Title
BPAC Meeting Format
Recommended Action
Move to continue meeting remotely.
Report
Issue:
Whether to schedule future BPAC meetings in person or continue to meet remotely.
Staff Contact:
Max DeJarnatt, Associate Planner, Public Works | Transportation, 360.570.3723
Presenter(s):
N/A
Background and Analysis:
Since May of 2020, the BPAC has been meeting online via Zoom. For some time, City advisory committees have had the option to meet in person or continue meeting online. This item is for the BPAC to decide if it would like to meet in person in the future.
While the City Council meets in a hybrid format - which allows people to attend either in person or online - City staff are not able to support hybrid meetings for advisory committees.
Staff recommends that the committee continue to meet online, as this format reduces barriers to participate for committee members, observers, and media. Those barriers may include caregiving, having mobility challenges, limited access to transportation, or others.
Options:
Option 1: Change the meeting format to in person
Option 2: Keep the meeting format online
Option 3: Schedule a mix of online and in-person meetings for 2025
Financial Impact:
None.
Attachments:
None.