REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: JILL M. GORMLEY, TE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
ANDREINA AGUILAR, Chief Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Traffic & Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
Title
Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) Semi-Annual Report (October 2024 through March 2025) (Citywide).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council review and accept the semi-annual report provided by the ATAC providing an overview of activities for the period of October 2024 through March 2025.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On October 8, 2002, with a 7-0 vote the City Council established the Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC, formerly known as the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)) as well as the charter and by-laws under which the ATAC would serve to advise the City Council on bicycle and pedestrian matters throughout the City. The goal of the ATAC is to ensure sensitivity to bicycle and pedestrian issues in the design and implementation of all Public Works projects which impact bicyclists and pedestrians. This semi-annual report will highlight the accomplishments and activities of the ATAC for the period of October 2024 through March 2025. It is the goal of the ATAC to provide the Council with a report semi-annually.
BACKGROUND
On October 8, 2002, with a 7-0 vote the City Council established the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) as well as the charter and by-laws under which the BPAC would serve to advise the City Council on bicycle and pedestrian matters throughout the City. On May 25, 2023, a resolution was passed that renamed the BPAC to the Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC). The change was in name only, as the committee continued to center ATAC's goals and objectives in continuing their effort to ensure safety and sensitivity to bicycle and pedestrian issues ...
Click here for full text