Number
180914
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON, KOVAC, BAUMAN, MURPHY, BORKOWSKI, LEWIS, RAINEY, JOHNSON, PEREZ, AND STAMPER
Title
A substitute ordinance establishing a complete streets committee.
Sections
320-53 cr
Analysis
This ordinance establishes a complete streets committee to oversee implementation of the city’s complete streets policy and make recommendations relevant to the policy.
Body
The Mayor and common council do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 320-53 of the code is created to read:
320-53. Complete Streets Committee.
1. ESTABLISHMENT. There is created the complete streets committee to oversee implementation of the city’s complete streets policy and make recommendations to the common council concerning the policy.
2. COMPOSITION. a. The committee shall be comprised of the following members , or their designees:
a-1. The commissioner of public works. This member shall be the chair of the committee.
a-2. The city engineer.
a-3. The commissioner of city development.
a-4. The commissioner of neighborhood services.
a-5. The department of administration budget and management director.
a-6. The commissioner of the health department.
a-7. The police chief.
a-8. The executive director of the housing authority of the city of Milwaukee.
a-9. The president of Employ Milwaukee.
a-10. The chair of the common council’s public works committee.
a-11. The chair of the common council’s public safety committee.
a-12. The chair of the common council’s zoning, neighborhoods and development committee.
a-13. The chair of the bicycle and pedestrian task force
3. DUTIES. The committee shall prioritize, assign and monitor various actions to support implementation of the city’s complete streets policy, including but not limited to:
a. Reviewing and recommending policies, procedures, plans, regulations and other processes that support the complete streets policy.
b. Reviewing and updating as needed current design standards to ensure that they reflect the best available design standards and guidelines related to the complete streets policy.
c. Recommending project evaluation and performance criteria to understand and promote how well streets are serving all users.
d. Identifying ways to effectively educate on and enforce road use behavior by all users and all modes.
e. Working cooperatively to address community concerns and assist in achieving community visions and goals in a manner that respects the local context.
f. Seeking input from neighborhood associations, business improvement districts, neighborhood improvement districts and other neighborhood groups concerning transportation projects.
4. STAFFING. The department of public works shall provide staff assistance to the committee with support from the city attorney and ADA coordinator. All city departments and agencies shall cooperate with the committee and provide assistance whenever the committee so requests.
5. REPORTS. The committee shall annually provide a written report of its activities to the common council and the mayor, and shall report more frequently as the committee, the common council or the mayor directs.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
Attorney
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Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requester
Drafter
LRB 172275 - 3
Aaron Cadle
October 2, 2018