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City of Sacramento Active Transportation Commission (ATC) 2025 Annual Report
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00323
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review and provide direction on the 2025 Annual Report for the Active Transportation Commission and pass a Motion either: 1) directing staff to forward the Annual Report to the City Council for review; 2) directing staff to update the Annual Report based on Personnel and Public Employee Committee recommendations and forward to the City Council for review; or 3) asking the Active Transportation Commission to update the Annual Report based on Personnel and Public Employee Committee recommendations and to come back to the Personnel and Public Employee Committee for additional review.
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Contact
Contact: Chris Dougherty, Transportation Planning Section Manager, (916) 808-2669, cdougherty@cityofsacramento.org; Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Mobility and Sustainability Division Manager, (916) 808-5913, jdonlonwyant@cityofsacramento.org; Public Works Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Chris Dougherty, Transportation Planning Section Manager, (916) 808-2669, cdougherty@cityofsacramento.org, Public Works Department; Active Transportation Commission Chair Arlete Hodel
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-ATC 2025 Annual Report
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Additional Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Chapter 17 of the Council Rules of Procedure states that each city advisory body shall provide an annual report for review by the Personnel and Public Employees Committee (P&PE). At a minimum, reports should include the following:
• Highlights and accomplishments from the previous year’s work;
• Proposed projects, priorities, and recommendations for the upcoming year including resources required and information on feasibility; and
• Any other information required of the advisory body according to the Sacramento City Code.
The attached Annual Report prepared by the Active Transportation Commission is being forwarded to the P&PE Committee for consideration. This is an action item to review the 2025 ATC Annual Report and pass a Motion to forward to City Council or provide further direction on updating the report.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Chapter 17 of the Council Rules of Procedure outlines the Advisory Body reporting process.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: This report is consistent with the City of Sacramento Climate Action Plan and the 2040 General Plan Mobility Element by focusing on improving transportation infrastructure and encouraging walking, bicycling, and rolling.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: On November 20, 2025, the Active Transportation Commission reviewed the attached report and passed a motion forwarding it to the Personnel and Public Employee Committee with a recommendation to approve.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: So that advisory bodies may effectively incorporate their important role, voice, and work to provide thoughtful community recommendations to the City Council on a consistent basis, the P&PE Committee shall facilitate the process for advisory bodies to communicate their accomplishments, projects, priorities, and recommendations to the city council.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: This item is a report that includes recommendations for additional activities and programs. The report identifies costs to implement recommendations, estimated at $8.2 million in new resources if fully implemented. See pages 13 to 26 of the Annual Report for detail.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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Background
Background: The Active Transportation Commission was created by a City Council ordinance on January 23, 2018. The powers and duties of the commission are as follows:
A. Advise city council on the implementation, criteria, and priority of pedestrian, bicycling, and rolling related policies and projects.
B. Provide input city council on the pursuit of grant funding opportunities.
C. Provide input on program development in walking, bicycle safety, and rolling education, law enforcement, and other areas pertinent to walking, bicycling, and rolling in the city.
D. Review and discuss current walking, bicycling, and rolling issues and advise city council.
E. Advise city council on the need for periodic updates of the pedestrian master plan and bikeway master plan.
F. Provide for public participation and involvement regarding the implementation of walking, bicycling, and rolling projects and programs, and other active transportation matters.
Annually, report to and make recommendations to the city council regarding the status of walking, bicycling, and rolling in the city and activities of the commission.
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