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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />MeetingDate:March 16, 2016 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Bicycle Safety Task Force <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1.Adopted Bicycle Safety Task Force <br /> Resolution <br />INFORMATIONCONTACT: <br />Abigaile Pittman, 245-2567 <br />0D[%XVKHOO, 245-25 <br />7RP$OWLHUL, 245-25 <br />PURPOSE:Determination of next steps to fill Bicycle Safety Task Force membership. <br />BACKGROUND:At its February 17, 2016 meeting the OUTBoard made the <br />recommendations regarding the Bicycle Task Force membership, charge and term and <br />forwarded these in the form of a resolution on to the Board of County Commissioners <br />(BOCC) for review. At its March 1, 2015 meeting the BOCC approved the resolution <br />(Attachment 1) with one revision, authorizing the creation of a Bicycle Safety Task Force <br />and future appointment of members to serve on the task force. The revision pertained to <br />the membership composition. The wording for the six additional members was changed to <br />read: ‘Up to six (6) additional interested and concerned Orange County residents.’ (Rather <br />thanrequiring knowledge of current bike laws or cycling credentials.) The purpose of this <br />revision was to open up the membership to others that are interested in bicycle/road safety, <br />but may not necessarily be in a bicycle advocacy group or come from a strong bicycle <br />advocacy perspective. <br />The BOCC requested that the OUTBoard to return to the BOCC in May with a <br />recommended list of names to be appointed to the Task Force. To meet the BOCC <br />schedule for appointment of the Bicycle Safety Task Force, the OUTBoard needs to take <br />immediate steps to determine: <br />x Identify and discuss persons known or thought to have an interest in membership; <br />x Determine how to reach out to these persons; <br />x The wording for an advertisement; <br />x The placement for an advertisement; <br />x The creation of an application process (form, review, etc.); and <br />x The assignment of tasks to specific OUTBoard member(s) and staff. <br />The internal calendar for the May 5 BOCC meeting requires staff to have the agenda item <br />confirmed by March 28 and staff abstracts due on April 13. Therefore, substantial progress <br />F <br />29