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From: Cheryl Turner [clizt@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:00 AM
To: City Clerk; Dolly Sandoval; Orrin Mahoney; kwant@cupertino.org; Gilbert S. Wong
Subject: Bicycles in City Parks, Draft Ordinance No. 07-2014
Dear Mayor Sandoval and Cupertino City Council Members,
Since McClellan Ranch is a designated wildlife habitat, I believe that people with bicycles and/or dogs
should be restricted to staying on the main Stevens Creek Trail, leaving the nature trail and other paths
and open areas for the uses listed in the McClellan Ranch Regulations and Guidelines.
Cheryl turner
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From: Deborah Jamison [ddjamison@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:10 PM
To: City Clerk; Dolly Sandoval; Orrin Mahoney; Kris Wang; Gilbert S. Wong
Subject: Bicycles in City Parks, Draft Ordinance No. 07-2014
re: Draft Ordinance No. 07-2014, Agenda Item 12, Jan. 8, 2008
Dear Mayor Sandoval and Cupertino City Council Members,
While it may be appropriate in some situations for bicyclists to walk their bikes on city
park unpaved trails, footpaths, or grassy areas, it would be very inappropriate for this
to occur in areas preserved as wildlife habitat, or reserved for pedestrian use in a
nature preserve.
Not just bicycling, but bicycles should be prohibited from the creek trail, the garden
paths, or the meadow within McClellan Ranch. The same is true for dog walking. People with
bicycles and/or dogs should be restricted to staying on the main Stevens Creek Trail,
leaving the nature trail and other paths for the uses listed in the McClellan Ranch
Regulations and Guidelines only.
Bicyclists will be able to park their bikes in Blackberry Farm or in the parking area of
McClellan Ranch and walk around the other paths if they chose. The distances are short and
will not cause any inconvenience. We must make it clear that there are still some portions
of McClellan Ranch where bicycling and bicycles are not allowed. Blurring the lines will
only result in more violations than otherwise.
Thank you for preserving these portions of McClellan Ranch from recreational uses for
which it was never intended to be used.
In the future there may be other areas of the city preserved for wildlife habitat and foot
use only where the same restriction for bicycles and dogs should apply. The language of
the ordinance should make this type of restriction allowable and clear.
Deborah Jamison
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Kimberly Smith
From: Ralph Riddle [rwriddle@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 2:49 PM
To: City Clerk; Dolly Sandoval; Orrin Mahoney; kwant@cupertino.org; Gilbert S. Wong
Subject: re: Draft Ordinance No. 07-2014, Agenda Item 12, Jan. 8, 2008
With regard to this proposed ordinance: With the addition of a
hiking/biking trail through McClellan Ranch there will be an increase of
people transiting the preserve. As a gardener at McClellan Ranch I
observe that people already ignore the long-standing prohibition of
bicycles and dogs on occasions. Allowing an exception of "wheeling"
bicycles through prohibited areas invites further abuse. Who will
enforce the restriction? Bicycles should be restricted to designated
paths or otherwise parked and not pushed or "wheeled" off the designated
trail.
Respectfully,
Ralph Riddle
rwriddle@comcast.net
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From: Bob Power [bob@scvas.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:21 PM
To: Dolly Sandoval; Orrin Mahoney; kwant@cupertino.org; Gilbert S. Wong
Cc: City Clerk
Subject: Draft Bicycle ordinance
re: Draft Ordinance No. 07-2014, Agenda Item 12, Jan. 8, 2008
Dear Mayor Sandoval and Cupertino City Council Members,
I read the draft ordinance re: bicycles and city pathways with great
interest.
Not to mix metaphors too badly, but i believe city staff will be on a
slippery
slope if they allow the walking of bicycles on unpaved trails and
grassy areas.
I believe signage has to be crystal clear, particularly at McClellan
Ranch.
I'd be happy to work with staff on appropriate wording for this
location.
Debi Jamisson eloquently captured the essence of this issue for me:
"While it may be appropriate in some situations for bicyclists to walk
their bikes on city park unpaved trails, footpaths, or grassy areas, it
would be very inappropriate for this to occur in areas preserved as
wildlife habitat, or reserved for pedestrian use in a nature preserve.
Bicycles should be prohibited from the creek
trail, the garden paths, or the meadow within McClellan Ranch. The same
is true for dog walking. People with bicycles and/or dogs should be
restricted to staying on the main Stevens Creek Trail, leaving the
nature
trail and other paths for the uses listed in the McClellan Ranch
Regulations and Guidelines only.
Bicyclists will be able to park their bikes in Blackberry Farm or in the
parking area of McClellan Ranch and walk around the other paths if they
chose. The distances are short and will not cause any inconvenience. We
must make it clear that there are still some portions of McClellan Ranch
where bicycling and bicycles are not allowed. Blurring the lines will
only result in more violations than otherwise.
Thank you for preserving these portions of McClellan Ranch from
recreational uses for which it was never intended to be used.
In the future there may be other areas of the city preserved for
wildlife
habitat and foot use only where the same restriction for bicycles and
dogs should apply. The language of the ordinance should make this
type of
restriction allowable and clear."
Thank you for your consideration of the importance of this issue.
Sincerely yours,
Bob Power
Executive Director
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society