[Amended 6-10-2020 by Ord. No. 06-2020]
There is hereby created an advisory committee, which shall be
known as the "Complete Streets Advisory Committee."
[Added 6-10-2020 by Ord. No. 06-2020]
A. Compensation, funding and clerical assistance. The members of the
Complete Streets Advisory Committee shall receive no compensation
for their services. The Borough's governing body may, in its discretion,
allow the employment of clerical assistance for the Complete Streets
Advisory Committee and annually appropriate funds for compensation
and/or expenses for said clerical assistance (if so assigned by the
governing body). Funding for the operations of the Committee shall
be appropriated by the Borough Council and expenses financed through
ordinary budgetary means.
B. Powers and duties. The Complete Streets Advisory Committee shall
have the power to:
(1) Investigate and analyze issues affecting pedestrian and bicycle safety.
(2) Recommend to the Mayor and Council initiatives and policies designed
to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety.
(3) Collaborate with Borough boards/committees, residents, volunteers,
employees, governmental agencies etc., to share resource information
and ideas consistent with the purpose of the Complete Streets Advisory
Committee.
(4) Encourage participation in Complete Streets projects and undertake
factual investigation to determine the need to create, continue and
expand Complete Streets initiatives, which shall include, but not
be limited to, walking and bicycling programs to encourage individuals
to be more physically active and to connect our community's parks
and recreational amenities.
(5) Participate in annual training to research and analyze methods, trends
and studies so as to incorporate the best approaches to Complete Streets
for a healthier and safer environment for the residents and travelers
of the Borough of Eatontown.
(6) Develop strategies to create and expand upon the benefits of Complete
Streets and to make the Borough more walk and bike friendly.
(7) Maintain communication with the public, private agencies and organizations
of local, state, and national scope, whose programs and activities
may have an impact on, and are compatible with, the Complete Streets
initiatives, and can be of assistance to the Complete Streets Advisory
Committee.
(8) Review and submit comments regarding the finished Complete Streets
checklists that are submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board and
Borough professionals in accordance with Ordinance No. 12-2019.
(9) Carry out other such duties as may be assigned from time to time
by the Borough Council and/or Business Administrator.
(10)
Create and disband subcommittees as they deem appropriate or
as requested by the Borough Council.
(11)
Encourage and seek participation of other residents of the Borough
in their activities.
C. Membership, terms.
(1) The Complete Streets Advisory Committee shall consist of eight regular
members and three advisory members.
(a)
Regular members shall consist of:
[1]
One member of Beautify Eatontown.
[2]
One member of the local Board of Education.
[3]
One member of the Environmental Commission or Green Team.
[4]
One member of the Historical Committee.
[5]
One member of the Shade Tree Commission.
[6]
One member of the Traffic Advisory Committee.
[7]
Two members at large who represent the mission and advocacy
of the Complete Streets Advisory Committee or Priority Communities
as defined by the Department of Transportation's Complete and Green
Streets For All Model Policy and as incorporated in Ordinance No.
12-2019.
(b)
Advisory members shall consist of:
[1]
The Borough Administrator or their designee.
[2]
The Director of Recreation.
[3]
The Zoning Officer/Land Use Official.
(2) Regular members who represent other Borough committees shall be appointed by the Borough's governing body. The member from the Board of Education shall be selected by the local Board of Education. To reflect the long-term planning involved with Complete Streets initiatives, subject to Subsection
C(3), terms of regular members shall be three years or expire earlier if the member is no longer a member of their respective Borough committee or the local Board of Education. Subject to Subsection
C(4), advisory members serve an annual term.
(3) The original regular members shall be appointed within 60 days after
the effective date of this article and shall serve for a term expiring
on December 31, 2023. All subsequent appointments, except to fill
vacancies, shall be for a full term of three years beginning January
1 of the first term year.
(4) The original advisory members shall be appointed within 60 days after
the effective date of this article and shall serve for a term expiring
December 31, 2021. All subsequent appointments, except to fill vacancies,
shall be for a full term of one year beginning on January 1 of the
term year.
D. Officers and records. The Complete Streets Advisory Committee shall
meet annually to reorganize and determine when it shall meet and how
often, however, the Committee shall meet quarterly, at least four
times per year. At its annual meeting or reorganization meeting, the
Committee shall designate amongst its members a Chairperson, who shall
serve for a term of one year. The Complete Streets Advisory Committee
may re-elect the same individual as Chairperson on an annual basis.
At any annual meeting of the Complete Streets Advisory Committee,
its members shall elect, from among themselves, all officers and establish
rules and procedures for its members to follow. The Complete Streets
Advisory Committee shall keep accurate minutes of its meetings and
transmit to the Borough Clerk its minutes when approved. It shall
file an annual report with the Borough Council which shall cover the
activities and work of the Complete Streets Advisory Committee and
include recommendation as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes
of this section and Ordinance No. 12-2019.
E. Intent. This section shall be deemed an exercise of the powers of
the Borough Council to establish a committee with the responsibility
to research connections that will create safe, convenient, accessible,
equitable, healthy, and environmentally and economically beneficial
transportation options for all users within the Borough, including
pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers
of commercial goods, transit vehicle users, residents of Priority
Communities and those who cannot afford a car or who choose to reduce
their car usage.
F. Effective date. This section shall take effect immediately upon final
passage and publication as provided by law.