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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10131992 - TC.1 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DATE: September 21, 1992 SUBJECT: Appointments to the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. Recommended Action: Approve the appointments of the following members to the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee, which will provide input to Contra Costa County and the cities in the County on bicycle projects for Transportation Development Act (TDA)funds to construct bicycle/pedestrian projects and also provide advice to the cities and the County on bicycle planning matters. 1. District 1:Eric Wittig, 2842 Loyola Avenue, Richmond, CA 94806 2. District 2:Steve Fiala, 1 Strawberry Hollow, Orinda, CA 94563 3. District 3:Gene Farley, 1035 Crystal Court, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 4. District 4:Cecile Shepard, 15 April Court, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 5. District 5:Richard Allen, 90 Village Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513 6. California Highway Patrol:C.W. Hubbs, 2001 Blum Road, Martinez, CA 94553 7. Superintendent of Schools:Steve Pate, CCC Office of Education, Public Affairs Office, 77 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hi!!, CA 94523 8. Bicycle Group: John Ruzek, 756 Hilton Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94595 (San Francisco Bay Chapter, Sierra Club) 9. Bicycle Group: Derek Liecty, 1680 Gouldin Road, Oakland, CA 94611 (Different Spokes/San Francisco) 10. Bicycle Group: Kathy Tate (Valley Spokesman Touring Club) 11. Bicycle Group: Yehuda Sherman, 1158 Glen Road, Lafayette, 94549 (East Bay Bicycle Coalition) 12. Bicycle Group: Vacant 13. Bicycle Industry: Charles Tyler, 4990 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez, 94553 (The Cyclery Group) 14. The Conference of Mayors: Norma Jellison, Mayor, City of EI Cerrito 15. East Bay Regional Park District: Mike Anderson,2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland 94605 II. Financiallmpact: None to the General Fund. All appointed positions on the committee are voluntary non-paid positions. Some staff time will be required to staff the committee. Continued on Attachment X SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF GOUNTY,ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B MITTEE _APPROVE _ SIGNATURE(S):ACTION OF 130AM up October 13, 1992 APPROVED As RECOMMENDED XX OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS xx UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - - - AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: RMA:cI C:BO13.t10 I hereby certify that this is a true and Correct Copy of Orig. Div: Public Works (R/E) an action takrn and entered on the minutes of the Contact: M. Avalon 313-2235 Board of Supervisors on the date shown. CC: Community Development ATTESTED: October 13, 1992" CCEAC (via PM PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board Conference of Mayors (via PW) of Supervisors and County Administrator Appointees (via PW) n By - ,Deputy I Appointments to the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee Page Two September 21, 1992 III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: Last year the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) revised their criteria for obtaining TDA grant monies to construct bicycle/pedestrian facilities. MTC now requires agencies to receive input from bicycle groups through a Bicycle Advisory Committee, prior to applying for TDA funds. When MTC was proposing these revised requirements for TDA funds, the City County Engineering Advisory Committee (CCEAC) and the Board of Supervisors commented that the proposed requirement of a bicycle advisory committee for each city and the County would be costly and inefficient for the amount of TDA monies available to Contra Costa County each year. As a result, when MTC finally adopted the revised criteria, they did allow an exemption for the County and cities from forming separate Bicycle Advisory Committees, if there was a Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee that provided input on projects throughout the unincorporated and incorporated County. The makeup of the Committee membership is designed to provide representation throughout the County through an appointee from each of the Supervisorial District, and input from bicycle organizations through representatives from five different bicycle organizations that use the roads in Contra Costa County. A bicycle group is defined as an organized group of bicycle users that are incorporated as a non-profit public corporation. There is also a representative from the School Districts, the California Highway Patrol, .the bicycle industry, the Mayors Conference and the Park District. Letters were sent to twelve known local bicycle.groups soliciting applicants for the committee. Four responses were received leaving one position vacant at this time. The committee can still function with one vacant position. It is hoped that once the committee begins meeting and operating, that interest will be generated to fill the vacancy. It is intended that the Countywide Bicycle Advisory. Committee will perform the following functions: 1. Develop a list of TDA eligible projects in the cities and the unincorporated County. 2. Participate in the development of comprehensive bicycle plans as necessary. The Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee will meet once a year to advise the County and the cities on which projects should be a priority for application of TDA funds. In addition, the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee could carry on activities of the Bikeway Plan Advisory Committee, which was formed by this Board approximately two years ago to develop a Countywide bicycle plan. That Committee produced a draft copy of the plan for circulation. ,The Countywide Bicycle Plan, however, was never finalized and the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee could complete the Countywide Bicycle Plan. The Board approved the formation of the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee on August 4, 1992. IV. Consequences of Negative Action: Contra Costa County would not be eligible for any future TDA funding and each of the cities would have to form their own Bicycle Advisory Committee to obtain TDA funds.