Active Transportation Commission Meeting - January 20, 2022
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Active Transportation Commission Meeting - January 20, 2022
The Active Transportation Commission of Sacramento met virtually on January 20, 2022, at 6:00 PM to approve consent items, elect officers, discuss shared rideable parking issues, and adopt the commission's work log. Key outcomes included the election of Ali Doerr Westbrook as Chair and Curtis Paullins as Vice Chair for 2022, and approval of the Active Transportation Commission Log.
Consent Calendar
- Approved minutes of October 21, 2021.
- Received and filed the 2022 regular meeting calendar.
- Received and filed the official city land acknowledgement.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Bob Walsh (Bird operator): Supported a cautious approach to new shared rideable parking rules, noting recent operator changes and lock-to requirements. Suggested marking racks for private bikes but urged delay to assess impacts.
- Melissa Harris: Requested the commission take action on improvements at the Marconi Transit Center in Hagginwood, citing multiple prior studies and lack of implementation for sidewalks, gutters, and lighting.
- Tara Kirse (District 2 resident): Expressed frustration over neglected infrastructure in North Sacramento/Hagginwood, including dangerous intersections and lack of sidewalks, and asked the commission to push for action on existing plans.
Discussion Items
4. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2022
- Commissioner Carpenter nominated Ali Doerr Westbrook for Chair; Commissioner Smith nominated Curtis Paullins. After discussion, Commissioner Paullins deferred and the commission voted: Motion passed (9-0, 1 absent) electing Ali Doerr Westbrook as Chair. Then a separate motion elected Curtis Paullins as Vice Chair (9-0, 1 absent). The selections take effect at the next meeting.
5. Shared-Rideables Over Parking
- Staff presented three potential solutions to overparking of shared bikes/scooters at bike racks: (1) install additional parking, (2) prohibit operator deployment in overparked locations, (3) designate specific racks for private bikes via stickers. Discussion included combining options, piloting, color-coding racks, and the impact of new lock-to requirements. Commissioners expressed support for all solutions, with emphasis on short-term fixes and longer-term study of operator competition. No formal action was required; item was for review and comment.
6. Active Transportation Commission Log
- Commissioners proposed items for the commission's work log, including: speed reduction measures, operationalizing equity, Aggie Square opportunities, bike network gap analysis, construction detour policy, Caltrans Active Transportation Plan, neighborhood traffic calming, pedestrian/bike crash data, red light camera report, and bait bike program. After debate on process, the commission passed a motion (7-1-1) adopting the log as developed, with the ability to add or remove items in future meetings.
Key Outcomes
- Elected Ali Doerr Westbrook as Chair and Curtis Paullins as Vice Chair for calendar year 2022.
- Approved the Active Transportation Commission Log via motion (7-1-1), with items to be added/removed in future.
- Discussed shared rideable parking issues; staff will consider commissioner input and may bring back a proposal.
- No action on public comments; items logged for future discussion.
Additional: Staff announced a City Council workshop on climate and transportation on February 8, 2022, at 5:00 PM. Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Commissioner Restbrook, can you change your name? I did it before Jennifer. Thank you. We are live and staff is ready when you are. All right. Thank you and welcome to the meeting. Good evening. Clerk, can you please take roll? Yes, thank you, Chair. The January 20th, 2022 active transportation meeting is called to order, and I will call roll to establish a quorum. Members, if you have not yet, please unmute and turn on your video. Commissioner Brazzle. Present. Commissioner, and I apologize for any mispronunciation. Uh uh, Wen and Rostro. Present. Commissioner Carpenter is absent this evening. Commissioner Westbrook. Present. Commissioner Granville. Present. Commissioner Hoppt. Present. Commissioner Pollins. Present. Commissioner Smith. Here. Vice Chair Ward Waller is absent this evening. And Chair Haim. Present. Thank you. We have a quorum. Thank you. I can proceed if you would like, Chair. Okay. This meeting is this meeting tonight is virtual via Zoom. For members of the public who wish to join, please refer to the agenda for the Zoom link. Once you have joined the meeting and wish to speak, you can raise your hand to provide public comment. When the chair confirms the public comment, speaking period for your desired item has begun. If you are online, you can click the raise your hand feature at the bottom of your screen. If you are on the mobile app, you can raise your hand by tapping the raise your hand option in the more tab. And if you are calling in via telephone to raise your hand, dial star nine, then to unmute or mute dial star six. Speakers will be called on by the last four digits of their phone number. And members will have of the public will have three minutes to speak once they are called on. So if you can now please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nasinon people, the Southern Maidu Valley and Plains Meewok, Putwin, Wintoon peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous People's History, contributions, and lives. Thank you. With that, Chair, our introductions are over, and I hand the meeting to you. Thank you.
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