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This memorandum provides an update on amending the duties of the Traffic Safety
Commission (TSC) to include advising the City Council on matters related to implementation of
the General Plan Mobility Element as stated in the 2018 City Council goal, which was affirmed
on April 17, 2018.
Background
The TSC, which is defined in Chapter 2.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code (Code), is an advisory
Commission to the City Council. As a result of the most recent City Council goal process, the City
Council affirmed the following goal on April 17, 2018.
"By April 2019, amend the duties of the Traffic Safety Commission to include advising
the City Council on matters related to implementation of the General Plan Mobility
Element."
On July 24, 2018, the City Council adopted an ordinance repealing various sections of the Code
and adding Chapter 2.15, Boards and Commissions. Section 2.15.020 of Chapter 2.15 states
that:
"Each board or commission shall provide to the City Council for its approval an annual
work plan of activities to be undertaken and a subsequent report of its
accomplishments."
On Oct. 16, 2018, the City Council adopted an ordinance amending Section 2.15.050 of the
Code to add two members to the TSC, which brings the membership to seven. On Feb. 12,
2019, the City Council appointed two new members, and on March 4, 2019, the two new
members attended their first TSC meeting.
Discussion
In response to this goal, staff continue to work with the recently expanded TSC to prepare a
draft workplan, which amends the duties to include advising the City Council on matters related
to implementation of the General Plan Mobility Element. At the March and April 2019 TSC
meetings, staff and TSC Commissioners discussed the workplan. At the May 6, 2019 TSC
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meeting staff provided a presentation updating the TSC on the development of the workplan.
The presentation included an overview of the TSC activities over the last five years, to establish
the current set of activities, and an overview of the Mobility Element to provide a roadmap for
the development of the future workplan in coordination with the City Council Goal. The
presentation also described the next steps in the development and approval process which will
include coordination with other city departments and the TSC prior to taking the workplan and
subsequently the Code update to the City Council for review and approval.
Next steps
Over the next several TSC meetings, which occur on the first Monday of each month, staff will
continue to work with the TSC to prepare a proposed work plan and Code update for review
and approval by the City Council in late summer/early fall.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Neil Gallucci, Police Chief
Marshall Plantz, Transportation Director
Amanda Guy, Deputy City Attorney
Massoud Saberian, City Traffic Engineer
Doug Bilse, Senior Engineer