HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 213 ORDINANCE NO. 213
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 2 .22 TO THE
CATHEDRAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE AND CREATING
A TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS COMMISSION
I: The City Council of the City of Cathedral City does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2 .22 is added to the Cathedral City
Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 2 .22
TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS COMMISSION
Sections:
2 . 22 . 010 Created.
2 .22 . 020 Chair--Committees--Staff.
2 .22. 030 Meetings--Rules of Procedure
2.22 . 040 Functions, Powers and Duties
2 .22 . 010 Created. There is created a Transportation and
Streets Commission for the City. It shall consist of five
members, serving without compensation, appointed in the manner
and for the terms prescribed in Section 2 . 04. 060 and 2 . 06. 010,
respectively, of this code.
2 .22 . 020 Chair--Committees--Staff. Designation of
chairpersons for the Commission shall be governed by Section
2.06. 020 of this code. The Commission shall be authorized to
appoint and fix the membership of such number of standing and
temporary Committees as it may find expedient for the performance
of its duties. The City Manager may appoint an Executive
Secretary and other staff and provide such compensation for their
services as may be authorized by the City Council and by the
annual City budget of expenditures.
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2.22. 030 Meetings--Rules of Procedure. The Commission shall
meet at least bimonthly (but need do so only during the period of
the year from October 1st through the following May 31st) at such
time and place as shall be fixed by the Commission by its
I: standing rules. A majority of the existing appointed members of
the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. The Commission may establish such rules and
regulations as it deems necessary for the conduct of its
business. In matters relating to the holding of regular and
special meetings, the Commission is bound by the provisions of
the Ralph M. Brown Act of the State (Section 54950 et seq. ,
California Government Code) .
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2.22. 040 Functions, Powers and Duties. The Commission
shall function in an advisory role to the City Council, and to
the City Manager and Community Services staff, as appropriate.
To fulfill this role, the Commission shall have, among others
which may be delegated by the City Council, responsibilities to
advise the City Council and City Staff on the following matters,
when requested to do so, or on its own initiative:
A. Traffic circulation and safety within the City;
B. Future street, highway and freeway plans and needs;
C. River and estuary crossings;
D. Street, highway and freeway funding sources and
availability;
E. Transportation facilities;
F. The proposal of mass transit recommendations;
G. Transportation problems;
H. Railroads, grade separation projects, and street
crossings;
I. Sunline Transit Agency operations within the City;
J. Responsive and shuttle service such as taxicabs,
minibuses, trams, dial-a-ride, bicycle use and related
activities;
K. Other transportation related matters that may arise.
SECTION 2 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days
after the passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at
least the three (3) public places designated by resolution of the
City Council; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this
ordinance; and shall cause this ordinance and its certification,
together with proof of posting, to be entered in the Book of
Ordinances of this City.
The foregoing Ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held on May 18, , 1988, by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Di Grandi, Hillery, Krings, Murphy,
Mayor Hardie
Noes: None
Absent: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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CITY ATTO EY C1GERA
HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO. 2 3 WAS DULY ADOPTED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY,
CALIFORNIAN A MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE WA WAS DAY OF ,198 __. AND THAT SAME
IN AT LEAST/ THREE PUBLIC PLACES SPECIFIED FOR SUCH
POSTINGS, BY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL.
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CITY CLERK
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