The Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee must elect officers and approve its meeting calendar for the next calendar year.
Committee Appointments
The Committee bylaws indicate that "The Committee shall have a chairperson and vice chairperson who shall be elected by the general membership of the Committee." The Committee will make nominations at the Committee November meeting and the new Chair and Vice Chair will start serving in January of 2019. The Chair presides over all Committee meetings, may vote on all matters, appoint subcommittees and call special meetings. The current Chair is Lisa Rheinheimer, Monterey-Salinas Transit representative, and the current Vice Chair is Chris Flescher, City of Salinas representative.
Meeting Calendar
The 2019 Committee meeting calendar proposed by staff is included as an attachment. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Bylaws state that meetings should be held in a place that the Committee determines to be convenient for the majority of members. As many of the Committee members live on the Peninsula, the Committee meeting calendar includes meetings at the Sand City Council Chambers and at the Transportation Agency's office in Salinas.
Teleconference Meeting Options
Committee members and the public have asked about teleconference options for Committee meetings. Staff consulted with legal counsel on Brown Act requirements for a teleconference option. If Committee members plan to call in, the location from which they call must be accessible to the public. The location where the Committee member is calling from must also be published on the agenda, thus Committee members would have to notify staff of their intent to participate via teleconference well in advance of agenda publication.