Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee

CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE City Hall Council Chambers 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 MINUTES Wednesday, March 05, 2025 CALL TO ORDER Chair Tarr called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM ROLL CALL PRESENT: Garcia, Meyers, Quint, Racusen, Schleret, Tarr, Yeager *Meyers arrived at approximately 6:36 PM ABSENT: Balshaw, Greenspan GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda. Public comments are limited to up to three minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address the Committee, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than twenty minutes, subject to the Committee’s discretion (Cal. Gov’t. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, III). General Public Comment – Hagen General Public Comment – Steiner Chair Tarr opened General Public Comment Bruce Hagen Emily Shartin Chair Tarr closed General Public Comment P RESENTATIONS APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of February 5, 2025 Minutes approved as presented PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION 2. Recommendation to Receive Staff and Applicant Presentations and Conduct a Study Session to Provide Nonbinding Comments and Further

Direction on a Conceptual Design Proposal for the Petaluma River Park Located on the McNear Peninsula and 500 Hopper Street, APNs 007- 181-002, 136-010-023, 007-171-023, and 136-010-024, City Record No. PLPJ-2025-0003 Bjorn Griepenburg introduced the topic and the speakers, Seair Lorentz of the Petaluma River Park Foundation and Jamie Phillips of CMG Landscape Architecture. Seair Lorentz presented on the Petaluma River Park project and the Foundation, including background about the park, the mission and vision, goals, the planning process, and outreach and engagement. Jamie Phillips presented on topics including: the concept plan and park design goals; potential trails, bikeways, bridges, and other active transportation infrastructure; and possibilities for connecting to existing City of Petaluma bike lanes, bikeways, and other infrastructure. Committee Questions: Committeemember Racusen Council Member Quint Committeemember Yeager Committeemember Garcia Committeemember Schleret Chair Tarr Chair Tarr opened Public Comment. Chair Tarr closed Public Comment. Committee Comment: • Committeemember Racusen asked an additional question about wayfinding plans for the park and expressed interest in the possibility of the park being a catalyst for Hopper Street improvements and mentioned the park and open space requirements for the adjacent property project the Foundation is planning. • Committeemember Yeager spoke about prioritization, especially the promenade and trail and bridge, and suggested de-prioritizing parking until other infrastructure (paths, wayfinding) are designed and implemented. • Council Member Quint commented about things to consider while working through planning with the City, including avenues and access to the park from the east side of Petaluma like the path for the Hwy 101 undercrossing and other potential active transportation pathways that align with projects the City is already undertaking. • Committeemember Garcia commented about the D St-Copeland St Class I pathway and ways to attract people from the SMART station and

provided a suggestion for the Park to relate to the adjacent open space by tying into local indoor food production. • Committeemember Meyers asked about how potential musical and cultural events factor into the Park design, including accommodating larger groups of people attending, and how larger weather events are factored into the Park planning and design. • Chair Tarr commented about being thrilled about the east/west connection and wanted to note the trails throughout the project enhance safe bicycling and safe walking, with the potential for programs that promote better and safer ways for families to use the land. She also highlighted PBAC review standards, including consideration for amenities like benches and drinking fountains. 3. Recommendation to Prioritize the Citywide Active Transportation Wayfinding Design & Implementation Project for Transportation Development Act, Article 3 Funding Chair Tarr invited Bjorn Griepenburg to speak on the agenda item. Bjorn Griepenburg introduced the item, including briefly discussing the funds (TCA3 funds) in relation to the Active Transportation Plan and existing City projects and plans, and explained that for this item, the committee could discuss other uses for these funds, bank the funds for next year, or raise a motion to recommend the item. Chair Tarr discussed recent discussions of wayfinding and the benefits of the implementation of the wayfinding signs and asked Bjorn Griepenburg about the implementation date. Bjorn Griepenburg responded possibly by the end of fiscal year 2025-26 (funds available beginning of FY 25-26). Committee Questions: Committeemember Racusen Committeemember Yeager Council Member Quint Chair Tarr opened Public Comment and asked the clerk if there were prior public comments. The clerk replied that there were two prior public comments for this item. Public Comment – Riley (prior) Public Comment – Davies (prior) Mary Davies Bruce Hagen Chair Tarr closed Public Comment

Committee Comment: • Committeemember Racusen asked about the possibility of banking unused funds for the future and expressed his intention to raise motion to recommend item. Motion to recommend the prioritization of the Citywide Active Transportation Wayfinding Design & Implementation Project for Transportation Development Act, Article 3 (TCA3) funding by raised Committeemember Racusen, seconded by Council Member Quint Vote: 7-0-2 Yes: Garcia, Meyers, Quint, Racusen, Schleret, Tarr, Yeager No: None Absent: Balshaw, Greenspan Motion carried 4. Recommendation to Elect a Chair and Vice Chair Chair Tarr invited Bjorn Griepenburg to introduce the agenda item. Bjorn Griepenburg introduced the item, including the immediate vacancy for Vice Chair (through June) and the vacancy for Chair starting in July for when Chair Tarr’s term ends after June. Chair Tarr recommended filling the vacancy for Vice Chair now and then waiting until July to elect the new term Chair and Vice Chair. Committeemember Yeager nominated himself. Seeing no other nominations, Chair Tarr asked the clerk for a roll-call vote. Vote: 7-0-2 Yes: Garcia, Meyers, Quint, Racusen, Schleret, Tarr, Yeager No: None Absent: Balshaw, Greenspan Committeemember Yeager elected as Vice Chair COMMITTEE COMMENT Committeemember Schleret Council Member Quint Vice Chair Yeager Committeemember Racusen Committeemember Garcia Committeemember Meyers STAFF COMMENT 5. Staff Updates – March 2025 Bjorn Griepenburg updated PBAC on recent grant applications, upcoming meetings, events, and agenda items, including timetable updates for the Active Transportation Plan. ADJOURNMENT Chair Tarr adjourned the meeting at 9:08 PM.