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Active Transportation Advisory Committee Regular Meeting - August 28, 2026

City Council & Commissions — Friday, August 28, 2026
BodyFresno, California
SessionCity Council & Commissions
DateFriday, August 28, 2026
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0:02

Order for ATAC.

0:08

It's a reminder, members of the public are intended or invited to attend this meeting in person at City Hall room 2165.

0:18

And also you can watch this on Zoom or you can change your seating.

0:24

So let's start with the rule.

0:26

District one.

0:30

Present district two.

0:31

Present.

0:33

District three here.

0:35

District four.

0:37

Present district five here.

0:41

District six.

0:43

Here district seven is vacant.

0:46

First mayoral here.

0:49

And second mayoral.

0:55

So we can now move to the approval of the agenda.

0:58

Are there any proposed changes to the agenda?

1:02

Is there a motion to approve the agenda as amended?

1:06

Or approve the agenda is not amended.

1:10

I'll second.

1:12

Okay, all in favor, aye.

1:14

All opposed.

1:18

Approved.

1:19

Can now move to the approval of the minutes.

1:22

Are then changes to the minutes from July 22nd, 2026?

1:29

See none.

1:30

Is there a motion to approve the minutes?

1:33

Motion to approve.

1:37

All in favor.

1:38

Aye.

1:39

All opposed.

1:42

Approved.

1:43

And we will put this before or everything are present.

1:53

Okay.

1:54

Unscheduled communications.

1:58

Would any member of the public like to speak on any issue within the jurisdiction of this committee?

2:05

We have up to three minutes.

2:09

All right, so to hear none, I will close public comment and move on to other business.

2:24

Point ATAC representative to serve on the mobility design guide stakeholder advisory committee.

2:31

Green, would you like to present this item?

2:34

Yes.

2:52

So some of you recall the City of Presno received a grant to develop a mobility design guide.

3:03

The mobility design guide is to provide engineers, planners, designers, and developers and other decision makers with a consistent framework for designing streets for safer, better connected, sustainable and accessible use for all users.

3:40

So this is me going coming to you on a decision on that one.

3:46

Okay, you heard there any other questions from the committee at this point, but I should probably indicate um what the ask would be.

3:55

Um it's approximately a year-long process.

3:59

Uh it's a total of five meetings.

4:01

The responsibilities include reviewing draft documents that are produced or information that's produced by the consultant.

4:12

Uh to develop the the plan itself, so anything they develop and analyze would be presented to this committee.

4:21

Um sorry, to the mobility design committee for input on that, including outreach efforts as well.

4:29

So five meetings over the course of uh a year.

4:33

And when would the first meeting start?

4:35

Uh the next meeting would be I think we're anticipating for end of this year.

4:42

Okay, so late.

4:44

Probably mid-November to mid-December.

4:50

What day times?

4:52

And not at this point.

4:53

You you if you do participate, you'd know usually we work with the committee to find the best date and time.

5:01

Um and they're typically about an hour and a half meetings.

5:05

And you find out approximately two weeks before.

5:11

Um before I open this up to the public.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████33%
Active Transportation█████████████████████████25%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████10%
Public Safety██████████10%
Community Engagement████████8%
Procedural█████5%
Public Engagement█████5%
Parks and Recreation██2%
Racial Equity██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Active Transportation Advisory Committee Regular Meeting - August 28, 2026

Note: The agenda and minutes list the meeting date as August 26, 2026, but the instruction specifies August 28, 2026. This summary uses the provided date.

The Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) met in regular session on August 28, 2026, at 5:30 PM at Fresno City Hall, Conference Room #2165. The meeting included the appointment of a representative to the Mobility Design Guide Stakeholder Advisory Committee, updates on railroad crossing and grade separation projects, approval of World Day of Remembrance 2026 event details, discussion on the Safe Routes to School task force, member reports from districts, and staff reports on grants, school zone speed limits, the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) grant, and the August traffic collision report. Seven of eight members were present; Member Mohammad Shaikh was absent.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Agenda: Moved by Vice Chair Bailey, seconded by Member Durham, and approved with 5 ayes (Chair Yovino, Vice Chair Bailey, Members Durham, Gromis, Marquez) and 3 absent (Members Mine, Shaikh, Henry).
  • Approval of Minutes (July 22, 2026): Moved by Member Marquez, seconded by Member Durham, and approved with 5 ayes and 3 absences.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during the unscheduled communications period.
  • During discussion of Item 5.A (Mobility Design Guide appointment), Nick Paladino spoke, asking for clarification on the guide's status relative to existing standards.
  • During Item 5.B (project updates), Nick Paladino addressed the committee again.
  • During Item 6.B (World Day of Remembrance), Tony Molina addressed the committee.
  • During Item 8.B (20 mph school zone speed limit), Tony Molina spoke about enforcement.

Discussion Items

5.A – Appointment of ATAC Representative to Mobility Design Guide Stakeholder Advisory Committee

  • Presented by Andreina Aguilar (Public Works). The committee will develop a guiding document for designing streets, with five meetings over a year.
  • Committee discussion: Clarification on meeting frequency and start date (mid-November to mid-December). Member Yovino expressed support. Members expressed interest.
  • Public comment: Nick Paladino asked whether the guide would replace existing standards; staff clarified it would be a guiding document, not replacement.
  • Outcome: Motion by Chair Yovino, seconded by Member Gromis, to appoint Paul Marquez. Passed 6–0 (Members Shaikh and Henry absent).

5.B – Updates on Projects

  • Presented by Assistant Director Harmanjit Dhaliwal (Public Works).
    • Figarden/BNSF At-Grade Railroad Crossing: Signal cabinet upgrade, pedestrian countdown heads, coordination with Pave More Now project and federal project.
    • West Belmont Grade Separation: Trees planted on east end, frontage road connecting Belmont to Weber and 8th Street. Discussion on tree placement on north side of frontage road; staff noted ongoing work with contractor to plant additional trees (2:1 replacement ratio).
    • August’s Capital Projects Summary: Belmont grade separation nearing completion; striping and bike lanes pending slurry seal. Member Yovino expressed concern about narrow bike lane on west end; staff clarified barriers are being removed.
  • Public comment from Nick Paladino.
  • Committee requested follow-up via email on tree plan and project timeline.

6.A – Protected Bicycle Parking Task Force

  • No update (committee members Yovino and Shaikh; Shaikh absent).

6.B – World Day of Remembrance 2026 Task Force

  • Presented by Member Marquez. Proposed event on Saturday, November 14, 2026, starting at 11 a.m. at a park near downtown (location pending). Itinerary includes remarks, reading names of crash victims, memorial walk to three crash sites, and bike ride. Attachments include one-page event summary, mayor's invitation, elected official invitation, and guest speaker invite. Task force also proposes adopting a memorial marker policy and funding Vision Zero countermeasures.
  • Public comment: Tony Molina.
  • Committee discussion: Additional details on walk/bike route; need for a covered shelter in case of rain (2026 is a Super El Niño year). Member Durham suggested inviting former councilmember Esmeralda Soria. Member Marquez noted national theme

Meeting Transcript

Order for ATAC. It's a reminder, members of the public are intended or invited to attend this meeting in person at City Hall room 2165. And also you can watch this on Zoom or you can change your seating. So let's start with the rule. District one. Present district two. Present. District three here. District four. Present district five here. District six. Here district seven is vacant. First mayoral here. And second mayoral. So we can now move to the approval of the agenda. Are there any proposed changes to the agenda? Is there a motion to approve the agenda as amended? Or approve the agenda is not amended. I'll second. Okay, all in favor, aye. All opposed. Approved. Can now move to the approval of the minutes. Are then changes to the minutes from July 22nd, 2026? See none. Is there a motion to approve the minutes? Motion to approve. All in favor. Aye. All opposed. Approved. And we will put this before or everything are present. Okay. Unscheduled communications. Would any member of the public like to speak on any issue within the jurisdiction of this committee? We have up to three minutes. All right, so to hear none, I will close public comment and move on to other business. Point ATAC representative to serve on the mobility design guide stakeholder advisory committee. Green, would you like to present this item? Yes. So some of you recall the City of Presno received a grant to develop a mobility design guide. The mobility design guide is to provide engineers, planners, designers, and developers and other decision makers with a consistent framework for designing streets for safer, better connected, sustainable and accessible use for all users. So this is me going coming to you on a decision on that one. Okay, you heard there any other questions from the committee at this point, but I should probably indicate um what the ask would be. Um it's approximately a year-long process. Uh it's a total of five meetings. The responsibilities include reviewing draft documents that are produced or information that's produced by the consultant. Uh to develop the the plan itself, so anything they develop and analyze would be presented to this committee. Um sorry, to the mobility design committee for input on that, including outreach efforts as well. So five meetings over the course of uh a year.

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