REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Formalization of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is an advisory body to the City Council on matters relative to modifying or expanding the City's recreational and commuter bikeway system. The BPAC's goal is to encourage recreational and commuter bicycling by promoting safe, convenient, well-designed facilities and by evaluating local bicycle-related projects. The purpose, membership, and policies/procedures were established through City Council's past approval of the BPAC's Policy Guidelines, with the most recent version being amended by City Council on March 25, 2014 (Attachment 1).
The Governance and Ethics Committee (Committee) provided direction to staff at the September 14, 2020 meeting to formalize policy guidelines for the BPAC. Although the City Council approved the formation of the BPAC and the BPAC Policy Guidelines, there is no City Code section specifically addressing it. The Committee requested that an ordinance be considered to amend the City Code to clearly set forth the composition of the membership and the scope of the BPAC's jurisdiction. The Committee directed staff to bring back a recommendation on formalizing the BPAC through a draft ordinance that reflected the input of both the BPAC and the Committee.
Over the course of the next six months staff engaged the BPAC on multiple occasions to provide a framework for the proposed ordinance and solicit feedback from members. These engagements took place on October 26, 2020, December 10, 2020, and January 25, 2021. During these meetings the proposed changes to the City Code were refined and the BPAC policy guidelines were updated to align with all other City Boards, Commissions, and Committees. The BPAC also formed a special Subcommittee to review the changes and provide further input and recommendations.
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