Current status of Officers
Chair -Phil ArballoVice Chair-Melanie RuvalcabaSecretary -Susan Smith Current status of Members
District 2- Matthew Woodward (first term) - expiresDecember 10, 2023District 3 -Destiny Rodriguez - fulfilling a term- expires September 30, 2022District 4 -Laura Gromis - first term - expiresApril 7, 2024District 5 -Lucio Avila - first term- expires June12, 2022 - absent since April 2021District 6 -Steven Bradley - first term - expiresFebruary 4, 2023District 7 -Susan Smith - second term - expiresAugust 14, 2022Mayoral Appointment - Phil Arballo - second term- expires April 25, 2024Mayoral Appointment - Melanie Ruvalcaba - firstterm - expires September 30, 2022 Current VacanciesDistrict 1
Current Statistics of Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities Within the City of Fresno Limits:
2018 Total Collisions 3,208Pedestrians 213 (25 deaths)Bicyclists 117 (5 deaths) 2019 Total Collisions 3,095Pedestrians 180 (20 deaths)Bicyclists 89 (3 deaths) 2020 Total Collisions 3,273Pedestrians 172 (29 deaths)Bicyclists 73 (6 deaths) 2021 Total Collisions 3,807Pedestrians 204 (22 deaths)Bicyclists 84 (3 deaths) 2022 Total Collisions 1,235 Through April 2022Pedestrians 48 (8 deaths)Bicyclists 29 (2 deaths) Task Force Committees Update on Active Committees in Place October 2021 -Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Task force members P. Arballo, S. Bradley, L. Gromismet. Melanie R., S. Smith, A. Molina, M. Woodward members of the PSA Task Force completedthe HAWKS PSA. Vision Zero Task force members M. Woodward, D. Rodriguez, A. Molina, andL. Gromis discussed having an informational Vision Zero presentation for city council members.
November 2021 - No meeting
December 2021 -Semi-Annual Task Force members S. Smith, D. Rodriguez to work with J.Gromley to prepare the report. Charter Task Force memberL. Gromis, S. Smith and P. Arballogave a look at the old charter and made revisions. P Arballo said we could possibly vote on thisin January 2022. PSA Task Force had the HAWK PSA completed and The scramble PSA scripthas been approved. Vision Zero Task force member M. Woodward reached out to Council inregards to talk about a resolution for World Remembrance Day for Traffic Victims.
January 2022 -Semi-annual Report Task Force membersD. Rodriguez and S. Smith finishedwith creating the report so that it can be added to the February City Council Agenda. CharterTask Force members L. Gromis, P. Arballo, A. Molina, and S. Smith revised the BPAC Charterfrom 2004 addendum. One item from the Charter Task Force suggested that BPAC’s name bechanged to Active Transportation Plan Committee, needing the city council to approve.ATP Coordinator was hired by the City, Carla Gonzalez.
February 2022 -Vision Zero working on presentationfor City Council. Semi-annual Report TaskForce membersD. Rodriguez and S. Smith completedthe report and presented it to BPACmembers.
March 2022 -Meeting canceled due to technical issues.
April 2022 -Vision Zero Task Force member M. Woodwardpresented the informationalpowerpoint to BPAC members. ATP Coordinator C. Gonzalez CMAC sent over the draft for thescramble PSA. She will send it out to members for review. The Annual Awards Committee hadminimal input from the city council for nominations. A. Molina, M.D. was nominated for the NickPaladino Award by P. Arballo to be awarded May 2022. BPAC to consider going back to inperson meetings.
BPAC Goals for the next six months:Fill District 1 vacancy.Continue working toward urging the City of Fresno adopt a Vision Zero Policy.
Support Letters Signed:
Grant Program Proposed ProjectSustainable Communities Active Transportation Plan Update STBG Shaw Ave Roadway Improvements STBG E Street Pavement Reconstruction,Dorado to Ventura