Thursday, December 19, 2024; 6-8pm
In-person meeting at City Hall, Hearing Room 4, viewable online
View and download the full agenda packet [3.4mb PDF].

Commissioners

Priyanka Altman, Alexander Frank, Grey Gardner (Chair), Jimmy Jessup, Phoenix Mangrum,
David Ralston (Vice Chair), Patricia Schader, Nicholas Whipps, Dianne Yee

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

This is an in-person meeting. People participating in the meeting must attend in-person. People may be able to observe this meeting remotely. City of Oakland staff to the Commission are striving to provide the following options for people to observe BPAC meetings remotely.

To view the meeting online:

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Remote participation including public comment via teleconferencing is not available at this time. Hybrid meetings may commence once the City of Oakland has established meeting procedures and allocated resources for simultaneously supporting in-person and remote participation. All Commission meetings will include procedures to comply with the open meeting requirements of the City’s Sunshine Ordinance and the State’s Brown Act.

If you have any questions, please email Noel Pond-Danchik, staff liaison to the commission.

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AGENDA

Time	Item #	Topic
6:00	1	Roll Call, Determination of Quorum, Introductions, and Acknowledgement of Recent Bicyclist and Pedestrian Fatal Traffic Crashes (15 minutes) Chair Gardner will take roll call, determine quorum, and facilitate introductions. He will lead the commission in an acknowledgement of recent fatal and other high-profile traffic crashes in Oakland involving bicyclists and pedestrians. · At around 11:45am on June 6, 2024, a white, male bicyclist from Oakland in his 70’s was involved in a solo bicyclist crash near Skyline Blvd and Evergreen Ave. He passed away on June 30th, 2024, as a result of his injuries. · At around 8pm on November 23, 2024, a Black male bicyclist from Oakland in his 50’s was hit and killed near Baldwin St and Hegenberger Rd. The driver fled the scene.
6:10	2	Open Forum / Announcements (below) / Public Comment (10 minutes) Members of the public may comment on any issue within BPAC’s subject matter jurisdiction. Comments on a scheduled agenda item will be heard with that item. The BPAC’s Open Forum Liasons track Open Forum issues raised by the public. The Liasons review the public comments on a periodic basis to identify policy issues for discussion by the Commission. To request City services, please contact the City of Oakland Call Center (311).
6:20	3	Approval of meeting minutes (5 Minutes) Seek motion to adopt the November 2024 BPAC meeting minutes.
6:25	4	Committee Report-Backs (10 minutes) Committees of the BPAC will provide brief overviews and updates to the Commission. A list of active committees is included in the agenda packet and on the BPAC webpage. · Infrastructure Committee: The committee met on November 7, 2024. They heard presentations on The Upper Telegraph Ave Complete Streets Design [PDF] and Curbside Bike Lane Separation Opportunities [PDF]. Their next meeting will be on Thursday, January 9, 2025, from 3:30-5:30 pm at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza in the Broadway Conference Room, Suite 4304. · Policy and Legislative Committee: The committee met on November 12, 2024. They discussed committee goals and heard presentations on the Oakland General Plan Update and the Pedestrian Plan Update. Their next meeting is planned for Monday, February 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm.
6:30	5	MTC Complete Streets Checklists for 38th Ave, MLK JR Way, and LAMMPS Grant Applications (5 minutes) Announcement and opportunity for comment or action on the three funding applications OakDOT is submitting before the end of 2024. OakDOT is requesting BPAC review of the respective Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Complete Streets Checklists for the proposed projects: • MTC Climate Program Implementation Grant (due 12/20/24): OakDOT proposes to submit a grant application for $300,000 to fund a new project from 0-to-100% design of bicycle/pedestrian safety and traffic calming improvements on 38th Avenue from E 12th to MacArthur Blvd along with a traffic study on Lower High Street. • MTC Housing Incentive Pool Transportation Grant (due 12/31/24): Oakland was awarded $10 million based on the number of newly-built and preserved housing units in Oakland between 2018-2022. OakDOT proposes to submit funding applications for the Martin Luther King Jr Way Complete Streets Paving Project from 47th Street to the Berkeley border which was last heard at the September 19, 2024 BPAC and September 5, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meetings and a more detailed presentation was shared at the May 19, 2022 BPAC meeting as well as the Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park, and Seminary (LAMMPS) Phases 2 & 3 Project, which was last heard at the March 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting.
6:35	6	Hiring Process and Budget (30 minutes) Jamie Parks, OakDOT Assistant Director, will provide an update on the DOT implementation of the adopted FY25 budget, including hiring process and budget.
7:05	7	Open Forum Liaison Report (5 minutes) Commissioner Jimmy Jessup will report back on the status of Open Forum comments presented by the public to the BPAC in 2024.
7:10	8	BPAC Draft Chair’s Report to the Public Works and Transportation Committee (25 minutes) BPAC Chair Grey Gardner will present a draft 2024 BPAC Chair’s Report to Oakland City Council’s Public Works Committee for the BPAC’s review and approval.
7:35	9	Two-month agenda look-ahead (below) and suggestions for meeting topics (10 minutes)
7:45	10	Acknowledging Commissioner Phoenix Mangrum and Commissioner Alex Frank for Their Service to BPAC and the City of Oakland (10 minutes)

Agenda look-ahead

• BPAC Officer Elections & Committee Assignments
• Long-Term Visioning Discussion
• Transportation Development Act Article 3 Grant Proposed Projects
• Undercrossings Improvements Project
• Bike to Work Day (BTWD) Planning
• General Plan Update

Announcements

• BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List:
  Sign up to receive these BPAC agendas by email.
• New Quick-Build Improvement Installed:
  OakDOT installed quick-build improvements at the intersection of E 34th St and Park Blvd after working with OUSD and specifically Oakland High School staff to identify concerns about safety for school children walking to and from school. The quick build improvement include a paint and post bulb out and posts installed adjacent to the bike lane in either direction leading up to the crosswalk crossing Park Blvd.
• BayWheels Bikeshare Expansion:
  Where would you like to see more BayWheels bike share stations in Oakland? Eighteen (18) new BayWheels stations are on their way, with funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. We need your help to determine where the new stations should be located. Bike share works best when connecting people from where they live to where they work, shop, and play. The StoryMap shows several important factors to consider when expanding upon the existing BayWheels network. After exploring these maps and considering what makes a station effective, scroll to the bottom of the page to enter another map that allows you to drag a pin on the map to show where you want to see a station.
• Tidewater Expansion at Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline:
  The East Bay Regional Park District was awarded $1,000,000 to develop an 8-acre park with diverse amenities in a historically underserved area as part of the MTC Priority Conservation Area (PCA) Grants.
• Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program of Projects: Several projects located in Oakland were awarded funding as part of the FY 2024-25 Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program including the Oakland Alameda Access Project, West Oakland Link, Calm East Oakland Streets, LAMMPS, Martin Luther King Jr Way, and an electric street sweeper with solar charger. View the full awards list [PDF].
• BPAC Year-End Gathering:
  We will adjourn to “Theory” a bar located at 1644 Telegraph Ave for some holiday cheer right after the meeting. All are welcome (whether or not you attend the meeting).