HomeMy WebLinkAbout2661 Establishing Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory CommitteeOrdinance No. 2661
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND CREATING A NEW
CHAPTER 2.70, NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, TO THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING
A STANDING CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PORT TOWNSEND NON-MOTORIZED
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, on May 18, 1998, by Ordinance 2643, the Port Townsend City Council
adopted the Port Townsend Non-Motorized Transportation Plan (the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Plan is a "functional plan" implementing goals and policies of Port
Townsend's 1996 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, in implementing the 1996 Comprehensive Plan, the Non-Motorized
Transportation Plan identifies existing and planned non-motorized transportation connections and
facilities throughout Port Townsend, and establishes goals and policies for the preservation,
development and maintenance of non-motorized transportation facilities and systems to enhance
Port Townsend's pedestrian-oriented character; and
WHEREAS, in developing the Plan, the City formed a citizens' non-motorized
transportation advisory committee to formulate the goals and policies of the plan, and to make
recommendations to the City's Planning Commission and City Council; and
WHEREAS, a key implementation requirement in the Plan (Chapter 10) is the need to
establish a standing Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee, to engage in activities
and tasks stated in the Plan, including the ongoing advocacy of non-motorized transportation
projects and amenities; and
~, the City Council hereby adopts a new Chapter 2.70 PTMC, to permanently
establish the Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee composed of citizens
representing a diverse cross-section of the community, as a standing committee, acting in an
advisory capacity to the City Council, to assist the City in implementing the Non-Motorized
Transportation Plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. A new CHAPTER 2.70, NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION
ADVISORY COMMITI~E, is hereby adopted to the Port Townsend Municipal Code and shall
read as follows:
Sections:
2.70.010
2.70.020
2.70.030
2.70.040
CHAPTER 2.70
NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Committee created.
Purpose.
Term of appointment.
Operating rules and bylaws.
2.70.010 Committee created.
There is created a non-motorized transportation advisory committee, consisting of not less than
seven nor more than nine members, to be appointed by the mayor with the confirmation of the city
council. The members shall consist of citizens representing a broad spectrum of interests.
(Ord. 2661 § 1, 1998.)
2.70.020 Purpose.
The purpose of the committee established by this chapter is declared to be the following:
1. Implementation of the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan. The non-motorized
transportation advisory committee will assist with, and serve as an advocate for, the
implementation of the Port Townsend Non-Motorized Transportation Plan. In this capacity, the
committee will promote pedestrian and bicycle travel as a viable transportation choice in Port
Townsend and will promote non-motorized transportation connections to the surrounding area and
geographical region. The committee shall undertake the tasks as specified in Chapter 10 of the
Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, as now adopted and as hereafter amended.
2. Advisory to City Council. The committee will act in an advisory capacity to the
city council, forwarding recommendations for the establishment, development, planning, funding
and maintenance of the city's non-motorized transportation facilities, as described in the Port
Townsend Non-Motorized Transportation Plan. All recommendations will be made to the city
council's transportation committee, or such other council committee as may be responsible for
policy development and discussion regarding city transportation issues.
3. Volunteer Projects. The non-motorized transportation advisory committee will
actively participate in volunteer non-motorized transportation projects, as described in the Port
Townsend Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, and will promote and coordinate volunteer
projects for the installation and maintenance of the City's non-motorized transportation system.
(Ord. 2661 § 1, 1998.)
2.70.030 Term of appointment.
Committee members shall serve for a three-yea~ term. The initial term of a majority of members
shall be two years, with the three-year term commencing thereafter. The committee shall elect
a chairperson, who shall serve a one-year term. (Ord. 2661 § 1, 1998.)
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2.70.040 Operating rules and bylaws.
The non-motorized transportation advisory committee may adopt such bylaws as the committee
may determine to be necessary for the efficient conduct of the committee's business as defined by
this chapter and the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan. All meetings shall be conducted in
accordance with 'Robert's Rules of Order." (Ord. 2661 § 1, 1998.)
SECTION 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this
Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of the remainder of any part of this Ordinance. To this end, the provisions of
each clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this law are declared severable.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication
in the manner provided by law.
Read for the first, second, and third times and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held t_his 8th day of September, 1998.
Julie~Culloch, Mayor
Attest:
09/09/98 [97-26] Ord{ch2-70.doc}
Ord. 2661.doc
Approyed. as tp Fos/
an, City Attorney
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