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October 16, 2018
Mayor and City Council
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CA Review -L8
Subject: Ordinance No. CS-342 -Amend Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.15.050
Adding Two Additional Members to the Traffic Safety Commission
Recommended Action
Adopt Ordinance No. CS-342 amending Chapter 2.15, Section 2.15.050 of the Carlsbad Municipal
Code to add two members to the Traffic Safety Commission.
Executive Summary /Discussion
Ordinance No. CS-342 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on
September 25, 2018. On a motion by Mayor Pro Tern Blackburn, seconded by Council Member
M. Schumacher, the City Council voted 5/0 to introduce the Ordinance. The second reading allows
the City Council to adopt the ordinance which will become effective thirty days after adoption.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no anticipated fiscal impact.
Next Steps
The City Clerk will have the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance published in a newspaper of
general circulation within fifteen days following adoption of the ordinance.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change
in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment,
and, therefore, does not require environmental review.
Public Notification
This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public
viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1. Ordinance No. CS-342.
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-342
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.15, SECTION 2.15.050 OF THE
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD TWO MEMBERS TO THE TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the Traffic Safety Commission currently has 5 members; and
Exhibit 1
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad wishes to add two additional members to the
Traffic Safety Commission; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. Section 2.15.050 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
2.15.050 Appointments.
A. Appointments to the planning commission, parks and recreation commission, and
traffic safety commission, shall be made by the following process:
1. The mayor and each councilmember shall nominate one individual to serve
on each of the commissions for a term coinciding with the term of the
councilmember making the appointment. The mayor shall nominate two
additional individuals to serve on each of the commissions. All nominations
shall be subject to ratification by a majority vote of the city council. If a
nominee is not approved by a majority vote of the city council, the council
member making the nomination may nominate another individual at the
same or a subsequent meeting. In the event that a member of the city
council does not make any nomination within forty-five days of the date the
councilmember is sworn into office or within sixty days of the occurrence of
a vacancy, the appointment will be made by the mayor with the approval of
the city council.
2. Although each member of the city council elected by a district shall use his
or her best efforts to appoint individuals residing in that district to these
commissions, members of the city council may appoint individuals not
residing in their districts in their discretion in order to assure that the most
interested and qualified individuals serve on the commissions.
B. Appointments to all other city boards and commissions shall be made by the
mayor with the approval of the city council.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City
Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary
of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 25th
day of September. 2018, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 16th day of October, 2018, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: M. Hall, K. Blackburn, M. Schumacher, C. Schumacher, M. Packard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney
(SEAL)
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