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PRESENTED February 13, 2001
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-17 ADOPTED February 13, 2001
A RESOLUTION: ESTABLISHING A STANDING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Leesburg Town Council to create a Residential Traffic
Standing Committee that will provide recommendations to the Town Council for residential
traffic calming, pedestrian safety and other issues regarding traffic and transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Residential Traffic TaSk Force Report has recommended establishing
such a committee and has recommended it consist of members of the community appointed by
the Town Council, a councilmanic representative, a member of the Leesburg Planning
Committee and town staff; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Engineering and Public Works recommends the Standing
Committee consist of the following:
One (1) representative from the Engineering and Public Works Department
· One (1) Town Planner
· One (1) Leesburg Police representative
· One (1) Fire & Rescue representative
· Five (5) citizen representative, one from each of the four quadrants of Town and
one (1)At-large member
· One (1) Town Council member
· One (1) Planning Commission liaison representative
; and
WHEREAS, the primary functions of the Standing Committee are to evaluate traffic
calming requests and issues forwarded by town staff; determine when needed, the level of citizen
support for proposed traffic calming projects; forward recommendations on Residential Traffic
A RESOLUTION:
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ESTABLISHING A STANDING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
COMMITTEE
Management to the Town Council; respond to other requests for recommendations on traffic or
transportation issues referred to the committee by the Town Council; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Residential Traffic Task Force shall be offered the
opportunity to serve on the Standing Residential Traffic Committee.
by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
THEREFORE, RESOLVED
follows:
SECTION I.
members:
The Standing Residential Traffic Committee shall consist of the following
· One (1) representative from the Engineering and Public Works Department
· One (1) Town Planner
· One (1) Leesburg Police representative
· One (1) Fire & Rescue representative
· Five (5) citizen representative, one from each of the four quadrants of Town and
one (1)At-large member
· One (1) Town Council member
· One (1) Planning Commission liaison representative
SECTION II. The term for each member shall be two (2) years and the initial term shall
expire on June 30, 2002.
SECTION 1II. The five (5) citizen representatives will consist of one (1) each from
southeast, southwest, northeast and northwest quadrants of town including an At-large member
PASSED this 13th day of February 2001.
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