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Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) MINUTES August 18, 2026 Members Present: Marc Goulet, Sarah Metcalf, Matt Haffner, Richard Martin, Andrew Gunderson, Erik Thompson Members Absent: Mary Canales, Joshua Miller, Nicole Billings Staff Present: Al Rinka, PE, Deputy City Engineer Visitors Present: Zack Pothen, Ryan Bruxvoort 1. Call to Order & Introduction of Visitors. Metcalf called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. and introduced the visitors. 2. Reading & Approval of Past Meeting Minutes (June 16, 2026). Martin made a motion to approve, Thompson seconded; motion carried unanimously. 3. Open Public Comment Period for Items that do not appear on this Agenda. None. 4. Business Agenda Items: a. Nominations and Election of New BPAC Chairperson to Replace Grant Zastoupil. i. Nomination for Metcalf, seconded by Thompson; motion carried unanimously. b. Nominations and Election of New BPAC Vice Chairperson to Replace Sarah Metcalf. i. Nomination for Haffner, seconded by Gunderson; motion carried unanimously. 5. Discussion Agenda Items: a. Bike Rack Locations and Funding. i. Discussion took place on key areas to install additional bike racks. Members will email the specific locations to City Staff for consideration of these new bike rack installations. b. Bird Scooters Requesting Area Expansion & Motor Scooter Change Discussion. i. The group was in favor of the proposed Bird Scooter expansion area acknowledging that while there’s always the standing concerns of safety, speed, and nuisance calls regarding the electric scooters, many of these problems come from privately-owned scooters and not always the Bird Scooters. The Committee recommended approval of the expanded scooter area and that City Staff continue working with the Bird Scooter company in monitoring and quickly removing mis-parked or abandoned scooters. ii. The Committee also reviewed a proposed ordinance change to be taken to a future City Council meeting for Ordinance 10.09, which clarifies language regarding electric scooters and the difference between motorized scooters and electric scooters to be in line with the language in Wisconsin State Statute 340.01(15ps). This ordinance change has nothing to do with the Bird Scooter area expansion request and is an unrelated topic; the Committee has no concerns with the proposed language changes. c. Water Street Trail Project Progress Update. i. Rinka presented the trail design plan concepts and went through the project from west to east highlighting and discussing the various proposed changes to the trail and added features, seating, and aesthetics along the new bike path. The group was supportive of what they were seeing and had one request to add a bike connection from between the street to the sidewalk at the bend in the road at 5th Street. 6. Announcements and Future Topics: a. Announcements. i. Reminder of the UW Meets EC Event on Friday, Sept. 4th from 5-8 pm at Haymarket Plaza. ii. The Old Abe Trail count at CTH OO and 110th Avenue Crossing had 170 users in 24 hours. iii. The trail ranking link was sent to BPAC members on June 25th. b. Future Agenda Items. i. Discuss what will be needed and how the process will work for the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Update. 7. Adjournment. Gunderson made the motion to adjourn at 6:42 p.m., seconded by Martin. Submitted by: Andrew Gunderson Andrew Gunderson, Secretary