A municipal advisory parking committee, which
shall be known and designated as the "Bloomfield Parking Committee,"
consisting of seven members to be appointed by the Township Council,
is created and established.
The Committee shall appoint an Executive Secretary,
who need not be a member of the Committee and who shall also serve
without compensation for their services.
Within the limits of appropriation made available
to it, the Committee may employ a stenographer to attend meetings;
record, transcribe and distribute minutes of its meetings; prepare
agendas for meetings; and perform such other duties as directed by
the Committee.
The Committee shall, in its discretion, adopt
rules of procedure governing the conduct of its meetings and activities
and shall elect such officers from among its membership as it shall
deem necessary.
The Committee shall, in an advisory capacity:
A. Make a comprehensive survey of all existing off-street
parking facilities in the Township, including those which are municipally
operated and those which are privately operated, either on a rental
or fee basis or to accommodate customers where no charge is made to
the user of the parking area provided for that purpose, evaluate the
same as to the requirements of the areas in which they are located
and, on the basis of its findings, prepare reports and make recommendations
of the Township Council relating thereto.
B. Make a comprehensive survey of all existing on-street
metered parking in the Township, evaluate the same as to the requirements
of the areas in which such on-street metered parking has been established
and, on the basis of its findings, prepare reports and make recommendations
to the Township Council relating thereto.
C. Make a comprehensive survey and study of the need
for additional on-street and off-street metered parking throughout
the Township, evaluate the same and, on the basis of its findings,
prepare reports and make recommendations to the Township Council relating
thereto.
D. Make such other studies, surveys and reports as the
Township Council may, from time to time, request or as the Committee
deems necessary.
E. If the Committee concludes that there is a public
need for additional off-street metered parking in the Township, prepare
a comprehensive report and make recommendations to the Township Council,
covering, among other things:
(1) A long-range overall plan for increased parking.
(2) A priority plan to meet immediate needs for increased
parking.
(3) The advisability of acquiring additional lands for
off-street parking or the greater use of existing facilities by erecting
thereon multiple-level structures to increase storage space.