REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Selection of Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Representative (Megas)
Report
BACKGROUND
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) requests that cities appoint members to the VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). The VTA BPAC is comprised of one representative from each of the 16 member agencies, which includes the City of Santa Clara. VTA BPAC members serve two-year terms starting on July 1 and ending on June 30 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 bicycle 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 bicycle and pedestrian issues of regional or cross-jurisdictional significance.
The appointee will serve a term which will begin after the City Council appoints the City’s VTA BPAC member and the VTA Board of Directors ratifies the appointment. Members of the VTA BPAC must live 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.
DISCUSSION
At the March 23, 2026 BPAC meeting, the BPAC should nominate and select one candidate to serve as the City of Santa Clara’s VTA BPAC representative. The City’s representative will serve on the VTA BPAC from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028. Staff confirmed that the VTA BPAC does not have alternate members.
The candidate must be a current BPAC member, or an individual interested in bicycle or pedestrian issues. The selected candidate will then be recommended to the City Council for appointment.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
The BPAC to select a candidate for City Council approval to serve as the Santa Clara representative on the VTA BPAC from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028.
Staff
Written by: Ralph Garcia, Senior Civil Engineer, Public Works
Reviewed by: Carol Shariat, Interim Transportation Manager, Public Works
Approved by: Michael Liw, Assistant Director/City Engineer, Public Works