Number
211539
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. KOVAC
Title
A substitute ordinance establishing a pedestrian and bicycle advisory committee.
Sections
320-54 cr
Analysis
The ordinance establishes a pedestrian and bicycle advisory committee to make policy recommendations to the mayor and the common council. The committee shall also provide technical assistance for the development of strong partnerships, the effective use of data, the implementation of comprehensive strategies, and the civic engagement of pedestrians and bicyclists.
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 320-54 of the code is created to read:
320-54. Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee.
1. ESTABLISHMENT. There is created a pedestrian and bicycle advisory committee whose purpose is to make recommendations to the mayor and the common council relating to pedestrian and bicycle safety, policy, and encouragement programs and to provide technical assistance for the development of strong partnerships, the effective use of data, the implementation of comprehensive strategies, and the civic engagement of pedestrians and bicyclists.
2. COMPOSITION. The committee shall be composed of the following 12 members, each of whom shall be subject to confirmation by the common council:
a. 9 at-large members:
a-1. 3 appointed by the mayor.
a-2. 3 appointed by the common council president.
a-3. One member appointed by the chair of the common council’s public works committee.
a-4. One member appointed by the chair of the common council’s public safety and health committee.
a-5. One member appointed by the commissioner of the department of public works.
b. 3 non-voting advisors:
b-1. A representative of the department of city development, appointed by the mayor.
b-2. A representative of the department of public works, appointed by the mayor.
b-3. A representative of the safety commission of the police department, the ...
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