City of Peoria - File #: 14-393

• File #: 14-393
• Version: 1
• Name: ORD Amending Ch 28 re: Traffic Commission Reorg
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/12/2014
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/14/2014
• Final action: 10/14/2014
• Title: Communication From the City Manager and Director of Public Works With a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 28 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Renaming and Defining the CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION.
• Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Goal 4 - Grow Peoria, Have an efficient government., Invest in our infrastructure and transportation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/14/2014	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
9/23/2014	1	City Council	placed on the consent agenda	Pass

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication From the City Manager and Director of Public Works With a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 28 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Renaming and Defining the CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION.

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BACKGROUND: Over the past few years, the City of Peoria has changed its focus on roadway use to incorporate not just motor vehicles, but all users of the roadway, with a desire to become more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. By using Complete Street concepts that are now available, with proper planning, the quality of life in our city will be strengthened, along with encouraging future growth, vitality, and roadway safety and healthy behaviors.

In order for the City's Traffic Commission to help guide these changing attitudes toward the use of the roadway and the future of the city's transportation needs, the Commission's role needs to be redefined. City staff reviewed the existing city code concerning the commission, as well as investigated other City's codes, to draft amended language concerning the commission. After drafting the language, Staff met twice with the Traffic Commission to revise and finalize the proposed code amendments.

Some of the changes proposed to the City Code include:
* Changing the name Traffic Commission to Transportation Commission, to highlight the expanded role for all transportation matters.
* Increasing the membership from 9 to 11 Commissioners, to allow for a broader base of experience.
* Targeting members from all areas of the City, as well as various expertise and experiences, to expand the overall views of the commission to serve the entire community.
* Specify the Commission's areas of concern, and duties, to help focus the Commission in their expanded role.
The attached proposed ordinance changes have been reviewed by the City Traffic Commission and the Legal Department. These changes will allow the Commission to have an expanded role in the City's transportation conc...