RESOLUTION NO. 2026 --
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
DISSOLVING THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND
TRANSFERRING ITS DUTIES TO CITY STAFF
WHEREAS, in 2012 the City of Merced previously established the Traffic Committee to review traffic-related issues including matters relating to parking regulations, speed limits, traffic signs, loading zones, safety and handicapped zones, and refer said items to the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, over time the operational structure, staffing capacity, and organizational needs of the City have evolved, enabling traffic-related review, analysis, and decision-making to be effectively and efficiently administered by City staff under existing departmental procedures; and, WHEREAS, that the City seeks to streamline workflows, reduce administrative redundancy, improve response times to community traffic concerns, and provide greater availability and transparency for citizens by implementing online services; and,
WHEREAS, dissolving the Traffic Committee will consolidate traffic engineering review within the appropriate City departments without reducing service levels or public engagement opportunities; and, WHEREAS, that the City Council finds it to be in the best interest of the City to formally dissolve the Traffic Committee and reassign its duties to City staff;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Iv1ERCED
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That the Traffic Committee is hereby dissolved, effective immediately.
SECTION 2. That all responsibilities previously assigned to the Traffic Committee, including review of citizen traffic requests, evaluation of traffic X:\Resolutions\2025\Engineering\Dissolve TC Resolution.docx 1 Attachment 1