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Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Minutes January 20, 2026 Members Present: Mary Canales, Joshua Miller, Nicole Billings, Grant Zastoupil, Marc Goulet, Sarah Metcalf, Andrew Gunderson, Erik Thompson, Matt Haffner Members Absent: Staff Present: Al Rinka, PE, Deputy City Engineer Visitors Present: Bill Berg, Scott Larson, Deb Marshall 1. Call to Order & Introduction of Visitors. Billings called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. 2. Reading & Approval of Past Meeting Minutes (December 16, 2025). Canales made a motion to approve, Gunderson seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Open Public Comment Period for Items that do not appear on this Agenda.  Larson expressed concerns about safety on First St. for the missing sidewalk between Cannery Park and High Bridge trail – why there’s a gap there; Rinka will research reasoning for this. Larson also asked when new tunnel lighting will be installed; Rinka indicated all new tunnels lights have been ordered and will be installed this spring and summer.  Berg had concerns about the Forest St. construction project this summer affecting the RAW ride, and Rinka assured him there will be no conflict. 4. Business Agenda Items Item #1: City Attorney BPAC Overview Assistant City Attorney Blake Herbison gave a presentation on the scope and role of BPAC, describing the policy, purpose, and responsibility of BPAC acting as an advisory committee. Item #2: Dewey St. Bridge Letter Rinka began by pointing out that the response from City Engineer Leah Ness indicated Dewey St. Bridge will indeed have a seven-foot bike lane along the east side of the bridge; this pleased the committee and there was no further discussion. Item #3: Water St. Trail Project Overview Rinka gave a presentation on many ideas being considered for this project from the reconstruction of the trail to additional features such as aesthetics, lighting, seating, lookouts, signage, vegetative plantings, and more. There was a request by the committee to focus on making the area between Fifth & Third Streets into more of a gathering space and to see if the budget would allow extending the project limits further to the west. There was also a request to focus on native seeds and plants. Rinka informed the committee that he would bring the trail design back for more comments and feedback from the committee when it’s further along in design. Item #4: BPAC Awards Timeline Zastoupil confirmed the timeline for the BPAC awards survey and voting ahead of the June Bike Week event. 5. Announcements and Future Topics: A. Announcements:  Rinka mentioned he is working on an application for a $100,000 DNR RTP Grant for a section of trail along Old Wells Rd. The application is due March 1, 2026.  Rinka also mentioned that inventory is low on giveaway items for Bike Week, and they will be placing another order soon; suggestions for new items should be provided prior to May. B. Future Agenda Items  Discuss Work Plan items for the Complete Streets Policy and Digital Wayfinding. 6. Adjournment Gunderson made the motion to adjourn at 7:36 p.m., seconded by Zastoupil. Meeting was adjourned by Billings at 7:36 p.m. Submitted by: Sarah Metcalf Sarah Metcalf, Secretary