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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-16; City Council; ; Ordinance No. CS-342 -Amend Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.15.050 Adding Two Additional Members to the Traffic Safety Commission~ CITY COUNCIL ~ Staff Report Meeting Date: To: From: Staff Contact: October 16, 2018 Mayor and City Council Scott Chadwick, City Manager Sheila Cobian, City Clerk Services Manager sheila.cobian@carlsbadca.gov or 760-434-2917 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. October 16, 2018 Item #8 Page 1 of 3 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. October 16, 2018 Item #8 Page 2 of 3 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: ~/~ CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney (SEAL) ·1.' * i'\.· ''•'t''· October 16, 2018 Item #8 Page 3 of 3