A traffic safety and mobility commission for the city is established.
(Ord. 1106 § 1, 1968; Ord. 1262, 1983; Ord. NS-169 § 4, 1991; Ord. CS-214, 2013; Ord. CS-356 § 2, 2019; Ord. CS-451 § 3, 2023)
The traffic safety and mobility commission shall consist of seven members appointed pursuant to Section
2.15.050(A).
(Ord. CS-451 § 3, 2023)
It shall be the duty of the traffic safety and mobility commission
to study matters concerning mobility and traffic safety, including
implementation of the General Plan Mobility Element, and to make written
recommendations to the City Council and Planning Commission regarding
measures that should be taken to promote mobility and traffic safety
within the city as follows:
A. Review
staff studies and reports, and make recommendations to the City Council
and Planning Commission on mobility and traffic safety matters, including,
but not limited to, those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular,
and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
B. Provide
a public forum to review community input regarding mobility and traffic
safety matters, including, but not limited to, those related to pedestrian,
bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school
safety;
C. Review
and provide recommendations for revision to the city codes and plans
on mobility and traffic safety matters, including, but not limited
to, pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and
parking and school safety.
(Ord. 1106 § 5, 1968; Ord. 1262, 1983; Ord. NS-9 § 1, 1988; Ord. CS-214, 2013; Ord. CS-356 § 2, 2019; Ord. CS-451 § 3, 2023)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting any
of the powers of the City Council, or as a delegation to the traffic
safety and mobility commission of any of the authority or discretionary
powers vested and imposed by law in the City Council. The City Council
declares that the public interest, convenience and welfare require
the appointment of a traffic safety and mobility commission to act
in a purely advisory capacity to the City Council for the purposes
enumerated. Any power herein delegated to the commission to adopt
rules and regulations shall not be construed as a delegation of legislative
authority but purely a delegation of administrative authority.
(Ord. CS-451 § 3, 2023)