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Home My WebLink About2019-01-03 - BPAC Minutes117 NW Lafayette Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97703 | P.O. Box 6005, Bend, OR 97708-6005 (541) 388-6575 bpac@deschutes .org www.deschutes.org/bpac MEETING MINUTES DESCHUTES COUNTY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Thursday, January 3, 2019 - Noon to 1:30 pm ODOT, 63055 N Hwy 97, Building M, Diamond and Crater Lake Conference Rooms, Bend Audio recording of this meeting is archived for review and/or transcription. The purpose of this document is to outline topics of discussion and actions by the Committee. Members Present: Wendy Holzman, Christopher Cassard, Dave Roth, Dave Thomson, Sam Handleman, and Scott Morgan. Agency/Organization: Zechariah Heck (Deschutes County – CDD), Cassie Lacy (City of Bend –Sustainability Coordinator), Ashley Hooper (CET), David Amiton (ODOT). Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m. Introductions Attendees of the meeting introduced themselves and, if applicable, identified the organization they represent. Approval of Prior Minutes The December 3, 2018, were not submitted to the group. Thus, they will be reviewed in February. BPAC Business Dave T. explained the Oregon BPAC will be in the region in late May. To coordinate BPAC’s Tri-County Summit with the Oregon BPAC, the summit has been scheduled for May 22. Dave T. called for volunteers to help with planning the event as well as suggestions of where the event should be hosted. Speaker and topic suggestions were also requested. Sam H. provided an update on the goals and objectives subcommittee. The next meeting will be January 8, 2019. The group has several questions for the County to answer. Zechariah will attend the next meeting. Rick Root is waiting on the goals and objectives to be approved so that he can begin working on the annual report. Page 2 No updates on the DropBox update. Dave T. encouraged members to provide information to the group, whether it be media articles or reports, but to send messages via bcc to prevent public meeting laws. Bend Community Climate Action Plan – Cassie Lacy Cassie explained in 2016 the Bend city council approved a community climate action plan that set reductions greenhouse gas emissions. The action plan included two scopes: city operations and community wide. The City has hired Ameresco to identify energy saving opportunities. An audit has been completed which proposed several projects to reduce energies. Optimizing building efficiencies is an example of a proposed project. The city defined the role of the local government to be a convener for the community climate action plan. Sam encouraged the city to set a standard for desired commuting statistics. The city decided not to fully fund the program, so grants were needed. A Climate Action Steering Committee was established in April 2018. Transportation is identified as contributing 33% of the community gas emissions. Chris commented that the facilities based sectors (residential/commercial) contributed over 53% of the total gas emissions. Cassie explained that the inventory had to set a boundary in order to get the data, but it is not meant to provide a full picture. Cassie has been working with the Transportation System Plan update process to see how the different plans can inform each other. It will be up to city council to determine how much the TSP will incorporate the Climate Action Plan. Cassie would like to send an online survey to BPAC to receive input on the potential climate options. One such option is to identify ways the city can encourage lower carbon mobility options through infrastructure and urban form. Another option is to improve bike and pedestrian infrastructure and electric vehicle infrastructure. BPAC Updates BEND MPO Dave T. mentioned the CTAC’s reports and recommendations are progressive. Deschutes County Transportation Safety Action Plan Dave T. attended the first stakeholder meeting in December, which was focused on an introduction the plan. Some data was shared but not analyzed yet. The number of bike/pedestrian severe crashes is a “low absolute number”, i.e., a small data set. Page 3 Distracted driving and impaired driving are the most challenging problems because they are safety issues that cannot be addressed by building different infrastructure. Wendy mentioned the data provided was similar to what has been issued in the past. Chris and Sam both commented on the number of accidents compared to the number of severe injuries. There is a high number of accidents, but few severe injuries. One possibility is that few people ride or walk during the winter. Third Street, 27th Street and Wall/Bond Streets in downtown are all identified as a dangerous streets for bikes/pedestrians. Tumalo US 20 / OB Riley Intersection Sam expressed interest in participating. David Roth expressed the roundabout idea looks okay for cars, but there is a pedestrian/bike problem. South County Scott wants to focus on Huntington Road for bike/ped improvements. Scott will also sit on a refinement plan process for Wickiup Junction. Scott asked how a community like La Pine can find the money to construct sidewalks in areas that were developed per county codes but are now part of the city. Several suggestions were to create a local improvement districts. Sisters Annie was not present but sent a note to the group stating the local focus has been on the Sisters Visioning Project. ODOT David Amiton mentioned a new project on the 24-step access. There were no updates on the FLAP. Safe Routes to Schools grants will be announced later this month. The parkway plan is in the alternative development phase. David can discuss more information during the next BPAC meeting. The US 20 to Greenwood project is in the design phase. There are challenging components to the project: ADA ramps, repaving in different locations, and traffic analysis, where bike lanes will be provided. CET Ashley told the committee about CET's upcoming Regional Master Transit Plan process and public input period. CET will be hosting community open houses across Central Oregon in January to help shape the vision of future transit service for the next 25 years. There will be an online survey component for the community to weigh in on public transportation priorities Meetings Dates: 1.January 15, 4:30 to 6:30 pm at La Pine Public Library (16425 1st St, La Pine, OR 97739) Page 4 2.January 17, 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Rodriguez Jefferson Library Annex, Upstairs Conference Room (134 SE E Street Madras, OR 97741) 3.January 22, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Redmond City Hall, Room 208 (411 SW 9th Street Redmond, Oregon 97756) 4.January 23, 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Warm Springs Community Center (2200 Hollywood Blvd. Warm Springs, OR 97761) 5.January 24, 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Crook County Library, Broughton Room (175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr, Prineville, OR 97754) 6.January 29, 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, Brooks Hall (469 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97703) Messaging None. Open Floor … Meeting Adjourned at … Next Meeting Thursday, February 7, 2019 12:00 to 1:30 pm Redmond City Hall - Room 207 | 411 SW 9th, Redmond