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7.B.

City Council Meeting - FINAL

Meeting Date:: 03/05/2013
From:: Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk

Information

TITLE:

Consideration of Appointments: Transportation Commission.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make one appointment to term expiring July 2015.

Policy Decision or Reason for Action:

By making the above appointment, the Transportation Commission will be at near full membership and will be able to continue meeting on a regular basis. There are three applications on file, they are as follows:

Robin Blankenbaker

Gary Robbins
Jeffrey Stevenson

Financial Impact:

These are voluntary positions and there is no budgetary impact to the City of Flagstaff.

Connection to Council Goal:

Effective governance.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

None.

Options and Alternatives:

1) Appoint one Commissioner: By appointing member at this time, the Transportation Commission will be at near full membership, allowing the group to meet and provide recommendations to the City Council.

2) Table the action to allow for further discussion or expand the list of candidates.

Background/History:

The Transportation Commission consists of seven voting members (a representative from the Flagstaff Unified School District and six citizens) and two non-voting members (City Traffic Engineer and a Police Department representative). While there are currently two citizen seats available, the Commission and staff are in the process of bringing forward recommended changes to the make-up of the Commission to have the sixth citizen seat (currently vacant) be filled by a representative of NAITPA. Therefore, at this time staff is requesting that just the one vacancy be filled.The proposed changes are expected to be before Council within the next few months.

The Transportation Commission reviews requests for changes in traffic regulations and formulates and recommends traffic-related policies and ordinances to the Council. The commission sponsors two subcommittees: the Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Pedestrian Advisory Committee, each consisting of seven voting members.

Key Considerations:

It is important to fill the vacancies so as to allow the Commission to continue meeting on a regular basis.

Expanded Financial Considerations:

None.

Community Benefits and Considerations:

The City's boards, commissions, and committees were created to foster public participation and input and to encourage Flagstaff citizens to take an active role in city government.

Community Involvement:

INFORM: The vacancies are posted on the City's website and individual recruitment and mention of the opening by Board members and City staff has occurred, informing others of this vacancy through word of mouth.

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