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CITY OF SAN LEANI)RO APPROVED AND STAFF REPORT FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: January 18, 2011 Stephen L. Hollister City Manager TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City nager FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, Direct Engineering and Transport lion Departm nt , BY: Keith Cooke, Principal En ineer - r Engineering and Transportation Departm nt SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF REVIEWING APPOINTEES TO A PERMANENT BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION On a date in the near future, staff will forward for City Council consideration a proposal to form a permanent Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (Committee) to continuously guide the development and implementation of Bicycle and Pedestrian facilities. At this time, staff requests that the City Council review and comment on the recommended appointees for the proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, which was prepared as part of the aforementioned proposal. BACKGROUND A temporary Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), established in December 2009, successfully guided staff and consultants in updating the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (Plan) over the past nine months. With the Planning Commission's approval of the Plan on November 18, 2010, staff intends to ask Council to adopt the Plan on February 7, 2011. Staff is also proposing the formation of a permanent Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (Committee) to continuously guide the development and implementation of Bicycle and Pedestrian facilities. With establishment of the Committee, a consistent and systematic review process can be followed to ensure that bicycle and pedestrian issues are addressed and options developed in a timely fashion for network expansion. Six other jurisdictions within Alameda • County have permanently established committees that allow them to successfully meet Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) requirements that the public have the opportunity to comment on how Measure 13 Bicycle and Pedestrian funds are allocated.