Consider Applications and Appoint up to Ten Members to Serve on a City Public Advisory Committee to Provide Input on the Preparation of a Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Item Number: A 1 City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 02/23/09 AGENDA ITEM: Consider Applications and Appoint up to Ten Members to Serve on a City Public Advisory Committee to Provide Input on the Preparation of a Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Contact Person/Dept.: Senior Management Analyst Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Public Hearing: Public Notification: All Applicants by mail; and Matt Benjamin and Adrian Leung Alta Planning + Design and Jennifer Klausner Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition by e mail on February 18 2009. Master E Mail Notification List (02/18/09) Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson 2/12/2009 Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (02/18/09) Phone Number: (310) 253 5616 General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: X City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (02/17/09) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (02/18/09) John Rivera Action Item: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider all applications and appoint qualified members to serve on a Public Advisory Committee to provide input on the preparation of a Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan which is being prepared as a part of a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Policies for Livable Active Communities and Environments (PLACE) Program Grant. BACKGROUND: In August 2005 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors created a new Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention within the Department of Public Health and allocated funding for a new planning and policy development program within the Division resulting in the creation of the Policies for Livable Active Communities and Environments (PLACE) Program. The PLACE Program recognizes that a community s environment affects public health. The design...
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