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Request for Approval to Draft a Town Code Amendment to Restructure the Safe Routes to School Implementation Committee
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Board to authorize staff to prepare an amendment to the Town Code to change the membership and organizational structure of the Safe Routes to School Implementation Committee.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Zachary Hallock - 919-918-7329, zhallock@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: The SRTS Implementation Committee was created subsequent to the adoption of the Town’s Safe Routes to School Action Plan in 2012, with its mission statement and membership composition established in Chapter 3 of the Town Code (http://www.townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/View/99>).
The membership of the SRTS Implementation Committee was intended to provide a balance of professional expertise and student input on the goals and objectives of the SRTS Action Plan, but an unexpected consequence of the number of members has led to challenges finding meeting times that can accommodate the schedules of individual members. As a result, the group has had difficulty maintaining quorums.
After discussions with the SRTS Implementation Committee Chair and Board liaison, a possible solution has been identified, to reestablish the Implementation Committee as a subcommittee of the Transportation Advisory Board, a long-standing advisory board with regular meeting attendance. A resolution has been provided (Attachment A), directing staff to work with the Town Attorney to prepare an amendment to the Town Code reflecting this change for consideration at a future meeting.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: No fiscal impacts are associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION:r Staff recommends that the Board adopt the resolution directing staff to work with the Town Attorney to draft a Town Code amendment modifying the structure of the Safe Routes to School Implementation Committee.