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Fairfax forms Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee; council appoints members and sets attendance rules
Summary
The council adopted a revised resolution creating a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), approved seven voting members and four alternates, set attendance/automatic‑removal rules and designated a council liaison; staff will manage outreach and consultant tasks.
The Fairfax Town Council adopted a revised resolution Aug. 6 establishing a Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) with a larger and more flexible membership and appointed members at the same meeting.
Staff told the council the town had received 11 applications for the advisory body and recommended a smaller panel, but councilors debated size, quorum and continuity. After discussion the council adopted a resolution changing the committee’s composition and rules: seven voting members, four alternates, and the option to include one non‑voting youth member. The council also added a requirement that if a voting member misses more than three meetings in a six‑month period they will be removed and an alternate appointed to the seat.
Councilors appointed these voting members: Joey Shepp, Andrew Hobbs, Kyle Jamieson, Eric Bettencourt, Liz Gottlieb, Mark Vendetti and Virginia Valad Rosenthal. The council named Ian Walton, Charles Barbieri, Emily McFarland and Jeffrey Guild as alternates. The council also voted to designate the mayor as the council liaison and directed the town manager to assign a staff liaison; staff said it will prepare a public‑engagement plan tied to a Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) grant and will oversee consultant work on technical elements.
Council members said they wanted a smaller core committee that could reach quorum and get work done, while preserving a broad “big tent” for public participation during plan development. Citizens who applied but were not appointed were encouraged to participate in outreach events, stakeholder workshops and public meetings that staff will organize during development of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
