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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee | | From: | Janneke Strause, Transportation Planner | | Meeting Date: | November 2, 2022 | | Subject: | Committee Meeting Calendar and Appointments for 2023 |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Committee Meeting Calendar and Appointments for 2023
- APPOINT a Committee Chair and Vice Chair to serve a one-year term beginning January 2023; and
- ADOPT the 2023 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting calendar.
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | | The Committee is responsible for appointing a Chair and Vice Chair to serve a one-year term in office. An election is held in November of each year pursuant to the Committee Bylaws. The proposed schedule of meetings for 2023 follows the existing pattern of meetings, occurring on the first Wednesday of the month, from 6 to 8 p.m., except for the months of July and December when all Agency committee meetings are cancelled. Meeting locations for 2023 will be determined by Committee consensus. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | | There is no financial impact to the Transportation Agency budget associated with this action. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION: | The Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee must elect officers and approve its 2023 meeting calendar.
Committee Appointments
The Committee Bylaws indicate that “The Committee shall have a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson who shall be elected by the general membership of the Committee.” The Committee will make nominations at the November Committee meeting and the new chair and vice chair will start serving in January of 2023. The chairperson presides over all Committee meetings, may vote on all matters, appoint subcommittees, and call special meetings. The current Chair is Mike Novo and the Vice Chair is Martin Wegenstein.
Meeting Calendar
Until February 28, 2023, the meetings will continue to be held via remote conferencing under the Governor's declared state of emergency, which is expected to be lifted on February 28, 2023. Starting in March 2023, the meetings will be held at the TAMC conference room at 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, or other location to be determined in advance of each meeting (the agenda will specify).
If necessary, it will be possible to make the in-person meetings accessible for remote participation, following the revised Brown Act rules for remote participation, which requires at least a quorum to attend in person. Committee members needing to participate remotely must get prior approval from the Committee, unless timing makes that impossible, in which case the authorization can occur at the meeting, citing “emergency circumstances.” The statute defines “emergency circumstances" as "a physical or family medical emergency that prevents a member from attending in person.” In addition, Committee Member remote participation is limited to 20% of the meetings, meaning no more than 2 Committee meetings, per year.
Staff will present an update and request input from the Committee at the meeting, whether it may be desirable to make the meetings remotely accessible throughout the year, even upon the resumption of in-person meetings. |
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