CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: March 21, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
SUBJECT: ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. ___ AMENDING SECTION 3.35.070 OF THE
PLEASANT HILL MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMISSION
SYNOPSIS
City staff and the Traffic Safety Commission proposed an amendment to Section 3.35.070 (Meetings) of the Pleasant Hill Municipal Code to amend the meeting day of its regular meetings. The ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of March 7, 2022, and the City Council is requested to consider the second reading and adopt the ordinance.
DISCUSSION
Background
The Traffic Safety Commission (“Commission”) and city staff would like to change its regular meeting day from the second Tuesday of each month to the first Tuesday of each month.
Chapter 3.35 of the Pleasant Hill Municipal Code (“PHMC”) sets the framework for establishment and operation of the Commission; the following changes to the Municipal Code are included in the proposed ordinance as introduced by the City Council at its meeting of March 7, 2022:
Current
3.35.070 – Meetings.
The commission shall meet at least once monthly for the purposes set forth in PHMC §
3.35.020. Meetings shall be held at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. These regular and any special meetings shall be conducted in conformance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950 and following.
Proposed
3.35.070 – Meetings.
The commission shall meet on the first Tuesday of each month for the purposes set forth in PHMC § 3.35.020. Meetings shall be held at a time established through the traffic safety commission’s policies and procedures at City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, California. These regular and any special meetings shall be conducted in conformance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950 and following.
Analysis
Community Development and Engineering Department staff attend both Planning Commission and Traffic Safety Commission meetings. The Traffic Safety Commission meeting time conflicts with the established Planning Commission meeting time in PHMC Section 3.05.080.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made through posting of the City Council agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board, at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center and at the Pleasant Hill Police Department. The agenda and staff report are posted on the City’s web page.
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Staff recommends the City Council consider the second reading and adopt the proposed ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES TO RECOMMENDED ACTION
The City Council could choose to not adopt the ordinance, and provide direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proposed Ordinance
Prepared by: Ananthan Kanagasundaram, Acting City Engineer Approved by: June Catalano, City Manager