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The Town of
Leesburg,
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PRESENTED September 23,2008
RESOLUTION NO: 2008-146
ADOPTED September 23. 2008
A RESOLUTION: REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 2001-17 AND 2004-127 AND
ESTABLISHING A STANDING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on February 13,2001 the Town Council created the Standing Residential
Traffic Committee by passing Resolution #2001-17 to provide recommendations to the Town
Council for residential traffic calming, pedestrian safety and other issues regarding traffic and
transportation; and
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2004, Council expanded the membership of the Standing
Residential Traffic Committee by passing Resolution #2004-127; and
WHEREAS, the membership of the Standing Residential Traffic Committee consists
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of the following:
. One (1) representative from the Public Works Department
. One (1) Town Planner
. One (1) Leesburg Police representative
. One (1) Fire and Rescue representative
. Seven (7) Citizen representatives, one from each of the four quadrants of
Town and three (3) at-large members
· One (1) Councilmanic Liaison
. One (1) Planning Commission liaison representative
WHEREAS, the primary functions of the Standing Residential Traffic 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 management to the Town Council; respond to other
requests for recommendations on traffic or transportation issues referred to the committee by
Town Council.
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A RESOLUTION: REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 2001-17 AND 2004-127 AND
ESTABLISHING A STANDING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
COMMITTEE
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THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. Resolution #2001-17 and Resolution #2004-127 are hereby repealed.
SECTION II. The Standing Residential Traffic Committee shall consist of the
following members:
. One (1) Public Works Department representative
. One (1) Town Planner representative
. One (1) Leesburg Police representative
. One (1) Fire & Rescue representative
. One (1) Planning Commission liaison representative
. Seven (7) Town representatives
No person may serve as more than one representative at one time.
SECTION III. In the year of election, or as needed to fill vacancies, each newly
elected or reelected Council member including the mayor, shall nominate one person as a
Town representative. Each Town representative nominated shall be a Town resident.
SECTION IV. Council members shall ensure that all quadrants are represented
among Town representatives on the Committee.
SECTION V. The Council shall vote to approve or disapprove each nomination.
SECTION VI. The term of each Town representative shall correspond to the official
tenure ofthe Council member who nominated them, except as noted in SECTION X.
SECTION VII. Town representatives shall serve at the pleasure ofthe Council.
SECTION VIII. At the bi-annual organizational meeting of the Council, members
may nominate a Liaison to this committee who shall be a non-voting member.
SECTION IX. A Town representative may serve on one other Town Board,
Committee, or Commission.
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A RESOLUTION: REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 2001-17 AND 2004-127 AND
ESTABLISHING A STANDING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
COMMITTEE
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SECTION X. This resolution shall take effect immediately after the Council assigns,
to each Council member including the mayor, one sitting Town representative as their
nominee as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBER
NOMINATING COUNCIL MEMBER
Liz Whiting
Kristen Umstattd
Sandra Lee Kane
Fernando "Marty" Martinez
Donald Eaves
Thomas S. Dunn, II
Frank Holtz
Katie Sheldon Hammier
Christiane Vila Verde
Kevin Wright
Paul Corcoran
David Butler
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Edward (Ned) Kiley
Kenneth "Ken" Reid
All sitting Town representatives listed above shall have a term of June 30, 2010.
PASSED this 23rd day of September, 2008.
C. mstattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg