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Home My WebLink About08/10/23 MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION & SAFETY SPECIAL ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF56,0 3 Staff: Committee Members: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Councilmember Eric Arias- Chair Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director Councilmember Bob Smith Councilmember Manpreet Kaur Special Meeting of the Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Thursday, August 10, 2023 5:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements 3. ADOPTION OF THE JUNE 20, 2023 MEETING MINUTES 4. REPORTS a. Bi-monthly Report on Multi-Modal Transportation Safety actions taken since last meeting. (Staff recommends Committee receive and file report.) 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Complete Streets Ordinance: Recommendation to move forward to City Council for first reading. (Staff recommends Committee discussion and direction.) 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Infrastructure Grants Discussion. (Staff recommends Committee receive and file report.) 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS B. ADJOURNMENT Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee Special Meeting August 10, 2023 Agenda Page 2 ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF56,0 3 Staff: Committee Members: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Councilmember Eric Arias- Chair Greg Strakaluse, Public Works Director Councilmember Bob Smith Councilmember Manpreet Kaur Special Meeting of the Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Tuesday, June 20, 2023 12:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 1. ROLL CALL Committee Members present: Councilmember Eric Arias, Chair Councilmember Bob Smith Committee Members absent: Councilmember Manpreet Kaur City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director Christopher Boyle, Development Services Director Julie Drimakis, City Clerk Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager Joseph Conroy, Public Information Officer Anthony Valdez, City Manager's Office Luis Topete, Public Works Navdip Grewal, Public Works Paul Archer, Public Works Ryan Starbuck, Public Works Navdip Grewal, Public Works Patricia Castruita, Public Works Roel Jaime, Public Works Gavin Grimes, Public Works Robert Wilson, Public Works 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements 1. Yesenia Fernandez, Policy Coordinator from Blue Zones Project Bakersfield, made comments regarding item 5a. b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements None. 3. ADOPT PAST MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Motion by Councilmember Smith to adopt April 11, 2023, Agenda Summary Report. Motion approved with Councilmember Kaur absent. 4. REPORTS a. Update on pavement marking designs on resurfacing projects to improve pedestrian/bicycle safety. (Staff recommends receive and file report.) Paul Archer, Engineer IV, made comments and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Motion by Councilmember Smith to receive and file. Motion approved with Councilmember Kaur absent. 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Complete Streets Ordinance Discussion. Attachment #1-Example Ordinances. Public Works staff comments. (Staff recommends Committee discussion and direction.) Ryan Starbuck, Traffic Engineer provided a summary. Motion by Councilmember Smith to: 1) take Complete Streets Resolution to Council for consideration, and 2) bring back draft Complete Streets Ordinance, modeled after sample Albuquerque ordinance, to Committee for further consideration. Motion approved with Councilmember Kaur absent. Councilmember Arias requested inclusion of Vision Zero into Resolution for recognition and acknowledgement about the challenges that are being faced by design. Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee Special Meeting June 20, 2023 Agenda Page 2 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Right-of-Way Encroachment Permitting Process & Discussion. (Staff recommends Committee receive and file report.) Manny Behl, Subdivisions Engineering Manager made staff comments. Motion by Councilmember Smith to receive and file. Motion approved with Councilmember Kaur absent. 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Councilmember Smith made comments on his appreciation of the work that is being put in to provide safer streets. Chair Arias made comments on his appreciation of the Public Works Department. B. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:02 p.m. ERIC ARIAS, CHAIR Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee ATTEST: JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC, CPMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of he Council of the City of Bakersfield Multi-modal Transportation and Safety Ad Hoc Committee Special Meeting June 20, 2023 Agenda Page 3 009 BAKERSFIELD THE S0UNdD OF ikte j' MEMORANDUM August 4,2023 TO: Gary Hallen,Assistant City Manager Christian Clegg, City Manager FROM: Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Item 4a. Update on Bi-monthly Milestones and Actions(Reports) Background: The Public Works Department is moving forward with multimodal transportation safety measures through a variety of techniques and updated standards. Staff will report on the most recent activities throughout the City since the June 201" meeting. 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Deferred Business: Complete Streets Ordinance(Discussion & Direction) Background: At the Aprill 111" Multimodal Transportation Safety Ad Hoc Committee meeting, staff presented the topic of a Complete Streets Resolution versus Ordinance. An approved motion by the committee was to research ordinances that other cities may have adopted and return to the Ad Hoc Committee for further discussion. At the June 201" Multimodal Transportation Safety Ad Hoc Committee meeting, staff presented four ordinances adopted by other municipalities, along with the Draft Complete Streets Resolution, previously presented at the April 111"Ad Hoc meeting. The Committee directed staff to move forward with the Resolution to City Council for adoption and return to the Committee with a draft Ordinance for review. At the July 121"City Council meeting, City Council adopted an updated Complete Streets Resolution. Attachment#2 includes a Draft of a City Complete Streets Ordinance for review. Staffs recommendation is to thoroughly discuss the ordinance and receive direction from the Committee for modifications and/or a first reading date at City Council. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO INCORPORATE A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY. WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield sees the need to create a complete and connected network for all transportation users; and WHEREAS, the Complete Streets approach is a nationally recognized framework for designing context-sensitive street facilities that enable efficient travel by all users, including the estimated one third of Americans who do not drive; and WHEREAS, hundreds of municipalities and more than half of U.S. states have adopted ordinances and policies incorporating Complete Streets Concepts; and WHEREAS, on July 12, 2023 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 108- 2023 to update the City's Complete Streets Policy, in furtherance of the City's goals to incorporate Complete Streets Concepts into the planning, design, design review, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of projects and programs affecting all City property; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is therefore to mandate compliance with the Complete Streets Policy as appropriate, to formally implement the Complete Streets approach, and to express the City's commitment to creating and maintaining Complete Streets within public rights- of-ways and transportation corridors within the City; and WHEREAS, the intent of this ordinance is to ensure that residents and visitors, regardless of their age, ability, gender, ethnicity, or financial resources, can comfortably, safely, and efficiently use the public right-of-way and meet their transportation needs regardless of their preferred, legal mode of travel; and WHEREAS, by utilizing a Complete Streets approach, the City desires to continually prioritize the image and identity of street corridors and improve economic activity on those corridors by providing a framework for current and future development that integrates sidewalks, bike facilities, transit amenities, and safe pedestrian and bicycle access to and from their site, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Ordinance Amending Section 13.12.035 - Page 1 of 8 Pages - WHEREAS, the Vision Zero movement seeks to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries nationwide - while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all; and WHEREAS, a strong Complete Streets approach is essential in any municipality striving to be a Vision Zero city; and WHEREAS, the City Council therefore finds that commitment to Complete Streets is important to a Vision Zero goal, and will improve community health by reducing the risk of injuries, encouraging physical activity like walking and bicycling that reduce the incidence of chronic health conditions like obesity and heart disease; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. Section 13.12.035 is hereby added to Chapter 13.12 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code to read as follows: 13.12.035 Complete Streets A. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning: 1 . Accessibility. The ability to reach desired destinations for all transportation system users. 2. Complete Streets Features. Include but are not limited to sidewalks, crosswalks, accessible curb ramps, curb extensions, raised medians, refuge islands, modern-day roundabouts and mini-circles, traffic signals and accessible pedestrian signals such as audible indications and pedestrian countdown signals, shared-use paths, bicycle lanes, paved shoulders, street trees, planting strips, signs, pavement markings, including multi-modal pavement striping, street furniture, bicycle parking facilities, public transportation stops, and facilities, including streetscapes, dedicated transit lanes, and transit priority signalization. 3. Context Sensitive Solution. A process in which a full range of stakeholders are involved in developing complete streets transportation solutions that identify and incorporate appropriate complete streets features designed Ordinance Amending Section 13.12.035 - Page 2 of 8 Pages - to fit into, enhance, and support the surrounding environment and context, including land use. 4. Multi-Modal. The movement of people and goods by more than one method of transportation. A street that accommodates walking, bicycling, mobility devices, transit, and driving is multi-modal. 5. National Industry Best Practices. Guidelines established by national industry groups on complete streets best policy and implementation practices, including but not limited to reports by the American Planning Association and the National Complete Streets Coalition. 6. Transportation Facility or Project. The planning, design, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or improvement of public highways, roadways, streets, sidewalks, traffic control devices and signage, and all facilities or improvements related to public transit. 7. Users. Motorists, bicyclists, individuals dependent on mobility devices, transit riders, pedestrians, and others who depend on the transportation system to move people and goods. B. The City shall implement a Complete Streets Policy as follows: 1 . On July 12, 2023, the City Council established a Complete Streets Policy by Resolution 108-2023 to guide and direct more comprehensive and balanced planning, design, construction and enforcement of city transportation systems. 2. The Complete Streets Policy shall be reviewed and updated every five years, as appropriate in the discretion of the City Council. 3. The Public Works Department shall, based on a context sensitive design and development process, employ a multi-modal approach, and incorporate Complete Streets features in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, enforcement, and operation of transportation facilities and projects, including but not limited to the reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing of any transportation facility under the jurisdiction of the City, in accordance with the Complete Streets Policy. 4. The Public Works Department shall evaluate and initiate updates, if any, of existing ordinances, codes, subdivision standards, rules, policies, plans, and design guidelines to ensure their consistency with the Complete Streets Policy and principles. Design standards, guidelines, and manuals shall consider incorporating national industry best practice guidelines and Ordinance Amending Section 13.12.035 - Page 3 of 8 Pages - shall be updated from time to time by the directors as necessary to reflect current best practices. 5. The Public Works Department shall provide training for its staff in Complete Streets features, policies, principles, and implementation procedures that may be applicable to the performance of their duties. C. Multi-modal approaches and implementation of Complete Streets features are not required if the Public Works Director, or his/her designee determines, in writing with appropriate documentation, before or during the design process, that: 1 . Use of a street or highway by nonmotorized users is prohibited by law; 2. There is a phased approach to ultimate buildout; 3. The cost would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable future use over the long term; 4. There is an absence of current or future need; or The safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorists may be placed at unacceptable risk. E. Before December 31 of each year following the enactment of this ordinance, a report shall be submitted to the council detailing efforts made to comply with the Complete Streets ordinance during the prior fiscal year. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall be effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. ---------000---------- HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: ARIAS,GONZALES,WEIR,SMITH, FREEMAN,GRAY, KAUR NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: JULIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC Ordinance Amending Section 13.12.035 - Page 4 of 8 Pages - CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED: By: KAREN GOH Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney By: ASHLEY ZAMBRANO Deputy City Attorney S:\COUNCIL\Committee\MULTI-MODAL Transp. Ad-Hoc\Attachment #2 - DRAFT Complete Streets Ordinance-1 OAugust2023.doc Ordinance Amending Section 13.12.035 - Page 5 of 8 Pages - 009 BAKERSFIELD THE S0UNdD OF ikte j' MEMORANDUM August 4,2023 TO: Gary Hallen,Assistant City Manager Christian Clegg, City Manager FROM: Gregg Strakaluse, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Item 6a. Infrastructure Grants Discussion (NEW BUSINESS) Background: The Public Works Department is working diligently with the City Manager's Office to plan for grant funding opportunities, as well as legislative appropriations. The magnitude of the effort is reflected in the numerous projects outlined in Attachment#3— Infrastructure Grant Planning Summary. This summary reflects recent applications, as well as future opportunities for projects. It reflects recent successes in awards by a variety of agencies. The successful award of grants reduces the financial burden on local taxpayers and allows local funding to be multiplied many time over. 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