REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Review of Work Plan Topics Proposed for Fiscal Year 2026/27 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).
Each year, BPAC members have an opportunity to submit topic requests for consideration to add to the annual work plan. BPAC members will rank the submitted topics to prioritize the topics for inclusion in the work plan.
DISCUSSION
In preparation for the development of the 2026/27 work plan, staff presented the following steps to streamline the work plan development process at the August 25, 2025 BPAC meeting:
Step 1 (Review of Existing Work Plan Topics): At the August meeting, BPAC reviewed all existing work plan topics that had not been discussed at previous BPAC meetings or scheduled for future meetings. The intent was 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 provided guidance related to potential elimination of items. A maximum of five topic requests per member was discussed to help manage the number of topics for ranking.
Step 2 (BPAC Suggested Work Plan Topics Submissions): Prior to the January meeting, staff emailed BPAC members the Agenda Topic Request Form. Members completed the form and returned it to staff to request new topics to be considered in the upcoming work plan. BPAC members may also resubmit old topics for consideration or use old topics as i...
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