CHAPTER 2-12
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
SECTIONS:
2-12-001-0001 CITY POLICY:
2-12-001-0002 CREATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND MEMBERSHIP:
2-12-001-0003 TERMS OF OFFICE:
2-12-001-0004 MEETINGS:
2-12-001-0005 FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION:
2-12-001-0006 OTHER POWERS:
2-12-001-0007 REPEALED:
2-12-001-0001 CITY POLICY:
It is the policy of the City, in the exercise of the powers vested in the City Council for the protection of the public safety and promotion of the general welfare, to promote the safety of the traveling public and to improve utilization of the public ways for all forms of transportation. (Ord. 1349, Amended, 02/19/1985; Ord. 2013-06, Amended, 09/17/2013)
2-12-001-0002 CREATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND MEMBERSHIP:
A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Transportation Commission.
B. The Commission shall consist of seven (7) voting members and two (2) ex officio, nonvoting members. Each voting member shall be appointed by the City Council and shall continually reside within the City during the tenure of appointment. The Commission’s membership shall be as follows:
1. The seven (7) voting members of the Commission shall consist of all of the following:
a. Five (5) at large members selected from the general public.
b. One (1) member appointed to represent the Flagstaff Unified School District.
c. One (1) member appointed to represent the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority.
2. The two (2) ex officio, nonvoting members shall consist of the following:
a. The Traffic Engineer, or his or her designee.
b. The Chief of Police, or his or her designee.
C. The Commission shall annually select one (1) of its members to serve as chairperson. (Ord. 1349, Amended, 02/19/1985; Ord. 2007-21, Amended, 02/06/2007; Ord. 2010-14, Amended, 06/15/10; Ord. 2013-06, Amended, 09/17/2013)
2-12-001-0003 TERMS OF OFFICE:
Members of the Commission shall serve staggered three (3) year terms. No member may serve more than two (2) three (3) year terms.
A member’s term of office shall commence with the first regular Commission meeting following his appointment and terminate with the regular Commission meeting at which his successor takes office.
A Commission member who is absent from three consecutive regular meetings may have their remaining term terminated by a vote of the City Council upon recommendation of the Commission. (Ord. 1349, Amended, 02/19/1985; Ord. 1942, Amended, 05/06/1997; Ord. 2010-14, Amended, 06/15/2010; Ord. 2013-06, Amended, 09/17/2013)
2-12-001-0004 MEETINGS:
The Commission shall meet quarterly and/or at the request of its Chairperson for the disposal of such business as may come before it.
Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the Board and Commission Members’ Rules and Operations Manual adopted by resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, and in compliance with all other local, State, and Federal laws.
A quorum shall consist of four (4) voting members of the Commission. (Ord. 1349, Amended, 02/19/1985; Ord. 2010-14, Amended, 06/15/2010; Ord. 2013-06, Amended, 09/17/2013; Ord. 2014-28, Amended, 11/18/2014; Ord. 2016-30, Amended, 07/05/2016)
2-12-001-0005 FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION:
The functions of the Commission shall be:
A. To formulate and recommend policies and ordinances to the City Council governing the general operations of the City streets, alleys, sidewalks and bikeways.
B. To review periodically traffic regulation actions of the Transportation Engineering Program.
C. To promote pedestrian, bicycle, transit and driver education programs in the school systems and to disseminate traffic and safety information to the public at large.
D. To annually advise the City Council of the progress and expenditures of the City’s Streets/Transportation Capital Improvements Program, funded by the transportation tax revenues approved by voters in the election of May 2000 and the City’s road repair and street safety tax revenues approved by voters in the election of November 2014. To carry out this function, the Transportation Commission shall:
1. Meet annually with the City’s Capital Improvements and Financial Services staff to review the progress of the Streets/Transportation Capital Improvement Program’s ("CIP") planning and programming efforts;
2. Ensure there is a coordinated approach for budgeting and expending transportation sales tax revenues for all transportation modes and road repair and street safety sales tax revenues;
3. Provide input on the Streets/Transportation CIP’s prioritization scoring criteria;
4. Provide a forum for public comment and input regarding the Streets/Transportation CIP;
5. Publish an annual Streets/Transportation CIP advisory report; and
6. Present the findings of said report to the City Council during a public meeting in conjunction with the annual budget process. At a minimum, the report shall discuss the previous years’ income/expenditures, construction projects and planning activities.
E. To perform other duties relating to public safety within the scope of this Commission.
(Ord. 1349, Amended, 02/19/1985; Ord. 2007-21, Amended, 02/06/2007; Ord. 2010-14, Amended, 06/15/2010; Ord. 2013-06, Amended, 09/17/2013; Ord. 2016-31, Amended, 09/20/2016)
2-12-001-0006 OTHER POWERS:
A. The Commission shall have the power to appoint subcommittees for the purpose of defining problem areas of traffic and traffic safety; proposing solutions to defined problems; or for any other undertaking which will reasonably lead to safer and more efficient traffic flow in the City.
B. The City Council hereby establishes the following advisory committees to the Transportation Commission to provide advice on special traffic and transportation topics, and delegates to the Commission the power to appoint members to these committees. No member of the Transportation Commission shall be a member of an advisory committee. The City Council retains the power to remove a member of an advisory committee for the reasons specified in the City’s Board and Commission Members’ Rules and Operations Manual.
1. Bicycle Advisory Committee: Seven (7) citizen members appointed for a three (3) year term. No member may serve more than two (2) three (3) year terms.
2. Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Seven (7) citizen members appointed for a three (3) year term. No member may serve more than two (2) three (3) year terms.
C. The Transportation Commission shall define the operating procedures of the advisory committees, assuring compliance with the Arizona Open Meeting Law, and the City’s Board and Commission Members’ Rules and Operations Manual, including, but not limited to:
1. The advisory committees shall report on their activities to the Transportation Commission at each Commission meeting.
2. The advisory committees shall investigate, consider, and make recommendations to the Transportation Commission on items assigned to them by the Commission regarding their respective areas of interest.
3. The advisory committees shall bring to the Transportation Commission items of a planning, design, or regulatory nature that come to their attention regarding the City’s pedestrian and bikeway systems. (Ord. 1349, Amended, 02/19/1985; Ord. 2007-21, Amended, 02/06/2007; Ord. 2010-14, 06/15/2010; Ord. 2013-06, Amended, 09/17/2013; Ord. 2014-28, Amended, 11/18/2014)
2-12-001-0007 REPEALED:
(Ord. 2013-06, Repealed, 09/17/2013)