REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Review of Existing Work Plan Topics for Fiscal Year 2025-26 BPAC Work Plan (Garcia)
Report
BACKGROUND
Each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30), the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) prepares an Annual Work Plan to summarize for the public, topics that will be discussed at BPAC meetings. The work plan consists of staff topics (i.e., grant funding opportunities, project and program updates, and complete streets review) and requested topics from BPAC members. Staff develops the overall work plan by taking into consideration available staff resources and other priorities for the Department of Public Works (DPW). The current Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Annual Work Plan was approved by the BPAC on March 24, 2025 (Attachment 1).
Each year, BPAC members have an opportunity to submit topic requests for consideration to add to the annual work plan. BPAC members rank the new and previously submitted topics to prioritize the topics for inclusion in the work plan. Last year, BPAC ranked 59 work plan topic requests. Staff scheduled 19 of the highest rated requests for presentation during BPAC meetings from January 2025 to June 2026, leaving 40 topic requests that are not currently scheduled for BPAC meetings (Attachment 2).
DISCUSSION
In preparation for the development of the 2026/27 work plan, staff is proposing the following steps to streamline the work plan development process:
Step 1 (Review of Existing Work Plan Topics): At the August meeting, BPAC will review all existing work plan topics that have not been discussed at previous BPAC meetings or scheduled for future meetings. The intent is to review items that are not scheduled to be heard and potentially eliminate items due to the large number of items in the backlog. At the meeting, staff will provide proposed guidance related to potential elimination of items.
Step 2 (New BPAC Suggested Work Plan Topics Submissions): Prior to the Ja...
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