AgdaPkt 2015-05-18 Closed and Joint SA and PFA

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7.1.F. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager May 18, 2015 SUBJECT Confirm Complete Streets Advisory Committee (Pilot) Composition RECOMMENDATION Confirm Complete Streets Advisory Committee's (Pilot) composition which is to include: -a total of five members with the option of the fifth member being either a resident of unincorporated Redwood City or an employee of a Redwood City business BACKGROUND At its City Council meeting of January 26, 2015, the City Council received a "Complete Streets Update..." report, from staff. The formation of a Complete Streets Advisory Committee was approved by the City Council. The Council discussed in detail the composition of the committee expressing various opinions on composition and size of the committee. The discussion included the option of including residents from unincorporated areas or considering applicants who are employed in Redwood City. The possibility of enlarging the size of the committee to seven members, at the end of the two-year pilot, was something the Council directed staff to do at the end of the two-year pilot. The outcome of the discussion was that the City Council authorized forming a Complete Streets Advisory Committee made up of five (5) members. The City Council designated that four members were to be selected from registered voters who are residents of Redwood City and include the option of one member being from unincorporated Redwood City or employed in Redwood City. ANALYSIS The approved minutes for the meeting of January 26, 2015 contain the following motion: "M/S Pierce/Aguirre motion to approve staff recommendations #1 and #2. The motion was amended by the maker and second to have staff look at including Emerald Hills and having no more than one committee member be from outside of incorporated Redwood City. Motion carries unanimously by electronic vote with Council Member Foust absent." (excerpt from approved minutes)