City Council

3. ADOPTION OF THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PLAN;\nAUTHORIZATION TO REALLOCATE MEASURE R FUNDS FOR THE\nIMPLEMENTATION OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN PROJECTS; AND\nACCEPTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXEMPTION DETERMINATION – F2M22-33,\nM2M24-27\nOn January 8, 2024, staff presented the Bike and Pedestrian Improvement Plan for the\nCouncil’s consideration, pursuant to data collection, a needs assessment, and public\nengagement conducted throughout the Plan process. This Plan is a directive under the\n3\n2-12-24\nCity’s Strategic Plan under the goals of Enhancing Public Safety, Improving Infrastructure\nand Mobility, and Promoting Sustainability. The Plan presented on January 8, 2024 was\nnot adopted by the Council; rather, based on public comment for additional time to review\nthe document, consideration to adopt the Plan was tabled to the February 12th meeting.\nStaff and the City’s consultant conducted a virtual workshop on January 23, 2024; a\nSpecial Meeting with the Transportation Commission on January 24, 2024; and an in-\nperson workshop at the Library on February 1, 2024. On January 24, 2024, the\nTransportation Commission submitted a recommendation to adopt the Bicycle and\nPedestrian Improvement Plan, contingent on also aligning the Plan with Metro’s recent\nupdate to their Active Transportation Plan (for regional connectivity benefits) and removing\nthe McLean Bridge from the City’s pedestrian or bicycle network.\nRecommended Action: City Council accept the Council Subcommittee’s request to\nadopt the Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plan (Plan); authorize a reallocation of\n$14.4 million in Measure R Funds to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation\nAuthority (Metro) toward the implementation of Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plan\nprojects; accept the environmental review exemption determination for this Plan; and,\ndirect staff undertake the steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action. (M2M24-27)\nCONSENT AGENDA (Item Nos. 4 – 23)\nAll items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and\nwill be enacted by one motion unless a citizen or Council member requests otherwise; in which\ncase, the item will be removed for separate consideration.