REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Recommendation to City Council on Adopting the Vision Zero Plan
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission considered this item on June 20, 2019.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted to approve Alternative 2: Recommend to City Council to Adopt the Vision Zero Plan (VZP) with modifications. The modifications were to recommend that City Council prioritize the following Vision Zero Program Initiatives identified in the report:
• A.1 Vision Zero Task Force - Convene an interdisciplinary Vision Zero Task Force to oversee plan implementation and coordinate projects and programs across City departments.
• A.2 Dedicated Funding - Identify a permanent, dedicated funding source for Vision Zero implementation and coordination.
The vote was 7-0.
Public Comment letters are provided in Attachment 4 to the report.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Adopt the Vision Zero Plan.
2. Adopt the Vision Zero Plan with modifications.
3. Do not adopt the Vision Zero Plan.
4. Other action as directed by Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Adopt the Vision Zero Plan.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted unanimously for Alternative 2: Recommend to City Council to adopt the VZP with modifications. The modifications were to recommend that City Council prioritize Strategies A.1 and A.2 in the VZP.
Since BPAC did not provide specific recommendations to City Council on how to prioritize the two strategies (i.e., who shall be included in the task force or how much funding the City Council shall dedicate to implement these two strategies), City staff are unable to include the details in the recommendations. However, as part of the VZP, Strategies A.1 and A.2 are already identified as short-term actions which could be implemented within 2 years. The key partners are also included in the VZP. Therefore, City staff’s recommendation is Alternative 1: Adopt the Vision Zero Plan, without the modifications made by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission. Funding for Vision Zero implementation could be accomplished by incorporating the VZP recommendations in the Capital Improvement Program for enhanced or new capital projects.
Staff
Prepared by: Ralph Garcia, Senior Transportation Engineer
Reviewed by: Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Report to Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, 19-0298, June 20, 2019 (without attachments)
2. Draft Vision Zero Plan
Additional Attachments for Report to Council
3. Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting of June 20, 2019
4. Public Comment Letters