BIKE COMMITTEE GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
Associated Students
February 12, 2015, 2:00PM
Nati Conference Room
CALLTOORDERat2:02byWu
A.MEETINGBUSINESS
A-1. RollCall
Name
Note:
Note:
absent(excused/notexcused)
arrivedlate(time)
departedearly(time)
proxy(fullname)
absent(excused/notexcused)
arrivedlate(time)
departedearly(time)
proxy(fullname)
Name
TiffanyWu
Chair
TiffanyYeh
AdministrativeCoordinator
InesHernandez
ProjectManager
ConstantineChong
FinanceManager
LiannaNakashima
MediaCoordinator
SarahSiedschlag
Present
JameyWagner
Present
Present
MattStern
Present
Present
MarcFisher
Absent
Present
Present
DennisWhelan
Present
SteveConner
Absent
StacyKowsz
GSARepresentative
KevinJinMei
AssociateOfficer
CynthiaJiang
AssociateOfficer
KrystalinBullicer
AssociateOfficer
AshconMinoeifar
SenateLiason
Present
Present
LateExcused
Present
AbsentExcused
Present
A-2.
AcceptanceofExcusedAbsencesandProxies
Motion/Second:Wu/Nakashima
Yehcallstoquestion
Motionapprovedbyconsent
B.PUBLICFORUM
a. GeneralAnnouncements
i. Dennis:MattshouldbeheretotalkitemG-1
b. Appreciations/Concerns
i. Wu:Recently,there’sbeenanincreaseinticketinginIVandCampus
c. Requesttohaveitemaddedtotoday’sagenda
i. Reilly:Talkabouttheskateboardingissueoncampus
C. REPORTS
C-1. AssociateOfficer(s)Report
C-2. AdministrativeOfficerReport
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a. ECOalitionwantstoknowifwestillwanttobepartofECOalition,Irepliedyesto
herandaskedheraboutthetimeoftheirnextmeeting.Shedidn’trespond
C-3. ProjectManagerReport
C-4. MediaCoordinatorReport
a. Reschedulerideandrameneventbecauseofshirts
C-5. FinanceManagerReport
a. Weneedtodecidewhatbrandwewantandthedesign
C-6. ChairReport
a. Studentconcernsaboutticketing.IVisoffcampusandUCPDisoncampus
ticketing
i. Stern:Stronglyadvocatingagainstanyruleorpolicythatwouldallow
peoplenottomakeafullstopatastopsign.Somepeoplearegetting
ticketsbutthereisn’treallyacrackdown.Itiscommontogetcitationsin
IV.Wehaveagreatdealofaccidentsinthistownanditisusuallyin
intersections,99%bikers’faultanditisacultureissueaboutwhetheror
notyoustopatthesign.Vehiclehasright-a-way.Icareaboutpeoplenot
beingdiligentaboutslowingdownandlookingbothwaysbefore
proceedingacross.Wesetanexampleonourcampusfornoteven
yieldingatthestopsign.Imaginestudentsgoingfromcampuswithour
culturegoingoutintoothercities,specificallySantaBarbara,theyhavea
highfatalityrateforbikeaccidents.Weneedtobeconcernedabout
liability.
b. TalkingtoGauchoFYIaboutreformingvideosandchangingthemfromCSOones
D. ACCEPTANCEofAGENDA/CHANGEStoAGENDA
Motion/Second:Wu/Jiang
Nakashimacallstoquestion
Motionapprovedbyconsent
E. ACCEPTANCEofACTIONSUMMARY
E-1.AcceptanceofMinutesfrom2/22/16
Motion/Second:Wu/Nakashima
Yehcallstoquestion
Motionapprovedbyconsent
F. ACTIONITEMS
F-1.OldBusiness:
a. Secondphaseofthebikepathimprovementproject
i. Dennis:ClarifyandapologizethatatthepreviousmeetingImisspoke.All
$12Kwasusedforthelastproject.SoI’maskingforanother12Kforthe
secondphaseFromSandvolleyballcourtstobuilding545
ii. Jamey:isthisthesame24%?
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iii. Dennis:Yes,sameamountofspace
iv. Jamey:Doingthemath,theexpansiononlyseemstobe15%oftheproject
v. Kowsz:Weanticipatedhavingtoallocatethis12Kformorephasesofthis
project
vi. Chong:Itmakessensethatthis15%wouldcostmorethantheredoofthe
existingparts
vii. Yeh:Iagree,moreworkneedstobedonetoexpandthepathsoitwould
costmore
viii. Motiontoallocateanadditional12Ktoaugmentthesecondphaseofthe
expansionandimprovementofthebikepathbythelacrossepitch
Motion/Second:Kowsz/Yeh
Chongcallstoquestion
Motionapprovedbyconsent
b. StreetSignsforIVStreetsalongOceanRoadBikePath
i. Dennis:$140persign,$25forlabormakeis$165each,costs$1980for12
signsplusa$250cushionputsthecostat$2,230
ii. Jamey:costincludessalestax?
iii. Dennis:probablyincludedinfabricationcost
iv. Yeh:Toaddresseveryone’sconcern,noneofthecostsformaintenanceand
replacementsofsignswon’tbeatourcost
v. Dennis:yourstudentfeesisonlyusedfornewprojectsandI’llhavethesigns
putat10-12feethighandinstallthemwithtamperproofattachmentbolts
vi. Motiontoallocate$2,230toprocureandinstallRoadIdentificationsigns
alongtheOceanRoadbikepathadjacenttoIslaVista
Motion/Second:Yeh/Wu
Nakashimacallstoquestion
Motionapprovedbyconsent
G. DISCUSSIONITEMS
G-1.SenateResolution:“AResolutionCallingUponUCPD,SantaBarbaraSheriffDepartment,
andtheCaliforniaHighwayPatroltoallowBicyclestomakeanIdahoStop”
1) Ashcon:Resolutionistodiscussone:lowerpriorityofticketingbikerswhodon’tstopat
stopsignsandsecondistolobbytheCaliforniagovernment
2) Jin:Whereisthelawgoingtoaffect?IVorcampus
3) Ashcon:Moreasaresolution/toolforpeopletolobby,notactuallychanginganylaws
4) Sarah:Currentstatus?
5) Ashcon:Onthefloorforapprovalthisnextweek.Onconsent,soitwouldn’tbepassed.
6) Wu:Weshouldpullthisdownfordiscussion.ThisismostlythecultureofIV,implementing
thiswouldnotbegood.TheeducationportionsayssenateandASBikeCommwillhelp
educate
7) Ashcon:Iwillmakeamotiontomoveitdownfordiscussion.
8) Wu:Readingthenexusarticleitwasveryconfusing
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9) Kowsz:therewerealotofdiscrepancies
10) Stern:TheBottomLinedidtheirversionanditwasmorein-depthandnothingtherewas
wrong.TheNexusonewascompletelywrongineveryway.
11) Wu:wejustpostedTBLarticleonFacebook
12) Stern:TheTBLonewasobjectiveandcorrect
13) Wu:Doweallagreethatwewanttopullthisfordiscussionbecausewehaveacultureissue
oncampus?
14) Ashcon:Whataboutthepartnershipwithsenateandbikecommintheresolution?
15) Stern:IwantedtogettheeducationclasstobeabletoworkwithIVaswell,alotofpeople
wouldhavetoapproveit.Issuingcitationsarenotthefirstchoice.Maybehavinga
sandwichboardateachstopsignwiththecostofeachticket?
16) Dennis:therewasabigissuebystadiumroad,butittookayearofticketingtochangethe
culturethere
17) Stern:GGSEisconsistent,wewriteticketsinthemorningandthenafewintheafternoon
andthenthewordspreadssotheystopdoingitforafewdays
18) Ashcon:TalkedtoLieutenant,hesaysCHPdoesn’talwaysgiveticketsandtheyaren’t
consistentaboutit.
19) Stern:Itisconsistentlyinconsistent.Theycomeoutaboutonceayeartogivetickets.They
don’thavethepeopletodothisallthetime.Whatishappeningnowisn’tthatCHPis
gettingengagedbuttheyarelookingatthebiggerpicture
20) Stacey:theyhaveassignedpeopletoIV,andtheyareabigpartofthebikelightevent
21) Stern:Everyoneknowsthattrafficisbadhere.TheCHPisreallyinchargehereandtheyare
beingdrawnin.Speakingwiththem,theyadvocatededucationfirst
22) Yeh:CanwegettheinformationoftheCHPofficersinfotocollaborateoneducation
events?
G-2.CycleMAYniaUpdates
1) Jin:wenttotheplanningmeetingwithJamey.Theywantustohaveevents.Thereare
deadlinesandmini-grants50-500,deadlineisMarch7forthegrant.Thedeadlineforwhen
wehavetosubmitplansforeventsisMarch17.Therearealotofgroupsinvolvedinthis.
Billy,someonefromhousingwantstocollaboratewithus,heisdoinghisfirstCycleMania
event.
2) Jamey:Thereisalistofeventswecanhold.Itypicallyworkwiththebiketoworkevent.
Theyarelookingformoreevents.Theyaremoregoingtosupporteventsnotsomuchhold
theirownevents.Inthenextfiveweekstheyaregoingtowanttosolidifytheevents.The
eventscanreallybeanything.
G-3.UcenBikeParkingLotUpdates
1) Wu:GotintouchwithVCMarcFisher,butheredirectedmetoLynntoscheduleameeting
withhim,Mariano,FrankfromUCen,andDennis
2) Dennis:VCislookingintohisspecialfundstopayfortheplazapart.
G-4.Bren/MSRBBikeParkingLot
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1) Dennis:VCFisherfeltstronglyabouttheLifeScienceslot,buttheysaidno.SoVCwantsto
meetwiththedepartmentsseparatelyandoncetheygetonboardeveryonewillcome
togethertoagreeontheplan
2) Sarah:Wetalkedaboutatleastdoingtemporarylots
3) Dennis:Imanagedthat
4) Sarah:havetherebeencomplaints?
5) Dennis:Notapeepandmaybethecommitteecanmotiontochangethosetopeakracks.
MSRBhas~500classroomseats,brenhas212classroomseats,HFH226seats
6) Sarah:Canwesneakmorespotsinthattemporarylot?
7) Dennis:Strategicallyspeakingthatlotdoesn’tconnecttothebikepathandthisservice
streetalongthereistemporary
8) Stern:becauseoftheconstructionbikersbikeonthesidewalk.Makingrightturnsalong
blindturnsandareasthatareblockedoff.Theracksjustaddmoreproblemsbecause
peoplearetryingtogettherenotthroughbikepaths
9) Dennis:ThereisaconstructionplanforUCenroadbetweenCCS.2monthproject
10) Dennis:Secondphaseprojectforgasandsewageprojectsallaroundcampusandplaceswill
beintermittentlyclosed
11) Jin:Aretherepeakracksandcanweputthemin?
12) Dennis:oncethebioengineeringbuildingisdonethelibrarylotwillmove.
13) Yeh:Sowecanputthemlater
14) Dennis:Youcouldsavemoneyintheinstallmentcostremovingandremovingtheracks
15) Dennis:offtopic,theNorthofSouthhalllotisverybusy,thedepartmentthereinthefirst
floordidn’treallywantthelottooclosetothem
16) Chong:Peoplearejustthrowingtheirbikesanywheretheycanfinditnowsincethelotis
small
17) Stacy:Canyoubringusnumberofhowmanyspotsyoucanadd?
18) Dennis:youcanprobablygetawholerow
19) Stern:Icangoandgetsomeabandonedbikestohelp
G-5.StolenBikeCampaign
1) Stern:Partofastolenbiketaskforce,countything.Theideais:Iwanttoputtogetheran
awarenesscampaigncalled“Dudewhere’smybike?”differentthemeeveryweek.Partof
theeducationcampaignwillreferpeopletobikecomm,itspartof“bringitback”.Iwould
liketoputsomeracksouthereforpeopletoanonymouslyputstolenbikesandinorder
recoverstolenbikes
a) BATTeam,atotalscrubofallbikestofindstolenbikes.Runningalltheregisteredbikes
throughthesystem
b) Believethatwecaneasilyrecover5-10bikesaday.
c) VeryclosetofundingGPSenabledbikes.RunningdecoybikesinPaseoandIV(felony
chargeforstolenbikes).Willneedsomecommunitymemberswithbothofthese
operations.
d) Thisisforpeoplewhoareactivelystealingbikes.Decoybikeprogramismoreimpactful
forcity.Targetingpeoplewhostealfive-tenbikesandresellthem.
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2) Stacy:Howmanybikesarestolen?
a) Stern:wehave300oncampusbeforelastyearwegotitunder100,butmostgo
unreported.BiketheftisoneofthebiggestcrimesinIV.
3) Stern:Willcomebackwithamoreformalproposal.Thecityhasthesameproblemaswedo
4) Sarah:whatisyourtimeline?
5) Stern:WanttodoitinMarch,butthat’sunrealistic.MaybeApril.Novemberisprobablythe
besttime,atthebeginningoftheschoolyearbecausetheyfindtheirbikestolenafterthe
summer.Notthatexpensive,itjustneedsalotofmanpower.Putmoreeffortintobike
registration.
6) Stacy:isthereawaytogetpeopletoreporttheirstolenbikesbeforethisevent.
7) Stern:Thefirstweekisaregistrationcampaignandasthatishappeningtellpeopleto
reporttheirbikesstolentwoweeksbeforeIgooutandfindthestolenbikes
8) Ashcon:TherewillalsobeotherA.S.groupsthatwouldbewillingtohelp.
G-6.Skateboard
1) Reilly:ThereisnothinginA.S.legalcodeaboutskateboarding
2) Dennis:TherewasaSkateboardcommitteeundertheVCtwoyearsago,soIwould
approachhimaboutit.Wedidanextensivesurveyandcameupwiththeskateboardplan.
TherewasplantocreateapathfromNorthHalltoChemandextendtheHSSBone.That
waswiththeoldVC
3) Jamey:Historically,theywantedtobanthembecausetherewerealotofreports.Butthey
endedupmakingthepathbecauseitwasahighmodeoftransportation.
4) Dennis:Asacampusplanner,Ithinkitisaviablemodeoftransportationuniquetoour
campus.
5) Stern:Administrationistryingtofindalternatives.
6) Reilly:Wanttorecreateacommittee.
7) Peopledon’thatebikers,buttheskateboardersboardeverywherenomatterwhat
8) Stern:peopledon’twanttolosetheirmodeoftransportation,buttheyneedtofollowthe
laws
9) Sarah:I’vehadpeopleonourcampuswonderwhytheyhaven’tbannedskateboardingon
campus
10) Dennis:Therearelawsthatyoucan’tbringyourboardsintolecturehallsand
Thunderdome.Butifwearegoingtohavethemasamodeoftransportationweneedto
putasysteminplace.
Jin:theSBcityishavingtheirbikemasterplan,wecan’tchangeit
Jamey:theyhadanintroductionattheendoflastyear,butthecitycouncilisconsideringto
adoptit.Theywanttopaintallthepathsalongstatestreettothebeachgreen.Wantpeopleto
speaktocitycouncilmembers.Thereissomepushbackfrombusiness,theywanttogetridof
carparkingtomakethepathgothroughacrosstownbikepath.Allthecitiesareredoingtheir
plansandthatlasttimetheydidthiswasaround1980s
Jin:thereasonIbroughtitupbecausewecouldbringthistothewholeschoolthroughthe
committee
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ADJOURNMENTat3:45
Motion/Second:Wu/Yeh
Chongcallstoquestion
Motionapprovedbyconsent
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