REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Election of a Chair and Vice Chair of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for FY 2025/26 (Liw)
Report
BACKGROUND
In April 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2043 which formalized the role of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and added the BPAC to the list of City boards and commissions codified in City Code Section 2.120. Additionally, the ordinance enacted changes to the current membership structure of the BPAC beginning July 1, 2025. Such changes include decreasing the size of BPAC from nine members to seven members and eliminating the City Council member position. As the City Council BPAC member also served as the Chair of the BPAC, the BPAC is required to elect a Chair and Vice Chair per the City's Boards and Commissions Handbook.
In general, City commissions rotate the position of Chair and Vice Chair each year during the beginning of the new Fiscal Year which commences on July 1. The roles of the Chair and Vice Chair are defined in the Procedures section of the City's Board, Commissions, and Committee Handbook. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Chair is responsible for the following duties:
* Preside at all official meetings of the BPAC
* Consult with the staff liaison on the meeting agenda
* Attend City Council meetings as needed to represent the BPAC
* Sign correspondence on behalf of the BPAC
Responsibility of the Vice Chair:
* Substitute for the Chair as needed
It is important to note that the role of Chair is to facilitate the BPAC meeting in compliance with the
* Council approved BPAC Policy Guidelines (Attachment 1)
* Ralph M. Brown Act
* Robert's Rules of Order
Additionally, the BPAC chair should strive to conduct a productive, orderly, and timely BPAC meeting.
DISCUSSION
A new Chair and Vice Chair will be elected at the August 2025 Regular Meeting of the BPAC. The BPAC members may nominate any individual BPAC member ...
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