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RESOLUTION NO 26536
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE
RESTRUCTURING OF THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO
A COUNCIL APPOINTED BOARD
WHEREAS pursuant to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution No 875 any city or town receiving Transportation Development Act TDA Article III funds is required to have a Bicycle Advisory Committee composedof at least three members who live or work in the city appointedby the city or town council for the purpose of developing project lists and priorities for recommendation to their respective city or town council and WHEREAS the intent of Resolution No 875 is that Bicycle Advisory Committees be composedof bicyclist or pedestriansand specifies the City Manager will designatestaff to provide administrative and technical support to the Bicycle Advisory Committees and WHEREAS in compliance with this requirement the Council established the Bicycle and Pedestnan Advisory Committee BPAC which currently provides for ten 10 members three to be appointedby the Council and seven to be designated from other organizations within the City and
WHEREAS the BPAC is currently composed of only six members and staff recommends that the BPAC be restructured to a nine member City board to bnng more organization better representation and to better inform Council members about bicycle and pedestnan issues before the City and
WHEREAS the current BPAC supports this restructure to elevate it to the same level as other boards in the City and consistent with Section 11 of the City Charter and WHEREAS staff recommends that at least two of the nine members in the proposed Bicycle and Pedestnan Advisory Board represent the senior and disabled communities to be consistent with regional transportation policies and the City Charter that Boards reflect Santa Rosa s diversity and
WHEREAS staff recommends that seven of the Board members be appointed by individual Council members and that the senior and disabled positions be appointed as two Public At Large positions by the Council as a whole
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council approves and adopts the restructunng of the BPAC to a nine member Bicycle and Pedestnan Advisory Board BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council that at least two of the nine Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board members represent the senior and disabled communities 06 4 04 BPAC Restructure ieso doc
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution supersedesall prior resolutions regarding the composition and or establishment of the former Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 4th day of Apnl 2006
AYES 7 Mayor Bender Vice Mayor Blanchard Councilmembers Condron Martini Pierce Rabinowitsh and Sawyer
NOES 0
ABSENT 0
ABSTAIN 0
riATTEST i APPROVED
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
City Attorney
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