08. Bicycle Pedestrian appointment to VTA Bike Ped Advisory CmteDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
CUPERTINO
SUNIlV[ARY
AGENDA ITEM ~ AGENDA DATE December 1.5, 2009
SUBJECT AND ISSUE
Accept the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission (Bl'C) recommends#ion to appoint Commissioner
James Wiant to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory
Committee fora 2-year term,
BACKGROUND
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authorit~~'s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
{BPAC) has requested that the City of Cupertino appoint its representative to the BPAC for a
new two-year term effective as soon as possible. The term for Cupertinds current BPAC
representative, Joseph Walton, has expired.
The BPAC is a 17-member committee that advi:~es the Valley Transportation Authority's Board
of Directors on planning and funding issues for bicycle and pedestrian projects. The appointee
must be a member of Cupertino's local bicycle advisory committee, shall live and/or work in
Santa Clara County during their term, and cannot be City of Cupertino staff. Cupertino has one
membership position on this committee.
The City of Cupertino's Bicycle Pedestrian Commission (BPC) has recommended Commissioner
James Wiant to be appointed to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle
Pedestrian Advisory Committee fora 2-year term.. The term shall begin on January 1, 2010.
I+SISCAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact.
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STAFF RECONIlVIENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission (BPC)
recommendation to appoint Commissioner James Wiant to the Santa Claza Valley Transportation
Authority Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) fora 2-year term.
Submitted by:
.~~R..Ralph A. Qualls, Jr.
Director of Public Works
Approved for submission to
the ity Council:
David W. Knapp
City Manager
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