The traffic commission shall have the following duties:
A. Advise the city council on traffic issues including automobiles, public transit, pedestrians and individual wheeled transportation aids such as bicycles, scooters and wheelchairs;
B. Annually provide the city council an updated priority list of projects that reflect the Circulation Element goals of the General Plan;
C. Review city studies related to speed limits and make recommendations to the city council;
D. Exercise decision-making authority over and conduct periodic reviews of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP), including traffic management measures to be implemented and authorization of NTMP funds;
E. Provide review and advice to city council concerning proposals involving public transit issues;
F. Exercise decision-making authority and allocation of funds for priority signal ranking;
G. For activities within the public right-of-way not subject to administrative permit procedures, such as encroachments, provide advice to the city council;
H. Advise the city council on traffic management issues which require approval by the city council including, but not limited to, traffic circulation matters, such as traffic light synchronization, special traffic studies, and special parking studies; and
I. Act as an advisory board for city staff regarding landscaped median improvement projects within the public right-of-way.
Any final decision of the traffic commission shall be appealable to the city council as provided in Chapter 2.28, Administrative Appeals, of this code.
(Ord. 423 § 5, 2009; Ord. 282 § 8, 2003: Ord. 26 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.21.035)