REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Appoint a City of Sunnyvale Community Member Representative to the Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Report
BACKGROUND
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has requested that the City of Sunnyvale appoint a community representative to the VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) (Attachment 1).
The VTA BPAC was formed in 1998 and is a 17-member committee that advises VTA's Board of Directors on planning and funding issues for bicycle and pedestrian projects in the county. The VTA BPAC bylaws (Attachment 2) specify that each Member Agency appoints one individual as a community representative of its local bicycle advisory committee. BPAC members are appointed for a two-year term that ends on June 30 of even-numbered years. Typical duties of the Community Member Representative are to:
* Provide advice to the Board of Directors regarding funding priorities for bicycle and pedestrian projects in the county.
* Review and provide comments to VTA staff regarding plans and designs for an effective countywide bikeway and pedestrian system, updates of the Countywide Bicycle Plan and Countywide Bicycle Map, bicycle and pedestrian element of the countywide transportation plan, and bicycle-related issues affecting the transit system.
* Make recommendations to the Board of Directors and County Board of Supervisors through the Roads Commission regarding the Countywide annual priority list of bicycle and pedestrian projects for the TDA Article 3 program, and regarding the annual Expressway Sidewalk Program project selections.
* Coordinate with bicycle and pedestrian advisory committees of other agencies on multi-jurisdictional bicycle and pedestrian issues.
* Serve as the countywide bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee for the County of Santa Clara, providing input and recommendations through the Roads Commission.
The term of Sunnyvale's current BPAC representative, Da...
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