Meeting Agenda San Francisco Bay Trail Steering Committee

Bay Area Metro Center375 Beale Street, Suite 700San Francisco, CA 94105Meeting AgendaSan Francisco Bay Trail Steering CommitteeCommittee members:John Woodbury, ChairJulie Bondurant, Co-ChairBrenda Buxton, Leo Dubose, Ethan Lavine,Kelly Malinowski, Steve McAdam, Juan RaigozaFriday, May 31, 20192:00 PM – 4:00 PMCR-7102 TamalpaisThe Committee may act on any item on this agenda1. Call to Order / Confirm QuorumA quorum of this committee is three (3) board members.2. Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes3. Announcements by Committee Members and Staff4. Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail OverviewInformation: A multi-jurisdictional partnership of city representatives, land trusts,park districts and trail organizations has formed to further advance the CarquinezStrait Scenic Loop Trail, part of the Bay, Ridge and Delta Trail systems. Learnabout what they have accomplished so far and future plans for the network.Presenters: Huo, Gaffney, Westbrook5. Bay Trail – Coastal Conservancy Block Grant #5 OverviewInformation: Overview of the ten projects awarded so far under Block Grant #5 ascontext for Committee consideration of a new and final grant award.Presenter: Thompson6. Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail Feasibility StudyAction: Consideration of a 133,000 grant request from the County of ContraCosta to conduct a feasibility study for three Bay Trail gaps along the CarquinezStrait Scenic Loop Trail between Crockett and Martinez.Presenter: HuoPage 1 of 2

Bay Area Metro Center375 Beale Street, Suite 700San Francisco, CA 941057. Adjournment / Next MeetingThe next meeting of the Bay Trail Steering Committee will be Thursday, July 11,2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, SanFrancisco, CA.Page 2 of 2

San Francisco Bay TrailSteering Committee Meeting MinutesBay Area Metro CenterJanuary 10, 2019Call to OrderMeeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.AttendanceSteering CommitteeJohn Woodbury, ChairBrenda Buxton (phone)Leo DuBoseEthan LavineSteve McAdamJuan RaigozaBay Trail/MTC StaffLee HuoMaureen GaffneyLaura ThompsonBen BotkinBoardCorinne DeBra (phone)ACTION: Adoption of the 01/10/19 agenda and the 11/16/18 minutes: McAdam moved, Raigozaseconded.Yes Votes:John WoodburyBrenda BuxtonLeo DuBoseEthan LavineSteve McAdamJuan RaigozaNo Votes: NoneAbstentions: NoneAnnouncements by Committee Members and Staff-BuxtonAnnounced that Coastal Conservancy staff will bring a recommended Prop. 68 grant forthe Ridge Trail to the Board this year and plans to bring grant recommendations for theBay Trail and Water Trail in August.-ThompsonInformed the Committee that Block Grant #4 from the Coastal Conservancy wascompleted in 2018, referring to the summary of accomplishments in the packet. The BayTrail nonprofit’s 5,000 sponsorship of NBC Bay Area’s Open Road with Doug McConnellhas been matched by the Bay Area Toll Authority’s 20,000 sponsorship that will allowfor an entire episode dedicated to the Bay Trail during the 30 th anniversary year. ThePriority Conservation Area (PCA) grant program for the 5 southern counties waslaunched on January 7. This partnership between MTC and the Coastal ConservancyPage 1 of 3

includes up to 10 million for projects in PCAs that improve and enhance naturallandscapes, agricultural areas, urban greening and regional recreation. Letter of interestare due on February 25.-HuoFollowing up on the operational issues discussed at the last Steering Committeemeeting, announced that he attended a meeting in Oakland about homelessencampments at Union Point Park, also attended by businesses representatives, electedofficials and city officials. The Bay Trail, Coastal Conservancy and BCDC are crafting aletter to the City of Oakland communicating concerns and reminding them of fundingpartnerships that created the public park and trail. The Bay Trail 30th anniversary plansare underway, meetings with the consultant have started with a final implementationplan expected by the end of January. We will have more information at the nextmeeting with events starting in March.-BotkinAnnounced that the Water Trail now has 45 designated sites, and new design guidelineswere just released.The Steering Committee watched the video created by the Bay Area Toll Authority about plans for abicycle/pedestrian pathway on the West Span of the Bay Bridge.2019 Bay Trail Strategic PlanThompson provided a background of the Bay Trail strategic plan developed in 2013, highlighting theboard subcommittee that was formed to develop objectives through a scenario based planning process.She described staffs’ review and recommended changes to the plan as an update rather than startingfrom scratch on the plan. Since the Integrated Regional Planning Program (IRPP) Strategic Plan process isunderway, it is recommended that the Bay Trail Strategic Plan be developed concurrently.She reviewed the primary staff recommendations for each objective, recording Committee feedback:Objective 3The Committee discussed the pros and cons of revisiting more research for the Wildlife & Public AccessStudy to address the balance of wildlife and public access but concluded that decisions about wildlifeimpacts are made on a case-by-case basis.The recent Sonoma County and Santa Clara County economic benefits reports are worth looking atbefore we start this study.Objective 5The question was asked whether there are examples from other regions of dedicated funds for regionaltrails. During the next state park bond formation, suggest that we work to get specific language directingfunds to the Bay Trail.The need to promote the 12 existing audio tours was discussed. There will be opportunities to promotethe tours through the 30th anniversary and coordination with our partners to help with outreach.Facebook ads would be one effective way to reach a wider audience. It would benefit the program toconnect with partner websites to promote the tours.Page 2 of 3

ProcessThe Committee agreed to have staff move forward with these recommended changes to the plan andbring to the full board as a draft at their spring meeting giving everyone a chance to weigh in.The Embarcadero RedesignCasey Hildreth provided an overview of the design alternatives for the Embarcadero EnhancementProject. The proposed layout considers a layout with slow, medium and fast speeds separated from eachother at 5 – 15 – 25 mph. Near term safety improvements are expected by the end of 2019 and initialconstruction would begin by 2022. A planning concept design report will be released in early 2019. 12M has been programmed for construction but not secured with an expected 50-80 million totalcost.AdjournmentThe meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.Page 3 of 3

San Francisco Bay Trail ProjectBay Area Metro Center375 Beale Street, Suite 700San Francisco, CA 94105TO:Bay Trail Steering CommitteeFR:Laura ThompsonRE:Bay Trail – Coastal Conservancy Block Grant #5 UpdateDATE: May 23, 2019Since 1999, the ABAG/San Francisco Bay Trail Project and the State Coastal Conservancy have enjoyed asuccessful funding partnership in the form of several block grants awarding state park bond funds (Prop.12, Prop. 40, and Prop. 84) to planning, design and construction projects along the Bay Trail. Over 20million have been awarded over the lifetime of this partnership.The last remaining active grant is Block Grant #5 with 1 million awarded in May 2014. In December2018 when the 6 million Block Grant #4 was closed out, the interest that had accrued on that grant wasadded to Block Grant #5, bringing its total to 1,021,992.37. Eight of the ten awarded projects arecomplete.This memo and the attached project spreadsheets provide a summary of accomplishments to dateunder Block Grant #5 as context for the next item on the agenda where the Committee will considerrecommending a final grant award under this block grant.BLOCK GRANT #5 AWARDED PROJECTSGilman Street to Buchanan StreetConstruction of Class I trail along shoreline and bluff edge of Golden Gate Fields in Albany and BuchananStreet Extension, currently underway. ( 100,000)Goodrick Avenue Bay Trail ConstructionConstruction of a 0.3-mile pathway adjacent to Goodrick Avenue in Richmond, linking existing trail alongthe Richmond Parkway with Dotson Family Marsh, currently underway. ( 130,000)Dotson Family Marsh Bay Trail ConstructionConstruction of 1.75 miles of trail adjacent to restoredwetlands in North Richmond between the Richmond Parkwayand Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. ( 50,000)Dotson Family MarshPage 1 of 2

Pinole Shores to Bayfront ParkConstruction of a trail bridge over the Union Pacific railroadtracks connecting the Pinole Shores Bay Trail segment withPinole Bayfront Park closing a 0.5-mile gap. ( 50,000)Lone Tree Point StudiesPinole Shores to Bayfront ParkPlanning studies for segment between Victoria-by-the-Bayand Lone Tree Point along the Carquinez Strait in ContraCosta County. ( 20,000)Vallejo Bluff Trail Design & EngineeringPreparation of plans, specifications and engineeringdocuments for gap in Carquinez Strait Scenic LoopTrail. ( 124,999)Stanly Lane Extension to Napa River DesignPlanning and design of spur segment to Napa River.( 100,000)Sears Point Restoration Trail ConstructionConstruction of levee trail along edge of Sears PointRestoration. ( 199,280)Sears Point Trail Connection StudySears Point RestorationPreparation of plans, specifications andengineering documents for new trail andtrailhead @ Hwy 37/121, including a railroadcrossing. ( 87,982)Vista Point Bay TrailVista Point Trail soils testing from parking area to Fort Baker. ( 26,344)If approved, the grant application under consideration at the May 31 meeting would spend down all but 387.23 of Block Grant #5.Page 2 of 2

Block Grant #5 Summary Tracking man Street to Buchanan Street ConstructionGoodrick Avenue Bay Trail ConstructionDotson Family Marsh Trail ConstructionPinole Shores to Bayfront Park ConstructionLone Tree Point Planning StudiesCarquinez Strait Scenic Loop TrailVallejo Bluff Trail Design & EngineeringStanly Lane Extension to Napa River DesignSears Point Restoration Trail ConstructionSears Point Trail Connection StudyVista Point Bay Trail StudiesTotal allocated/spentTotal remainingStatusIn processIn processCompleteCompleteCompleteUnder ete

Potential/Awarded Projects -- Coastal Conservancy Block Grant #5As of 5/23/2019GranteeProject StatusDescriptionCityCountyGrantAwardConstruction of Class I trail alongshoreline and bluff edge ofGolden Gate Fields andBuchanan Street ExtensionAlbanyAlameda 100,000 3,000,000C1.02In processPotential Awarded Grant ApplicationsEast BayRegional ParkDistrictGilman Street toBuchanan Street2City ofRichmondConstruction of a pathwayGoodrick Avenue adjacent to Goodrick Avenue,linking existing trail along theBay TrailRichmond Parkway with DotsonConstructionFamily MarshRichmondContraCosta 130,000 1,069,000C0.30In process3East BayRegional ParkDistrictDotson FamilyMarshConstruction of trail adjacent torestored wetlands betweenRichmond Parkway and PointPinole Regional Shoreline.RichmondContraCosta 50,000 10,000,000C1.75Complete4East BayRegional ParkDistrictPinole Shores toBayfront ParkConstruction of trail bridge overthe Union Pacific railroad tracksconnecting the Pinole ShoresBay Trail segment with BayfrontParkPinoleContraCosta 50,000 7,100,000C0.50Complete5East BayRegional ParkDistrictLone Tree PointPlanning studies for segmentbetween Victoria-by-the-Bayand Lone Tree PointContraCostaCountyContraCosta 20,000 70,000P0.75Complete6Contra CostaCountyCarquinez StraitScenic Loop TrailFeasibility StudyFeasibility study for three BayTrail gaps between Crockettand MartinezContraCostaCountyContraCosta 133,000 160,900P8.8NewApplicationCity of VallejoVallejo Bluff TrailDesign &EngineeringPreparation of plans,specifications and engineeringdocuments for gap in CarquinezStrait Scenic Loop TrailVallejoSolano 124,999 275,000P1.50Complete17