Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Carole Groom, District 2
Supervisor David J. Canepa, District 5
Subject: Appointments to the San Mateo County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution clarifying that geographic representation across all county districts shall be a consideration in the appointment of alternate members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; and
B) Appoint the following to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee:
1. Cristina Aquino, as First Alternate, for an initial partial term ending June 30, 2022; and
2. Annie Tsai, as a Second Alternate, for an initial partial term ending June 30, 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
The responsibility of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (Committee) is to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, to develop and implement an annual work plan, and to provide a public forum for input from the members of the public including identifying unmet needs. The Committee acts as an advocate for people walking and bicycling, and fulfills other duties and engages in other activities as directed by the Board of Supervisors. Committee membership consists of five voting members and two alternate members who shall be residents of the County of San Mateo and who regularly walk and/or ride a bicycle for transportation purposes. For the regular voting members, one member shall represent the interests of the Safe Routes to School Community; one member shall represent the interests of Older Adults; one shall represent the interests of Bicycling Transportation; and the two remaining seats shall be At-Large. The alternate members actively participate in discussions with the regular voting members but may only vote on matters before the Committee at meetings when one or more of the five regular members are absent.
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