File #: 19-67    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Agendas Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/8/2019 In control: Board of Aldermen
On agenda: 2/19/2019 Final action:
Title: Appointments to the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Board of Aldermen an opportunity to modify the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee make-up to include additional stakeholders, adopt the charge of the committee, and make appointments to the committee.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Resolution adding stakeholder groups, 2. Attachment B - Resolution adopting the charge and making appointments to the bike plan steering committee, 3. Attachment C - Staff Memo - Summary of bicycle plan update steering committee members & staff outreach and communication methods, 4. Attachment D - Recieved bike plan steering committee applications
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Appointments to the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee 

PURPOSE:   The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Board of Aldermen an opportunity to modify the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee make-up to include additional stakeholders, adopt the charge of the committee, and make appointments to the committee. 

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DEPARTMENT:  Planning 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:  Zach Hallock, 919-918-7329, zhallock@townofcarrboro.org <mailto:zhallock@townofcarrboro.org>; Tina Moon, 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org <mailto:cmoon@townofcarrboro.org>; Trish McGuire, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org <mailto:pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org>;  

 

INFORMATION: 

The Board of Aldermen was provided with information on the status of the bicycle plan update on January 15th, 2019 (<https://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=669875&GUID=93EC45DB-EF8C-44FB-85AB-494229B2DD3D&Options=&Search>) and provided staff direction on the makeup of the steering committee’s stakeholder groups. The application window for the steering committee had been open from February 1st till February 15th, 2019. During this time, some additional stakeholder groups to include were identified.  Staff conducted outreach to encourage applicants.  A summary of the final list of stakeholder groups (including the new additions) along with the outreach and communication efforts performed by staff can be found in the Staff Memo (Attachment C).

 

Applications received during this window have been combined by the different stakeholder group applied for can be found as Attachment D; if a stakeholder group does not have any submitted applications, they are indicated below.

 

Applications received as of 9:00 AM, Friday, February 15:

Carrboro At-large

Carrboro Bicycle Coalition

Local Bicycle Shops

Senior Residents of Carrboro

Carrboro Business Community

Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP

Local Mountain Biking Teams (Middle and High School)

 

Applications not yet received:

Differently-Abled Residents of Carrboro

Carrboro Burmese Community

El Centro Hispano

Community Environmental Advocate

Rogers Road Community

Carrboro High School Cross Country Team

Chapel Hill High School Cross Country Team

 

The Charge that will be issued to the steering committee members can be found as page 2 of attachment B.

 

To facilitate full participation, while the formal application window is closed, additional applications will be brought back to the Board at a later date for appointment and staff will coordinate with these applicants to bring them up to speed on the development of the Bicycle Plan and enable their effective participation in all future steering committee meetings. 

 

FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT:  There is no fiscal or staff impact for this item. 

 

RECOMMENDATION:r  Staff recommends the Board consider the first resolution (Attachment A) making additions to the list of steering committee stakeholder groups, review the received applications, and consider a second resolution (Attachment B) making appointments to the steering committee and approving the charge of the committee members.