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16. Adopt the Foothill Road Bicycle Corridor Plan The agenda report and a PowerPoint were resented by City Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano and Associate Traffic Engineer Matt Nelson, which included: Foothill BCP — Overview, Character Area 1: Employment and Retail, Character Areas 1 & 2, Character Area 2 — Neighborhood Residential Focus Area, Character Areas 2 & 3, Character Area 3: Low Density Residential and Recreational, and Foothill Road Sidewalk Improvement. Mr. Nelson provided a background of the project which included consultation of the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan and feedback from bicyclists, including gap closures and continuous lanes. The goal was to create a complete document illustrating the corridor-wide improvements. Staff contracted with with Fehr & Peers to create the plan and the primary focus was bicycles. The Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee (BPTC) served as the steering committee. Mr. Nelson described the corridor project area as five miles long and included three character areas: Character Area 1 — Employment and Retail Focus Area, Character Area 2 — Neighborhood Residential Focus Area, and Character Area 3 — Low Density Residential and Recreational Focus Area. The Foothill Bicycle Corridor Plan (BCP) includes short and long term improvements including striping and minor concrete/asphalt work, acquisition of right-of-way and other higher cost projects. The goals of the Foothill BCP are to create an all ages and abilities corridor, provide street facilities for avid cyclists, and develop a document for future development and funding. Mr. Nelson presented and described Character Area 1: Employment and Retail. The area was improved with existing street project funds including signing, striping, and concrete work. He continued by describing Character Area 2 — Neighborhood Residential Focus Area and described various improvements including slurry seal and striping, six foot buffers, enhanced crosswalks, green paint and hybrid beacons. Councilmember Brown inquired as to whether the City could claim land on the other side of the road, related to parking lot circulation and the pick-up queue at the school. Mr. Tassano noted there is an opportunity for improvements and some are included in the current circulation element. The future plan is to design a second left turn lane to maintain the level of service. Councilmember Pentin inquired whether there will be detection devices, such as at the Bernal location. Staff mentioned the devices are in place and are included in the proposed enhancements. Mr. Nelson then presented and described Character Area 3 - Low Density Residential and Recreational Focus Area. This area presents the most constrained area for proposing enhancements. The area includes two foot buffers with limited ability to conduct improvements. There is potential for small width improvements or enhancements. Mr. Nelson described the Foothill Road Sidewalk Improvement plan. The short term plan will include replacement of existing deteriorating asphalt and installation of a fence similar to what exists on Bernal Avenue. The work will commence during the Pleasanton Unified School District school breaks. Further analysis will be required to determine whether the existing retaining wall can remain or will need redesign/rebuild to withstand the asphalt removal. Mayor Thorne inquired regarding the long-term opportunity to buy land. Mr. Tassano mentioned the property owner would likely grant an easement; however, it would likely entail concessions toward any future development by the property owner. He noted there are two distinct user groups in the area: avid cyclists and school/recreation. There is high use in the area and they cannot City Council Minutes Page 6 of 9 December 4. 2018