HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-12; City Council; Resolution 2019-230RESOLUTION NO. 2019-230
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION
WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2019-20.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code requires that each board or
commission provide to the City Council for its approval an annual Work Plan of activities to be
undertaken by the board or commission; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the duties of the Traffic and Mobility Commission under
Chapter 2.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, staff prepared a draft annual Work Plan for the
Traffic and Mobility Commission that is designed to promote mobility and traffic safety within
the city and to implement the General Plan Mobility Element; and
WHEREAS, the draft annual Work Plan includes development of a communications plan,
consistent with City Council direction to staff at its Aug. 20, 2019, meeting to include a
communications plan under which the Traffic and Mobility Commission Chair will provide semi-
annual reports to the City Council on the Commission's activities and recommendations on
specific matters; and
WHEREAS, on Oct. 7, 2019, the Traffic and Mobility Commission considered and
unanimously recommended City Council approval of the draft annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2019-20.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad approves the Traffic and Mobility
Commission Work Plan for FY 2019-20, attached hereto as Attachment A.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 12th day of November 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
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City of Carlsbad
Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan
Fiscal Year 2019-2020
I. Miss ion Statement
Attachment A
The Traffic and Mobility Commission is committed to enhancing safe mobility for the city and
its residents by using data-driven decision-making and a forward-looking approach to
transportation. We are transparent and do the right thing the right way.
II. Duties
The City Council has established a goal to have the City of Carlsbad become a leader in
multimodal transportation systems and creative approaches to moving people and goods
through and within the City of Carlsbad. Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter
2.28, the City of Carlsbad Traffic and Mobility Commission was established. The duties of the
Transportation and Mobility Commission are defined as follows by the Carlsbad Municipal
Code section 2.28.050:
It shall be the duty of the Traffic and Mobility Commission to study matters concerning
mobility and traffic safety, including implementation of the General Plan Mobility
Element, and to make written recommendations to the City Council and Planning
Commission regarding measures that should be taken to promote mobility and traffic
safety within the city as follows:
A. Review staff studies and reports, and make recommendations to the City Council
and Planning Commission on mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not
limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of
travel, and parking and school safety;
B. Provide a public forum to review community input regarding mobility and traffic
safety matters, including but not limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle,
vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
C. Review and provide recommendations for revision to the city codes and plans on
mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to pedestrian, bicycle,
vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety.
Ill. FY 2019-2020 Goals & Objectives
Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.15, the Traffic and Mobility Commission
will provide advisory recommendations within the scope of this work plan.
The Traffic and Mobility Commission will focus on the following FY 2019-20 Goals/Tasks:
1. Goal: Review staff recommendations on the multimodal transportation system, and provide
input based on data, best practices and public input.
a) Objective: Review and provide input on mobility policies, programs, processes and
informational reports including the Growth Management Program (GMP) Annual
Monitoring Report and other reports within the purview of the Commission.
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b) Objective: Review and provide input on mobility plans currently in process including the
Sustainable Mobility Plan and Traffic Signal Master Plan.
c) Objective: Review and provide input on Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program
projects and proposed traffic control devices such as parking restrictions, speed limits, stop
signs, roundabouts and traffic signal evaluations.
d) Objective: Review and provide input to the new Mobility Systems Evaluation and
Monitoring (MSEM) manual which may include: Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA),
Growth Management Program Annual Traffic Monitoring, vehicle level of service (LOS)
evaluation methods, and multimodal (pedestrian, bicycle, and transit) LOS evaluation
methods.
e) Objective: Provide opportunities for public input on scheduled city projects that have the
potential to improve mobility options.
2. Goal: Focus on mobility around school locations including safety.
a) Objective: Review and provide input on significant mobility and safety projects near
schools.
b) Objective: Receive informational reports from the Carlsbad Police Department regarding
school traffic education and enforcement.
3. Goal: Develop a Commission communications plan
a) Objective: Review and consider recommendations to improve the existing communication
practice between the Commission and City Council.
b) Objective: Discuss and determine the roles of the Chair and Commission members in
providing in-person input to the City Council at City Council Meetings.
c) Objective: Revise the Commission's Rules and Regulations to be consistent with the
communications plan.
d) Objective: Propose upgrades of the city website to enhance public input related to mobility
issues.
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