REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointing a City of Santa Clara Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee Member to Serve as the City’s Representative on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Report
BACKGROUND
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) requests that cities appoint members to its Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). The VTA BPAC is comprised of one representative from each of the sixteen member agencies which includes the City of Santa Clara. VTA BPAC members serve two-year terms starting on July 1st and ending on June 30th of the second year and may serve successive terms. The VTA BPAC advises the VTA Board on matters pertaining to funding and planning issues for bicycling and pedestrian projects and serves as the countywide bicycle advisory committee for Santa Clara County. Typical duties involve review of regional plans related to bicycling and walking, review of funding proposals for projects, and consideration of specialized issues of regional or cross-jurisdictional significance.
DISCUSSION
Thomas Granvold, a Santa Clara BPAC member, has indicated he will no longer be a member of the VTA BPAC after the completion of his term which expired on June 30, 2018. As a result, VTA has requested that Santa Clara appoint a City representative to the VTA BPAC. The appointee will serve a term which will begin after the VTA Board of Directors ratifies the appointment and end on June 30, 2020. Members must live and/or work in Santa Clara County during their term. VTA requires that the appointee be either a representative of the City’s BPAC or an individual interested in bicycle or pedestrian issues and not a City or VTA staff person.
At the June 25, 2018 BPAC meeting, the Santa Clara BPAC unanimously voted to recommend to Council that member Rafael Rius serve as the City of Santa Clara’s VTA BPAC representative. Rafael Rius’ membership on both the City’s BPAC and VTA BPAC facilitates communication between the City and the other member agencies.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organization or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no additional cost to the City other than staff time and expense.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov> or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library. In addition, this item was discussed at the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting on June 25, 2018.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
As recommended by the Santa Clara Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee appoint the City of Santa Clara Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee member Rafael Rius to serve as the City’s representative on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30, 2020.
Staff
Reviewed by: Craig Mobeck, Director of Public Works
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager