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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REPEALING
ORDINANCE NUMBER 6692 DYE SAID CITY RELATING TO THE PARKING
AND TRAFFIC COMMISSION, .AND ENACTING A NEW ORDINANCE PER-
TAINING TO THE SAME SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance Number 6692 of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, pertaining to the Parking & Traffic
Commission, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Section 2. Parking and Traffic Commission. There is
hereby created a Parking and Traffic Commission.
Section 3. Membership of Commission, Appointment
and Terms of Members. The Parking and Traffic Commission shall
consist of seven members as follows: The City Engineer, or
his delegate, the Chief of Police, or his delegate, the Street
Commissioner and four members of the City Council to be
appointed by the Mayor. The seven members of the Parking
and Traffic Commission shall select one of its members -as
Chairman and one of its members as Vice-Chairman of the
Commission.
Upon their initial appointment, each member
of the Commission shall serve until their successors shall
have been appointed and shall have qualified.
Section 4. Meetings of the Commission. The Traffic
and Parking Commission shall hold a regular business meeting
at least once each month at such time and place as shall be
established by the rule of the Commission. The Commission
may hold additional business meetings from time to time as
it feels necessary.
General public hearings shall be held at
least twice annually for the purpose of hearing all sug4estions,
complaints and comments from citizens and officials on matters
• relating to traffic and parking.
A majority of the Commission's members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of its business.
Section 5. Rules of he„Commission` The Commission may
establish such rules and procedures as it believes is reason-
ably necessary for expeditious transaction of its business
and affairs.
Section 6. Jurisdiction of the Commission. The
Commission shall have jurisdiction over all matters concerning
the planning, coordination, supervision, control and regulation
of all parking and traffic activities of motor vehicles within
the city. All petitions and requests, from whatever source,
concerning parking and traffic activities of motor vehicles
shall be referred to the Commission for its study and
consideration. The Commission shall act upon each petition
or request within forty-five days upon receipt of same;
provided that if additional time is necessary to study and
consider the matter, the Commission shall be given an additional
forty-five days upon written request directed to the City
Council.
Section 7. Powers of the Commission. The powers of
the Commission shall generally include, but not be limited to,
the following:
(A) To consider and recommend the establishment and
regulation of speed zones, one way streets, loading
zones, reserved or festricted parking zones,
limited. period parking zones, non parking zones,
taxicab stands, delivery and service vehicles,
truck and bus routes, school zones, school
crosswalks, pedestrian crosswalks, parking
meter zones whether on street or off street, and
stop signs, whether electrical or non electrical.
(B) To consider and recommend the location, type,
timing and specifications of all traffic control
devices, including but not limited to electrical
signals, signs, markers, pavement and curb
painting and parking meters.
(C) To consider and recommend the establishment of any
motor vehicle traffic or parking regulation which,
in the opinion of the Commission, promotes traffic
safety and/or decreases traffic congestion within
the city.
(D) To call upon and receive the cooperation and
assistance of all departments, officers and
. employees of the city.
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(B) To provide for the attendance of one of its
members at Traffic and Parking forums, seminars
or institutes where special instruction courses
in the field of traffic and parking may be
offered.
(F) To recommend the employment of a qualified
consultant either on a per diem basis or a
regular retainer when the need for trained
technical assistance on parking and traffic
matters arise.
Section 3. Duties of the Commission. The duties of
the Traffic and Parking Commission shall generally include,
but not be limited .to, the following:
(A) To promote the cooperation and coordination of all
governmental agencies in the planning and control
of traffic and parking matters.
(B) To develop and keep current a master plan for
traffic control and parking.
(C) To prepare engineering surveys showing present
traffic and parking conditions within the city
and future needs of these fields.
(D) To review all present city ordinances relating to
traffic control and parking of motor vehicles.
(E) To consider all requests, petitions or suggestions
concerning the regulation of traffic and parking,
and upon study and consideration of same to make
a report to the City Council of its action
thereon.
(F) To recommend desirable regulations concerning
the activities of motor vehicles as mentioned
in Section 7(A) above.
(G) To take all necessary and reasonable action to
promote traffic safety and to eradicate traffic
congestion.
(H) To submit an annual report to the City Council
showing the progress in traffic control and
parking improvements and stating matters of importance
to traffic and parking which should be considered
and accomplished in the coming year.
Section 9. Reports and Recommendations., Each month
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the Parking and Traffic Commission shall make a report to
the City Council. This report shall contain the recommendations
of the Commission for the establishment of traffic or parking
regulations which, in the opinion of the Commission, will
best promote traffice and/or parking safety, or lessen
• traffic congestion within the city.
Section 10. Action by the City Council. The City
Council, at the first meeting following receipt of the report
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and recommendations of the Commission, shall review and
® consider same. If the Council finds that all or any part
of the recommendations of the Commission should be approved,
it shall instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary
ordinances to make "he recommendations effective.
Section 11. Effective date. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Passed: May 21, 1962 Approved: May 220 1962
President of- the ou c ayor
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