE. DESCRIBE I CAN, I CAN TAKE A STAB AT KIND OF OFFERING UP, UH, OR PROVIDING SOME GUIDANCE HERE. SO, UH, YEAH, AS I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION HAS BEEN DOING, AND SO WE WILL, UM, WE'LL, WE'RE BORROWING FROM THAT AND TESTING IT OUT HERE. UH, VERY MUCH OPEN TO FEEDBACK, UH, FOLLOWING THIS EVENING, IF YOU THINK IT'S A, A GOOD PRODUCTIVE USE OF MEETING TIME, HOPEFULLY SAVING YOU ALL. UM, SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL, UH, OUTSIDE COMMITMENT THAT'S REQUIRED BY, UM, JOINING AD HOC COMMITTEES, WHICH, UH, ALMOST EVERYONE ON HAS. UM, SO WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IS WE'RE GOING TO, UH, SEPARATE YOU OUT INTO DIFFERENT, UH, UH, MEETING AREAS. UH, WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGERS CONFERENCE ROOM AVAILABLE. THERE'S ALSO A TABLE OUT IN THE, UM, IN THE HALLWAY HERE. AND THEN ONE GROUP CAN REMAIN IN HERE. UM, WE'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU ALL TO DECIDE WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. UM, FOR, THOUGH, I THINK WE ONLY HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, QUINT, I BELIEVE YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON HERE, NOT CURRENTLY ON AN AD HOC, IS THAT CORRECT? SO YOU CAN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN ANY OF THE AD HOCS, UM, TONIGHT AND JUST LISTEN IN AND OR EVEN BECOME, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR CONVERSATION. UM, WE JUST CAN'T HAVE MORE, WE CAN'T HAVE FIVE OR MORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT ANY ONE AD HOC, SO WE NEED TO KEEP NUMBERS TO FOUR, FOUR OR FEWER COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM, AND I THINK WE'LL PLAN TO MEET FOR WHAT DO WE WANNA, MAYBE 45 MINUTES? DOES THAT SEEM LIKE A GOOD YES, AMOUNT OF TIME? 45 MINUTES. ALRIGHT, SO, UM, WE WILL, I'LL CALL EVERYONE BACK IN HERE AROUND 7 25 THEN, IF THAT WORKS. SOUNDS GOOD. AND THEN, UM, IF EACH GROUP COULD JUST APPOINT ONE PERSON TO, UM, KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT YOUR GROUP IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON IN THE COMMITTEE COMMENT SECTION OF THE AGENDA, WHICH WILL FOLLOW THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT. AND I'LL FLOAT, I'LL FLOAT BETWEEN GROUPS, HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, UM, OR HELP, HELP YOU GET STARTED AND, UM, OFFER FEEDBACK, WHATEVER, WHATEVER YOU NEED FROM ME. ALRIGHT. SO IF DAVID AND AMBER WANNA STAY HERE, UM, FOR THE BIKE FRIENDLY BUSINESS DISCUSSION, UM, MAYBE ADAM AND I CAN TAKE THE HALL OUT THERE AND THEN, UH, JOANNA AND BRUCE CAN DO THE, UM, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SOUNDS GOOD. WAIT FOR WAY FINDING. OKAY. OKAY. UH, WELL WE, IT'S AT WHAT, SIX 40? SO WE WILL BREAK OUT FOR RECESS, UH, UNTIL 7 25. YEP. SEE YOU ALL BACK HERE THEN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK. YES, WE ARE ENDING RECESS AND RECONVENING. UH, TIME IS 7 27. UH, OKAY. UM, LET'S DO ONE AD HOC COMMITTEE AT A TIME, UH, STARTING WITH, UH, BIKE FRIENDLY BUSINESSES. UM, DAVID, AMBER RYAN, WHO'S GONNA GO FOR IT, PLEASE. THANK YOU, DAVID. YEP, HAPPY TO. UM, SO WE TALKED ABOUT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I'LL TRY TO START AT THE TOP HERE AND IF I ANYBODY ELSE TO, TO JUMP IN IF I MISS ANYTHING. UM, SO I THINK THE, THE BEGINNING IS GOING TO BE UPDATING AND CREATING A NEW LANDING PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE THAT BJORN IS GOING TO, UM, HELP LEAD. AND IT'S GONNA BE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR, UM, LOCAL BUSINESSES TO GO AND LEARN ABOUT HOW THEY CAN BECOME A BIKE FRIENDLY BUSINESS. YOU KNOW, THINGS THEY CAN DO INCENTIVES AND, AND ENCOURAGING, UH, EMPLOYEES AND, AND CUSTOMERS TO HAVE, UM, [00:10:01] OTHER, UH, TO HAVE BENEFITS IN, IN CYCLING TO THEIR LOCATION AS OPPOSED TO USING A CAR. UM, THERE'LL BE A MAP, UM, PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE THAT WILL SHOW WHERE THE EXISTING BIKE RACKS ARE, BEGINNING WITH ONES LOCATED ON CITY PROPERTY AND POTENTIALLY ADDING, UM, PRIVATELY OWNED, UM, OR BIKE RACKS THAT ARE INSTALLED IN PRIVATE PROPERTY POTENTIALLY BEING ADDED IN THE FUTURE. UM, THERE'S CURRENTLY A FORM ON THE WEBSITE FOR FOLKS TO SUBMIT, UH, REQUESTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR LOCATIONS FOR BIKE RACKS TO BE ADDED. UM, WE'RE GONNA BE LEVERAGING THAT FORM AND HOPEFULLY DIRECTING MORE PEOPLE TO DO THAT. UM, WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, WORKING WITH SAFE STREETS PETALUMA TO, UM, LEVERAGE THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND, UM, UH, CONTACT LIST TO BE ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT AND ASK FOLKS WHO ARE CYCLISTS TO, UM, UH, PARTICIPATE IN, IN SUBMITTING FORMS, YOU KNOW, FILLING OUT THAT FORM, UH, ENCOURAGING FOLKS THAT THEY KNOW THAT CYCLE AROUND TOWN TO FILL OUT THAT FORM. UH, HOPEFULLY THE IDEA HERE IS TO COLLECT A, AND BE ABLE TO MAP OUT, UH, KIND OF A SUPPLY AND DEMAND, IF YOU WILL, SUPPLY OF WHERE THE EXISTING BIKE RACKS ARE AND WHERE THE DEMAND IS FOR ADDITIONAL BIKE RACKS FROM THE BIKE COMMUNITY. AND TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY KIND OF WHERE THOSE HOTSPOTS AND CLUSTERS ARE. WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT WHERE THOSE ARE, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, AMONGST THE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, PEOPLE, THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF, UH, GOOD IDEAS, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WANNA TRY TO LEVERAGE MORE OF THE, UM, OF THE COMMUNITY BE TO BE ABLE TO INFORM THAT PROCESS. UM, ALSO ON THE WEBPAGE WILL BE, UM, SOME COMMON QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, SUGGESTED BIKE RACKS TO PURCHASE DESIGN GUIDELINES, SPACING, WHERE TO LOCATE THEM, LIKE NEAR MAIN ENTRANCE ON CAMERA IN LIGHTING, VERY, YOU KNOW, PREMIER PARKING. UM, MAKING IT SO FOLKS CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE LEAVING THEIR BIKES THERE, POTENTIALLY ADDING, UM, ELECTRICAL OUTLETS SO IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO PLUG IN THEIR, THEIR E-BIKES IF THEY'RE ON A LONGER TRIP. UM, SO ALL THESE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES GET STARTED, UM, IF THEY, IF THEY DO WANT TO INSTALL RACKS. UM, LET'S SEE HERE. SO WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT OTHER LOCATIONS IN ADDITION TO BUSINESSES, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF, OF, UH, THE MANDATE OF THE AD HOC, BUT POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT SCHOOLS, UM, AS ANOTHER IMPORTANT LOCATION. UM, SO THERE'S SOME IDEAS THAT WE'LL, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE A, A LOT TO REPORT ON RIGHT NOW, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA INVESTIGATE, UM, GRATEFUL THAT EMILY FROM, UH, UM, SONOMA COUNTY, UM, BY COALITION, UM, IS, UH, GONNA BE SUPPORTING, UM, THAT PART OF THE AD HOC ACTIVITIES AS WELL. UM, LET'S SEE. UH, THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS, UH, HAS A APPLICATION WINDOW FOR BUSINESSES, UH, TO BE, UM, TO APPLY TO BE A BIKE FRIENDLY BUSINESS. UH, THE FIRST OR THE NEXT APPLICATION IS DUE END OF OCTOBER, SO THAT'LL BE PART OF THE OUTREACH IS INFORMING THE BUSINESSES THAT THAT'S AN OPTION FOR THEM. AND IT'S A ROLLING APPLICATION WINDOW EVERY FOUR MONTHS AFTER THAT. UM, ALSO WANNA SUPPORT, UM, THE CITY OF PETALUMA IN APPLYING TO BE A BIKE FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE APPLICATION, THANKFULLY IS A LITTLE BIT, UM, LATER AS FAR AS WHEN IS DUE, IT'S END OF JUNE, UH, NEXT YEAR. UM, SO WE, WE LOOKED AT THE LIST OF, UH, BIKE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES. UH, THERE'S 460 AROUND THE US AND THEY'RE BROKEN INTO TIERS. UM, THE TOP TIER OF PLATINUM IS PLACES LIKE DAVIS, A LOT OF, UH, UNIVERSITY COMMUNITIES. SO MAYBE HAVING A GOAL OF, UH, THE CITY APPLYING AND, AND BECOMING A, A GOLD, UM, UH, DESIGNATION. UH, SO SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT THE CITY IN APPLYING FOR. UM, ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU. YOU GUYS WERE BUSY. . UM, NOW LET'S GO TO THE WAY FINDING COMMITTEE. JOANNA. THANK YOU. UM, YES. WAY FINDING, AND BRUCE, YOU ADD, OR FRANK, IF I MISS ANYTHING, WE HAVE 24 NEW LYNCH CREEK TRAIL SIGNS INSTALLED, PLUS ONE PRETTY NEW, BIGGER ONE AT THE END OF WATER STREET WHERE YOU START LYNCH CREEK. UM, AND THAT WAS THE CITY OF PETALUMA INCORPORATION WITH SAFE STREETS AND BLUE ZONES AND SOMEONE THAT I FORGOT. UM, SO THAT'S ALREADY DONE. AND THEN THE CITY IS GONNA CONTRACT WITH CONSULTANTS FOR THE BIGGER WAY FINDING, UM, FOR PETALUMA. AND THERE'S TWO CONSULTANTS. UM, IT'S DOWN TO TWO CONSULTANTS [00:15:03] THAT SHOULD COME RIGHT AFTER THE A TP IS DONE. UM, THE QUESTION WAS, CAN WE HELP WITH THE GROUNDWORK? WE ASKED THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND CAN WE LIKE, HELP VETTING DESTINATIONS THAT SHOULD BE IN THE ON THE WAY FINDING PLAN, LIKE WHAT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE ON THE SCIENCE? UM, THE PLAN SHOULD BE FINISHED MID 2026, AND THEN IMPLEMENTATION CAN START. UM, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THAT FUTURE PROJECTS SHOULD INCORPORATE WAY FINDING SO THAT IF, IF A STREET GETS DONE THAT THERE IS LIKE A PLACEHOLDER FOR, WE HAVE TO ADD WAY FINDING TO THAT NEW, UH, BIKE FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE. AND, AND THEN AARON HAD THE IDEA THAT IF WE HAVE SIGNS IN THE WAY FINDING IN THE CITY THAT THERE COULD BE A QR CODE THAT YOU CAN SCAN TO GET THE DIRECTIONS ON YOUR PHONE IN GOOGLE MAPS OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHICH LED TO THE QUESTION OF GOOGLE MAPS OR APPLE MAPS DOESN'T NECESSARILY SHOW YOU THE BEST BIKE ROUTE. UM, AND I WILL LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS. I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN TELL GOOGLE MAPS WHAT THEY SHOULD PRIORITIZE. I LOOK INTO THAT. UM, WHAT DID I MISS? OH YEAH, THE, UH, I MAY, BRUCE, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE OH, YES, YES. BRUCE HAGEN, SAFE STREETS PETALUMA MEMBER OF AD HOC ON WAYFINDING. UM, UH, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE, UH, THE HOMEGROWN PROJECT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE, THE WAYFINDING PLANS. I THINK PETALUMA HAD ONE DONE QUITE A WHILE AGO. WAS THE NAME OF THAT COMPANY, BJORN. ANYWAY, MERGE. MERGE, YEAH. YEAH. WE, WE, UH, WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL AND THEY ALL HAD IN COMMON THE IDEA OF DESIGNATING DESTINATIONS. AND YOU CAN THINK OF DESTINATIONS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, DISTRICTS OR SCHOOLS OR, UM, YOU KNOW, MAJOR SHOPPING, ENTERTAINMENT AND SO ON. AND THE AD HOC COULD START OFF BY JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH BLANK TABLES THAT WE WOULD SAY, OKAY, HERE IS A MAJOR DESTINATION, LET'S START THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT PEOPLE GET THERE. AND FILLING IN INTERSECTIONS ALONG THE WAY, REFLECTING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OR SOON HAVE IN, UH, THE BUILD OUT OF THE A TP, UH, SO THAT ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS CAN BE KIND OF PREDETERMINED BY PEOPLE WITH LOCAL ON THE GROUND KNOWLEDGE RATHER THAN PAYING CONSULTANTS TO LEARN ALL THAT STUFF. UH, WE ALSO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA ONCE THE CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED ON, IF WE COULD JUST HAVE A ZOOM CALL TO SAY, UH, HEY, WE'RE KIND OF NEW AT THIS. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR A CITIZEN, UH, THOUGHTFUL CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT? AND HERE'S SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WE HAD SO THAT, UH, THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS CONGRUENT WITH WHAT THEY WOULD DO AND WE'LL GET THE BEST RESULT, UH, AS FAST AS AND AS FOR AT LEAST AMOUNT POSSIBLE. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE MAIN ITEMS THAT, PARTICULARLY FOR PARTICIPATION OF, UH, OF THE AD HOC TO, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFORT. THANKS. THANK YOU, BRUCE. IS THAT IT, JOANNA? OKAY. AND I WILL REPORT OUT, UM, ON THE STREET AND TRAIL DESIGN STANDARDS AD HOC, UH, I MET WITH ADAM AND PETE GANG, UM, WHERE'S MY MOUSE, UH, COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO MAKE A PLAN. AND, UH, WE NOW HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DRAFT OF A LETTER PLAN BEING TO BRING A LETTER THAT WILL HAVE CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, UH, WAYS THE, UM, THE CITY CAN IMPROVE OUR CURRENT STREET DESIGN STANDARDS. UH, BRING THAT TO THIS COMMITTEE, THE PVAC, FULL PBE COMMITTEE TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE THEN DISCUSS AND ULTIMATELY, UH, SEND TO CITY COUNCIL AS A, YOU KNOW, FORMAL RECOMMENDATION. UH, THE CONTENTS OF THAT, I WON'T GET INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL HERE, BUT ITEMS LIKE THE, UH, LANE WIDTH FOR DIFFERENT STREET TYPES, UH, FOR, UM, FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, UH, STREET TREES AND OTHER COMPLETE STREETS, ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN STANDARDS. UM, THE SIDE TREATMENT, WHICH IS, UH, SIDEWALK AND OR LANDSCAPING, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT CONSIST OF? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? UM, IN TERMS OF CONTENTS, IN TERMS OF DIMENSIONS, UH, SPEED LIMITS IS A TOPIC THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT, IT [00:20:01] IS PART OF THE CURRENT STREET DESIGN STANDARDS THAT THERE ARE, UM, SOME SPEED LIMIT, UH, REQUIREMENTS, UH, RAISED CROSSWALKS I ADDED IS A ELEMENT HERE. UM, NOT SURE IT MIGHT FIT INTO A DIFFERENT ONE, BUT, UH, YEAH, THE IDEA THAT YOU COULD HAVE CROSSWALKS THAT ARE ALSO, UM, TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, UH, AND MAKING PEDESTRIANS MORE VISIBLE AND SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC. UH, AND THEN BIKE LANES. UH, THIS WHOLE KIND OF AD HOC COMMITTEE STARTED WITH, YOU KNOW, GREENWAYS AND WATER BIKE LANES, AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. IT, IT, THERE ARE BIKE LANES REFERENCED IN THE CURRENT STREET DESIGN, UH, GUIDELINES, BUT THEY ARE, UM, YEAH, NOT GREAT. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED, ADDED A BULLET POINT ABOUT, UH, HOW WE COULD MAYBE WORK IN SOME, SOME AESTHETICS. UM, AND NOT, NOT TO GET SPECIFIC FOR ANY OF THIS STUFF, CITI CAN, CAN WORK ON IMPLEMENTATION, BUT AS A COMMITTEE AS WANTED TO GIVE THEM OUR PROPOSED REPRIORITIZATION. UM, AND, AND SPECIFIC WAYS IN WHICH THE STANDARDS CAN BE ALTERED IN VERY CONCRETE WAYS, UH, THAT, UH, THAT EXPLICITLY REPRIORITIZE, UH, HOW THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IS USED. UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE WENT OVER. I'LL JUST MAYBE ADD IN, PLEASE. UM, I THINK THE SUGGESTION FOR MAYBE ADDING SOMETHING AROUND WAYFINDING TO THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. UM, AND THEN LASTLY, JUST TO KIND OF WRAP UP HOW THAT LETTER LIKELY LOOK WE'RE, UM, EVALUATING COMPLETE STREET GUIDELINES AND ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS FROM A VARIETY OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. SO TRYING TO KIND OF COME UP WITH THE BEST PRACTICES, BUT, UM, SO WE'LL HAVE SOME TYPE OF APPENDIX ON THAT AS WELL, JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT, WHAT'S OUT THERE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ADAM. UH, WE CAN NOW OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY, I TURNED IN THE PAPER. DO I NEED TO DO THAT? UM, I DON'T, DOESN'T SAY SO HERE, . THAT'S FINE. OKAY. OKAY. COME, COME ON UP, BRUCE. IT'S, YEAH, RIGHT. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT LAST TIME ABOUT, UH, COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW THAT, UH, AS WE, ONCE WE HAVE AN A TP AND WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE WORK AND PEOPLE ARE BEING IMPACTED BY IT, HOPEFULLY MOST ALL IN A GOOD WAY, BUT SOME NOT SO GOOD. UH, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THE WORD OUT IN ALL THE VARIETIES OF CHANNELS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE? WE MEANING THE CITY STAFF, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, PUBLIC, UH, NGOS AND SUCH SO THAT, UH, THINGS CAN MOVE SWIFTLY AND SANELY. AND I'D LIKE TO JUST SEE WHAT, UH, NOT FOR NOW OF COURSE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY AT LEAST TO GET A BRIEFING FROM THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD IN MIND. AND THEN SEE IF THE BEST STRATEGY FOR THE, UH, THE VOLUNTEER ELEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE GREAT. HAVE AT IT, OR, UH, WE COULD HELP OR WE COULD, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. JUST LIKE TO GET SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT, WHETHER IT'S A, AN AD HOC OR NOT. THANKS. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO US. UM, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANT TO ADD ON THIS, BRIAN? YEAH. JOANNA. AMBER? NOPE. ADAM, FRANK. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. RIGHT? OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD. YES, FRANK. YEAH, I, I MEAN, I'LL JUST A BRIEF COMMENT ON THE COMMUNICATION. I, I AGREE WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I, I AGREE WITH BRUCE'S COMMENTS ON COMMUNICATION. I'LL ALSO NOTE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE RECOGNIZED, UH, RECENTLY, UH, IS WHAT FEELS TO ME TO BE A CAMPAIGN ON ESSENTIALLY A WAR ON CARS, RIGHT? SO WHEN, UM, AS NEW ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING BUILT, UM, THE PUSHBACK IS IT'S JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE WAR ON CARS. AND I BELIEVE, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT RESONATES WITH OTHER FOLKS, UM, THAT MAY BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS. I, I GENUINELY DON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO [00:25:01] IS, YOU KNOW, CREATING A WAR ON CARS. AND, AND, UH, AT LEAST ME PERSONALLY, I MEAN, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. I BELIEVE THAT I, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF WE GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SAFE CHOICES, TO TRAVEL AROUND THE COMMUNITY IN WAYS OTHER THAN THEIR CARS, PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE THAT. UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE, YOU KNOW, AS WE THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THAT. AND OUR COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE, I'M, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE'RE COMING OUT AND SAYING, UH, WE'RE NOT SAYING, LOOK, WE'RE NOT HA THIS ISN'T A WAR ON CARS. RIGHT? BUT JUST BE AWARE THAT THAT IS A THING THAT IS OUT THERE AND THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND THAT WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF. AND I THINK THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE TRULY AFRAID THAT WHAT WE WANNA DO IS TAKE THEIR CARS AWAY, AND THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE, RIGHT? WE JUST WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE ABILITY TO, UM, EITHER WALK OR BIKE SAFELY OR ROLL SAFELY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH, I THINK A GOOD WAY TO FRAME THAT WOULD JUST BE TO SAY THAT THIS IS INCREASING PEOPLE'S FREEDOM OF CHOICE FOR THE WAY IN WHICH THEY GET AROUND, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT ENABLES MORE OPTIONS. YOU'RE NOT LOCKED INTO ANY PARTICULAR OPTION. IT JUST MEANS THAT YOU'RE GIVING MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE TO CHOOSE WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY, AND GETTING AROUND IN THE SAFEST MANNER POSSIBLE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. SURE. GO AHEAD, AMBER. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THAT THE FEELING OF WHO PETALUMA IS, AND AS PETALUMA PEOPLE ARE, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MAKE THEM THINK WE'RE TURNING PETALUMA INTO BERKELEY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LARGER CONTINGENCY OF OLDER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T WANT PETALUMA TO CHANGE IN SO MANY WAYS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO PROMOTE IT MORE AS AN ADDITION AND NOT A CHANGE. OKAY. , GO AHEAD, JOSH. OKAY. NO, UM, WE GOT, YES, WE HAVE OLDER PEOPLE IN PETALUMA, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF YOUTH MM-HMM . AND WE SAY WE WANT, WE NEED MODE CHANGE. WE, WE HAVE TO USE THE USER READY TO USE THEIR BIKES AND USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND THEY RIDE THE LU MARGO AND THE TRAIN AND THEIR BIKES. WE NEED TO MAKE SPACE FOR THEM, AND PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO MOVE OVER. THEY CAN STAY IN THEIR CARS, BUT IT'S NOT OKAY THAT MY CHILD CAME HOME THREE TIMES THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF, BUT MOM, I WAS ONE ON ONE OF THE ROADS WITH A, WITH A BIKE, RIGHT? A SHE ROAD, AND PEOPLE YELLED AT ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD. AND THAT IS NOT OKAY. LIKE, WE CAN SHARE, WE DON'T HAVE TO LIKE, BAN CARS OR ANYTHING, BUT WE HAVE TO SHARE AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SPACE FOR OUR YOUTH. THEY, THEY ARE HERE TOO. IT'S NOT JUST THE OLD PEOPLE WHO CAN VOTE. THANK YOU. CAN I COMMENT ON, THIS IS LIKE A FAMILY POD AND POKER RIGHT NOW? WE ALL, NOW WE ALL CONTRIBUTE. UM, YEAH, I, I MEAN, I, I THINK THIS ALL REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE WHAT BRUCE SAID. IT'D BE, IT'D BE GREAT TO HEAR FROM THE CITY COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS AND JUST KINDA UNDERSTAND, UM, HOW THE CITY'S APPROACHING IT RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, I, I AGREE WITH, UM, WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAID. I, I THINK, UM, I, I, I'D LIKE TO SAY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE AS DIRECT AS WE CAN BE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. UM, AND THAT IT'S NOT A WAR ON CARS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN. I THINK WE SHOULD BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT, LIKE THE CHANGES AND THE, UM, THAT FOLKS ARE SEEING AROUND TOWN WHEN THEY ASK, YOU KNOW, WHY DID YOU MAKE A SQUARE TRAFFIC CIRCLE? UH, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE, THE, THESE ARE ALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN. UM, AND THE POINT IS TO MAKE IT SO IT'S SAFER FOR EVERYONE TO RIDE, NOT JUST THE SPANDEX CREW. UM, AND I, I THINK THAT I EXPERIENCED WHAT YOU'RE MENTIONING A LOT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SHERIFFS ON I STREET, UM, THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IT SAYS BIKE LANE. SO THE INTENT OF THE ROAD IS THAT THE ENTIRE LANE IS A BIKE LANE. NO ONE TREATS IT THAT WAY. NO BICYCLIST OR A DRIVER TREATS IT THAT WAY. SO I, AS IT IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, BUT I MEAN, [00:30:01] I, I, I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW THIS IS COMMUNICATED TO THE BROADER, UM, POPULATION. UM, BECAUSE I THINK SO FAR IT'S, IT'S BEEN CONFUSING FOR FOLKS, I WOULD SAY FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD. UM, AND THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, THAT'S INTENTIONAL TO TRY TO MAKE IT A PLACE THAT CAN BE SHARED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TECHNICALLY DESIGNED TO BE THAT WAY. IT'S NOT HOW IT'S USED PRACTICALLY IN A LOT OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. UM, AND WITH ALL THAT, [COMMITTEE COMMENT] I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR COMMITTEE COMMENT SECTION, UH, WHERE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO BRIEFLY SHARE UPDATES RELEVANT TO THE COMMITTEE, INCLUDING LEON LIAISON REPORTS FROM OTHER CITY BODIES, AND MAKE REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UM, AND THERE'LL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. UH, SO WE'LL JUST GO ONE AT A TIME. AND I'M, I'M HOPING IN FUTURE MEETINGS, UH, THAT THESE AD HOCS WILL HAVE MET IN BETWEEN. WE MAY DO MORE BREAKOUT SESSIONS IN FUTURE MEETINGS, BUT I THINK IDEALLY I'M GONNA ASK PLEASE, UM, IF YOU GUYS CAN FIND TIME IN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, UH, TO MEET OUTSIDE OF THE, THE PPAC TIME, THEN THE, UH, COMMITTEE COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE WHERE YOU CAN REPORT IN ON, ON WHAT PROGRESS IS AND, UM, WHAT WAS DONE AND WHAT IS INTENDED FOR, UM, THE, THE NEXT CYCLE. UH, SO WITH THAT, WHERE DO WE START? LET'S START DOWN THERE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? UH, IN GENERAL, DAVID? JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY, UM, I KNOW IT'S COME UP A A COUPLE TIMES IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE COULD COVER TONIGHT REGARDING THE A TP AND IT'S, UH, YEAH. YEAH, I'LL, I'LL GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT AND STAFF COMMENTS COMING UP NEXT. COOL. YEP. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, FRANK, PLEASE. UH, YEAH, SO I JUST WANNA SHARE, UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT I THINK IS REALLY EXCITING. UM, THE TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION, UM, TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FIVE ELECTRIC CUTAWAY BUSES. SO THE CUTAWAY BUSES ARE THE SMALLER BUSES THAT YOU WOULD SEE LIKE WITH PARATRANSIT. AND THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS NINE IN THEIR FLEET, UM, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE OPERATIONAL. UM, AND, UH, SO, UH, THE, THESE FIVE CUTAWAY BUSES ARE GOING TO REPLACE OVER 50% OF THE CITY'S CURRENT CUTAWAY FLEET. UM, SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. UM, AND ON THIS NOTE, THE CITY HAS ALREADY, UH, TAKEN DELIVERY OF THEIR FIRST FULL, THE FIRST FOUR FULL ELECTRIC BUSES, THE REGULAR SIZE BUSES, UH, THOSE ARE NOT IN OPERATION YET. UM, THEY, UM, THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING, UM, CONFIGURED, UH, GETTING READY TO PUT INTO OPERATION. I THINK THEY'LL GO INTO OPERATION, UM, OVER THE NEXT, UH, MONTH OR SO. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT. I'M, I'M HOPING THE CITY DOES A RIBBON CUTTING WHEN THESE, UM, FIRST FOUR BUSES GO INTO OPERATION. SO IF YOU SEE THAT, IF THERE IS A RIBBON CUTTING, I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND, AND JOIN IT. I THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL. UM, THE, THE, UH, WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR, UM, CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE INSTALLED AT THE CITY BUS TERMINAL. UH, THE, THAT CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IS, UM, CURRENTLY, I THINK THE CITY'S HOPING THAT THAT WILL BE, UH, COMPLETE BY SPRING OF 2026. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UM, STAFF IS LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MEET THE CHARGING NEEDS UNTIL THE CITY CHARGERS ARE INSTALLED. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S JUST A GREAT THING AND CELEBRATE IT WHEN IT COMES UP. UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I WAS GONNA SHARE THAT THE A TPI THINK IS COMING TO COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 15TH. UM, SO BJORN HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, FRANK. ADAM. UM, FRANK, I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE ANY FEEDBACK AROUND THE, UM, OR JUST REPORT BACK ON THE DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, I THINK IT WAS EXPANDING GROCERY SHOPPING CARTS ON TRANSIT. THAT WAS A TOPIC I FELT LIKE THAT SOMEONE HAD MENTIONED. I, YEAH, NO, THAT'S, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. I, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE. SO, UM, RIGHT NOW OUR, THE CITY'S POLICY ON RIDING BUSES, SO THE SHOPPING CART POLICIES, SHOPPING CART, AND STROLLERS, UH, IF YOU BRING, SO REGULAR FULL SIZE SHOPPING CARTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CITY BUSES TODAY. UM, THE SMALLER COLLAPSIBLE [00:35:01] SHOPPING CARTS ARE ALLOWED ON CITY BUSES. STROLLERS ARE ALLOWED ON CITY BUSES, BUT ONLY IF YOU TAKE THE CONTENTS OUT OF THEM AND FOLD THEM UP AND PUT THEM LIKE IN BETWEEN SEATS OR SOMETHING. SO IT'S REALLY NOT CONDUCIVE. UM, AND SO THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT TRANSIT PROVIDED, UH, TO CITY STAFF WAS TO CHANGE THE POLICY TO ALLOW FOR, UM, THOSE SMALLER SHOPPING CARTS AND STROLLERS TO BE LEFT INTACT ON THE BUS. AND THAT SPACE WOULD BE PROVIDED TO WHERE THEY COULD BE STRAPPED IN AND, UH, INFANTS COULD REMAIN INSIDE THE STROLLERS. UH, THE GROCERIES COULD REMAIN INSIDE THE CARTS, AND THEY WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, SECURED IN A WAY AND THERE WOULD BE SPACE FOR THAT. SO THAT, UH, THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO STAFF. AND I THINK, UM, WHAT'S LEFT TO BE DONE IS STAFF HAS TO SORT OF PREPARE WHAT THAT, UM, WHAT THOSE, THAT POLICY WOULD LOOK LIKE, REWRITE THE POLICY, AND I THINK THERE MAY BE A FINAL APPROVAL PROCESS ON THAT. IT MAY HAVE TO GO THROUGH, MAY HAVE TO GO TO COUNSEL, BUT I'M, I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT ON THAT, BUT HONESTLY FOR ME, IT'S LIKE A SLAM DUNK TO ALLOW FOR THAT. THANK YOU, FRANK. ADAM, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? UM, YEAH, JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT. UM, THERE'S, I THINK, YEAH, BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN AROUND, UM, E-BIKES AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, UM, KIDS GETTING AHOLD OF E MOTORCYCLES AND JUST HOW, YOU KNOW, PARENTS AREN'T NECESSARILY EVEN AWARE THAT WHAT THEY'RE GETTING THEIR KIDS IN SOME CASES. UM, THERE'S A BIG NEED FOR EDUCATION. UM, AND JUST TO LET FOLKS KNOW, THERE'S KIND OF, AS A PART OF THE, UM, COUNTYWIDE VISION ZERO, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKING WITH, UM, UH, SONOMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, IS TRYING TO CREATE SOME CONSISTENT MESSAGING AROUND THAT THAT CAN BE USED, UM, BY THE JURISDICTIONS AND SOMETHING TO KIND OF BE ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT. SO MORE ON THAT, UM, SOON, BUT JUST TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT, YEAH, THAT HOPEFULLY SOME RESOURCES ARE IN THE WORKS THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO GET THAT OUT THROUGH SCHOOLS AND, AND OTHER, UM, AVENUES. BUT, UM, YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY UPDATE I'VE GOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMBER. NOTHING TODAY, JOANNA, BRIAN, ANYTHING FROM PLANNING? YEAH, I CAN QUICKLY GO OVER, UM, WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR LAST MEETING. UM, NOT VERY MUCH, UH, BIKE OR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED. MOSTLY WE DEALT WITH LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, UM, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION. UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK OVER AND CONTINUING WORK DONE IN THAT REGARD. UM, IN TERMS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A THREE YEAR HOMELESS LESSNESS PLAN, UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF IDENTIFICATION OF CURRENT HOMELESS, UM, POPULATION. A TRUE ATTEMPT AT DEVELOPING STEPS TO, UM, SERVE THAT POPULATION'S NEED IN PROACTIVE WAYS THAT ACTUALLY HELP CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS AS OPPOSED TO JUST SHUNTING IT OFF SOMEWHERE ELSE OR NOT REALLY ADDRESSING THE CORE COMPONENTS OF IT. UM, AND THEN THE, JUST REALLY CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE SORT OF OVERVIEW OF WHAT, UM, FACILITIES EXIST, UM, WHAT AGENCIES EXIST, AND REALLY TRYING TO COORDINATE ALL OF THAT AMONGST EACH OTHER SO THAT THERE CAN BE BETTER OUTCOMES GOING FORWARD. UM, THE OTHER THING THAT WE WENT OVER IS, UH, THE HISTORY AND CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING LAW, UM, REALLY WENT OVER THE GRITTY DETAILS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THAT PROCESS FROM STATE LEVEL, UM, OVER TIME AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW ALL OF THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS REALLY DO IMPACT HOW, UM, HOUSING IS DEVELOPED IN PLACES LIKE PETALUMA AND THE LAWS THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW. AND ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE CEQO REFORM THAT HAS HAPPENED, UM, HOW THAT WILL IMPACT, UM, DEVELOPMENT GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU, BRIAN. AND, UH, FOR MY COMMENTS, UM, HAPPY [00:40:01] TO HAVE YOU HERE, BRIAN. UM, I JUST WANT TO, UH, ASK MAYBE TO, FOR SOME FEEDBACK TO GO IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. UM, TOPIC CAME UP, OR MAYBE IT WAS JUST MENTIONED IN PASSING MONTHS AGO ABOUT HOW, UH, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND PLANNING CAN GO HAND IN HAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET TO YOUR, YOUR DESTINATIONS, LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAYFINDING. UM, AND SO PLANNING IS IN A PLACE WHERE THROUGH THROUGH ZONING REFORM, YOU CAN BRING THE DESTINATION TO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE AND BRING THE PEOPLE TO WHERE THE DESTINATION IS. I'M SURE THIS IS ALL STUFF YOU YOU'RE AWARE OF AND HAVE TALKED ABOUT. UM, BUT DEFINITELY, UH, A BI HAVE IN MY BONNET ABOUT, UH, HOW, UH, SEGREGATED, YOU KNOW, UH, ZONING IS, AND, YOU KNOW, WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE CORNER STORES ON THE WEST SIDE WOULD LOVE TO SEE 50 OF THOSE ON THESE SIDE. UM, AND, AND MORE ON THE WEST SIDE. UM, YEAH, A DREAM I HAVE, UM, MORE INTEGRATED, UH, ZONING IS GOING TO REALLY, REALLY HELP ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION JUST 'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO AS FAR, IF YOU'RE ONLY GONNA GO TWO BLOCKS, NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA DRIVE THAT DISTANCE. UM, SO YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY COMMENT [STAFF COMMENT] AND I WILL OPEN UP NOW TO STEPH COMMENT, BJORN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, NOT TOO MUCH FROM ME TONIGHT. UM, UH, I AM VERY CURIOUS IF I MAY, UM, TO ASK, UH, WHAT YOU ALL THOUGHT OF THE AD HOC BREAKOUTS. IS THAT SOMETHING, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED, UM, CHAIR YEAGER, MAYBE NOT SOMETHING WE DO EVERY MONTH, BUT, UM, DID THAT FEEL LIKE A, A GOOD PRODUCTIVE USE OF YOUR TIME? AND IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD POTENTIALLY REVISIT IN THE FUTURE AS THE OKAY, I'M SEEING NODS. ALRIGHT, GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU. UM, UH, SO YEAH, AS, AS FOR WHAT, UH, WE'VE GOT COMING UP, UM, THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS SLATED TO GO TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH. SO TWO, TWO MONDAYS FROM NOW. UM, THAT AGENDA PACKET WILL BE GOING OUT, UM, EARLY NEXT WEEK, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE I'LL, I'LL, I'LL FLAG THAT AND, AND MAKE SURE THE COMMITTEE IS AWARE WHEN THE AGENDA'S PUBLISHED SO YOU CAN GET YOUR EYES ON THE DRAFT PLAN AND STAFF REPORT AND ALL THE ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, UM, AS I'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IT, UM, AND UP MAKING UPDATES IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED BACK IN APRIL AND MAY. UM, THERE REALLY HAVEN'T, I, I WOULDN'T SAY, UH, THERE ARE REALLY ANY MAJOR, MAJOR CHANGES TO FLAG, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION SECTION, ADDING SOME MORE, UH, YOU KNOW, TO TO THE, TO THE DISCUSSION EARLIER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS. THERE WAS A LOT ON THAT TOPIC IN THE CITY THREAD, UM, ACCELERATED MOBILITY PLAYBOOK THAT WAS COMPLETED A COUPLE YEARS BACK. SO, UM, PULLED SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS OUT OF THAT RELATED TO MESSAGING SPECIFICALLY AND KIND OF WAYS TO HELP, UM, ENSURE BUY-IN AND, UM, UH, EVEN FROM NON, UH, FROM PEOPLE WHO MAYBE AREN'T AS LIKELY TO USE, UH, ACTIVE MODES. UM, YEAH, SO I, I, I DON'T, I, A LOT OF, THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK AND A LOT OF, UH, I WOULD SAY MINOR CHANGES I WAS ABLE TO MAKE, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IN RESPONSE TO THE FEEDBACK, BUT THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY GLARING EMISSIONS, UH, FROM THE PLAN, AT LEAST IN LOOKING AT THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED. UM, LOTS AND LOTS OF COMMENTS ABOUT, AND THIS WILL NOT COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU ALL BECAUSE MANY OF YOU WERE THE ONES PROVIDING THESE COMMENTS. UM, JUST LOTS OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE DESIRE TO SEE MORE, UM, MORE TREES, MORE GREENERY, UH, INCORPORATED IN OUR STREET PROJECTS. AND I, AND I THINK THAT WILL ALL BE, BECOME MORE INSTITUTIONALIZED AS THE CITY GAINS MORE EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED NOT ONLY THROUGH THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, BUT WE'VE GOT AN URBAN FORESTRY MASTER PLAN THAT'S UNDERWAY. THERE'S A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN THAT OUR, UM, OUR STORM WATER FOLKS ARE WORKING ON. SO, UH, I THINK YOU'LL START SEEING THOSE ELEMENTS, UM, MORE AND MORE IN OUR, UH, IN OUR PAVING PROJECTS, AND THEN ALSO OBVIOUSLY AS PART OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. SO, UM, JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE A TP ITSELF WILL NOT BE THE END ALL BE ALL FOR THOSE, UH, GREEN ELEMENTS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL REFERENCES IN THE PLAN AND I, AND THAT'S VERY MUCH THE INTENT TO, TO INCORPORATE MORE OF THAT IN, UH, IN OUR DEFINITION OF COMPLETE STREETS. UM, SO YEAH, I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL OF THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED OVER THE, UM, THAT THE COURSE OF THAT, UH, OF, OF THIS PAST APRIL AND MAY. UH, ALL IN ALL, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT, IT AMOUNTED TO ABOUT A HUNDRED COMMENTS, UH, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BREAK OUT ALL THE, THE EMAILS AND, AND LETTERS THAT WE [00:45:01] RECEIVED, UH, THROUGHOUT THOSE, THOSE, UH, COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO, LOTS OF GOOD STUFF. UH, I'VE READ EVERY COMMENT INDIVIDUALLY AND, AND RESPONDED TO THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND HOW THEY ARE, UM, BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE PLAN. UH, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE, OR NOT THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, BUT THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETING IN EARLY OCTOBER, UM, WILL BE COMING BACK WITH THE DOWNTOWN AREA PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION. THAT'S NOT, UM, IT'S OBVIOUSLY SOME SOMEWHAT RELATED TO, UH, THIS COMMITTEE'S PURVIEW. UM, AND THEN A COUPLE MAJOR, UH, ITEMS COMING UP AT COUNCIL, UH, RELATED TO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. UH, A LITTLE FURTHER OUT, WE'LL HAVE THE AWARD OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR, UM, RAINIER AVENUE. SO THAT'S STILL COMING. UM, I'LL BE SURE TO FLAG THAT AND WE'LL BE GETTING NOTIFICATIONS OUT WHEN THAT IS. UM, THAT DATE IS SET. AND, UH, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO COMING BACK. UM, LET'S SEE WHAT THE TENTATIVE AGENDA, UH, HOW'S IT SET NOW? UM, LOOKS LIKE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH IS TENTATIVELY SLATED FOR A UPDATE ON THE D STREET, UH, PILOT PROJECT. SO THAT'LL BE, UM, SUMMARIZING FEEDBACK AND DATA, UH, RECEIVED AND COLLECTED TO DATE, AND, UH, OFFERING UP AND KIND OF RENEWING THE DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CITY COUNCIL ON THE POTENTIAL FUTURE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR D STREET. UM, SO THAT'LL BE, UH, UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, ONE THAT ATTRACTS A LOT OF, UM, INTEREST, UH, FROM THROUGHOUT THE, THE COMMUNITY ON, ON A STREET LIKE D STREET. UM, THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THE BIG ITEMS COMING UP. AGAIN, I'LL, I'LL KEEP YOU ALL IN THE LOOP AS THEY, AS THEY, UH, EACH OF THOSE GET CLOSER. UM, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME. CLARIFYING QUESTION, UM, FOR THE RAINIER PROJECT, IS THAT DESIGN BID BUILD OR DESIGN BUILD, YOU SAY IT'S GOING TO BE AWARDED, WHAT IS THE SCOPE, UH, AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION. SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN ALREADY BEEN DESIGNED? IT'S BEEN DESIGNED, YEP. ARE THOSE DESIGNS AVAILABLE? UM, UH, WE HAD 90% ON THE PROJECT WEBPAGE A WHILE BACK WHEN WE WERE DOING, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, BUT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PLANS, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE. OKAY. THEY'LL DEFINITELY BE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM. OKAY. UH, AND, BUT I CAN, I CAN PROVIDE THEM IF I YEAH, IF I CAN FIND A REQUEST FROM YOU. YEAH. OKAY. IS THERE ROUNDABOUT STAYING IN, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE THE ROUNDABOUT. LOVE TO HEAR IT. UH, IF THAT'S THE REST OF STAFF COMMENT, UH, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 8:07 PM THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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