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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7883 ORDINANCE N0. _3 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REGULATING A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That there is hereby established a Public Transportation Advisory Committee of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 2. That the Public Transportation Advisory Committee shall consist of seventeen (17) members, each of whom shall be a duly qualified elector and a resident of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, who shall be appointed by the City Council. The composition of the committee shall be as follows: 1 Chairperson 1 City Councilperson 1 City Plan Commission Member 1 Central Business District Representative 1 Human Relations Commission Member 1 Fort Worth Safety Council Member 1 Chamber of Commerce Representative 1 Representative of the Elderly 1 Representative of the Handicapped 8 Members at Large The members of the Public Transportation Advisory Committee shall serve for a term of two (2) years, shall serve without compensa- tion and cannot be appointed to serve more than three (3) two (2) year terms. SECTION 3. That in addition to the seventeen (17) regular members of the Public Transportation Advisory Committee, such committee shall in- clude the following ex officio, non voting members: 1 Representative of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration 1 Representative of Citran 1 Representative of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation 1 Director or Assistant Director of the Department of Transportation of the City of Fort Worth 1 Director or Assistant Director of the Planning Department of the City of Fort Worth 1 City Manager or Assistant City Manager of the City of Fort Worth It shall be the duty of such ex officio members of the Committee to attend all committee meetings and to provide such advice as . v . may be beneficial to the Committee in the performance of its duties. SECTION 4. That the officers of the Public Transportation Advisory Com- mittee shall be a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary. The Chairperson shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The Vice-Chairperson shall be elected by the members of the Committee. The Secretary shall be the Director or Assistant Director of the Department of Transportation, an ex officio, non voting member of the Committee. The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings and adminis- ter the by-laws and operating procedures of the Committee. The Vice Chairperson shall, in the Chairperson's absence, perform the duties of the Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall also assist the Chairperson in performance of his/her duties whenever necessary. The Secretary or the Secretary's designated representative shall attend all official meetings of the Committee, record all votes taken, and prepare the minutes of all proceedings conducted by the Committee. Copies of the minutes of each Committee meeting shall be furnished to each member of the Committee, each member of the City Council, and the City Manager. Meetings of the Committee are contemplated to be "open" as the meetings of a govern- mental body under Art. 6252-17, R. C. S. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, written notice of all regular or special meetings of the Committee as required by Art. 6252-17 Sec. 3A, R. C. S. SECTION 5. That the Public Transportation Advisory Committee will review plans for development and modification of public transportation facilities and services to meet the needs of the City and the Urbanized Area. The Committee will review and comment on the annual operating budget and capital improvement requests for public transportation. The Committee will also review the Annual Trans- portation Plan and make recommendations regarding various projects and priority of projects. Recommendations made by the Committee will be presented to the City Council and to the City Manager for consideration. -2- f SECTION 6. That the Public Transportation Advisory Committee establish such by-laws and operating procedures as it deems necessary for the proper conduct of its business. The Committee shall hold reg- ular meetings at least once each month and, in addition, such special meetings as may be required for the performance of its duties. SECTION 7. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 8. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the date of its passage and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: • Art ur MPeers, n City AtK ADOPTED: rg2u EFFECTIVE: -3- . City of Fort Worth, Texas MkK _ Mayor and Council communication HERCHERM BAILIFIS DATE- REFERENCE SUBJECT: ORDINANCE CREATING FORT WORTH PAGE NUMBER SMITH 2�13/79 TE-227 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY 1 of -_ COMMITTEE SANTERRB STURNS Orr-April 11, 1978 (M&C G-3786) , City Council approved the appointment of members to' the Fort Worth Public Transportation Advisory Committee. While considering the recommended appointments, Council requested staff to prepare an ordinance creating, and officially establishing, the Public Transportation Advisory Committee as an on—going City advisory group. The attached ordinance is in response to Council' s request and establishes the Public Transportation Advisory Committee with 17 members to be appointed by the City Council. The 17 members consist of: One Chairperson, (appointed by the Mayor and approved by Council). One City Councilperson. One City Plan Commission Member. One Central Business District Representative. One Human Relations Commission Member. One Fort Worth Safety Council Member One Chamber of Commerce Representative. One Representative of the Elderly. One Representative of the Handicapped. Eight Members—at—Large. The Fort Worth Public Transportation Advisory Committee holds regular monthly meetings on the first Thursday at 3:00 P.M. in the Pre—Council Room. At the present time, three vacancies exist on the Committee: One City Plan Commission Member; Two Members—at—Large. The attached ordinance expands the membership of the Committee to include a representative of the "elderly" and a representative of the "handicapped" communities. Wit} the expansion, five voting members need to be appointed to the Advisory Committee. In addition to the seventeen voting members, provision is made in the attached ordinance for six, non—voting, ex—officio members. These ex—officio members include representatives from: The Urban Mass Transportation Administration. (UMTA) CITRAN. (City Transit) State Department of Highways and Transportation. (SDHPT) City' s Department of Transportation. (DOT) City' s Planning Department. The City Manager' s office. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: ORDINANCE CREATING FORT WORTH PAGE NUMBER 2/13/79 TE-227 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY _2 ofCOMMITTEE Z— RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Fort Worth City Council approve the attached ordinance establishing and -regulating a Public Transportation Advisory Com— mittee. GG:hg Attachment SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIO BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY APPROVED p OTHER (DESCRIBE) AQOr j J" ��' 'CE NO. '� _ cl S ETARY DATE CITY MANA�iER