There is hereby established by the police department of this
city a traffic division to be under the control of an officer of the
police department.
(Ord. 415 § 2, 1966)
It shall be the duty of the traffic division with such aid as
may be rendered by other members of the police department to enforce
the street traffic regulations of this city and all of the state vehicle
laws applicable to street traffic in this city, to make arrests for
traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents and to cooperate
with the city traffic engineer and other officers of the city in the
administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means
to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially
imposed upon said division by this title and the traffic ordinances
of this city.
(Ord. 415 § 2.1, 1966)
The chief of police is authorized to assign any regularly employed
personnel of the police department, who are not "peace officers" as
that term is defined in the California Penal Code, to duties with
the traffic division and with authority to enforce the provisions
of Title 10 of this code, including the issuance of citations for
violations thereof.
(Ord. 749 § 1, 1975)
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous,
the traffic division shall cooperate with the city traffic engineer
in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
(Ord. 415 § 2.2, 1966)
The traffic division shall maintain a suitable system of filing
traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them
shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available
for the use and information of the city traffic engineer.
(Ord. 415 § 2.3, 1966)
The traffic division shall annually prepare a traffic report
which shall be filed with the city council. Such a report shall contain
information on traffic matters in this city as follows:
(1)
The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the
number of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data;
(2)
The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent
data on the safety activities of the police;
(3)
The plans and recommendations of the division for future traffic
safety activities.
(Ord. 415 § 2.4, 1966)
The city engineer shall serve ex officio as the city traffic
engineer. Whenever the city traffic engineer is authorized to take
any action in this chapter, the city engineer shall be the person
who is so authorized. The city engineer may designate other qualified
personnel to take such action but shall supervise that action. The
city traffic engineer need not be a traffic engineer registered as
such by the Business and Professions Code.
(Ord. 415 § 2.5, 1966; Ord. 737 § 1, 1975; Ord. 1231 § 1, 1995)
It shall be the general duty of the city traffic engineer to
determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic
control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic
accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering
and traffic investigations of traffic conditions and to cooperate
with other city officials in the development of ways and means to
improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers
and duties imposed by ordinances of this city. Whenever, by the provisions
of this title, a power is granted to the city traffic engineer or
a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed
by his deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him.
(Ord. 415 § 2.6, 1966)
There is established an advisory traffic committee, to serve
without compensation, consisting of five residents of the city, to
be appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the city council.
The mayor may appoint, with concurrence of the city council, one or
more alternate members who shall attend all meetings of the committee
and who are authorized to serve and vote in place of any regular member
of the committee who is absent or who disqualifies himself from participating
on any matter before the committee. The alternate members, if more
than one is appointed, shall be designated and serve in the order
of their appointment, i.e., first alternate, second alternate. The
city engineer, the city traffic engineer, the chief of police and
the fire chief, or their designated representatives, shall be ex officio
members of the committee to provide staff assistance to the committee.
These staff members shall meet with and participate in the discussions
of the committee but shall not have a vote. The committee shall serve
as advisor to the city manager and a report on the committee activities
and actions shall be forwarded to the city manager at regular intervals
or as requested by him.
(Ord. 415 § 2.7, 1966; Ord. 512 § 20, 1968; Ord. 575 § 1, 1970; Ord. 725 § 1, 1974; Ord. 764 § 1, 1975)
The duties of the traffic committee shall consist of the following:
(a)
To act in an advisory capacity to the planning commission and city
council in the review and the development of systems, facilities,
plans, policies, and programs which relate to public transportation
and circulation within the city.
(b)
To stimulate and assist in the preparation and publication of traffic
reports.
(c)
To assist the staff, planning commission, and city council in short
and long-range transportation planning within the city including the
review of streets and highways master planning and designation of
truck routes.
(d)
To conduct public hearings on traffic related matters.
(e)
To review and make recommendations to the planning commission regarding
site plans and tentative maps with regard to their impact on internal
and external circulation matters including public parking facilities
for development projects.
(f)
To review all requests and complaints regarding traffic safety, regulations,
control devices, signs and markings, public transit systems, trails,
bikeways, and to make recommendations to the city council and/or appropriate
city departments pertaining thereto.
(g)
To initiate, assist with, and/or submit reports or studies for traffic
safety, vehicular regulatory conditions, trails, bikeways, and public
transit and transportation issues as they affect the city and to make
recommendations for corrections, capital improvements, or significant
operational changes to the appropriate city departments and the city
council.
(h)
The duties of the traffic committee shall in all cases be considered
advisory to the city council and planning commission. The committee
shall review the issues presented to it and make a report together
with recommendations for action to the city traffic engineer and the
city council.
(Ord. 415 § 2.8, 1966; Ord. 1091 § 1, 1988)
