Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4
Subject: Appointment to the San Mateo County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of Kenyon Mark Lee to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, representing 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 (BPAC) 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 who shall be residents of the County of San Mateo and who regularly walk and/or ride a bicycle for transportation purposes. 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.
DISCUSSION:
Kenyon Mark Lee is being recommended to represent as an Alternate member, a seat with an existing partial term ending June 30, 2024 which was formerly held by Annie Tsai who has resigned.
Kenyon Mark Lee practiced law for over forty years, handling business litigation matters for corporate clients, as well as corporate governance and transactions for small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups in the fields of computer technology and medical devices, before retiring in 2022. He was an active member of the San Mateo County Bar Association, leading various bar committees, with a particular focus on the bar’s community affairs and services within the county.
Mark has a strong interest in cycling in all its forms (commuting, recreational, racing, e-bikes, scooters) and has ridden his favorite bikes in Italy, France, England, Germany, Netherlands, and both coasts of the U.S. He is eager to find ways to support and promote the County’s initiatives relating to bicyclist and pedestrian health and safety, as well as related sustainability goals. He is a member of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and long-time member of League of American Bicyclists
A graduate of U.C. Berkeley (and Georgetown Law Center), Mark remains a huge supporter of the mission of public higher-education (member, Charter Hill Society) and volunteers regularly for alumni scholarship review committees.
Mark has been a resident of San Mateo since 1986, where he and his wife raised two girls, and where they currently babysit two very cute grandchildren on a regular basis. He enjoys beekeeping, winemaking, and tending to his small vineyard in the Sierra Foothills in his spare time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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