To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Staff Appointment to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Carl Roner, Public Works Department, as the Contra Costa County Seat-Alternate to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, with a term expiring December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. Staff time for this effort has been incorporated into the Departments' budgets.
BACKGROUND:
With the formalization of the Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CBPAC) in 2011, the bylaws (Exhibit A) call for member agencies to reappoint representatives or appoint new staff representatives every other year for a two-year term.
The structure of the CBPAC is as follows (from the CBPAC bylaws):
1. One citizen and one staff person plus one alternate appointed by each of the four Regional Transportation Planning Committees;
2. One staff person plus one alternate appointed by the County of Contra Costa;
3. One representative plus one alternate appointed by the East Bay Regional Park District;
4. One citizen representative plus one alternate appointed by Bike East Bay;
5. Two citizens appointed by the Authority, one of whom is familiar with issues of youth walking and bicycling and one of whom is familiar with issues of seniors and disabled non-motorized transportation.
At its January 16, 2024 meeting, the Board of Supervisors re-appointed Robert Sarmiento and Jerry Fahy to the Contra Costa County Primary Seat and Alternate Seat, respectively, on the CBPAC, with terms that will expire on December 31, 2025. As of April 1, 2025, Jerry Fahy has retired and is no longer a County employee. A new County staff member will need to fill the vacant County Alternate Seat for the remainder of the term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the recommended action is not taken, the County will have no representation on the Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee if the County Primary Seat representative is not available or the seat is vacant. The County's position will not be represented during the development of recommendations on planning and funding issues related to walking and bicycling policies in Contra Costa County.