§ 26.38 — Mobility Board

§26.38 Mobility Board

(a) Purpose and Intent It is the purpose and intent of the Council to establish a Mobility Board to serve as an advisory body to the Mayor and Council on policies and issues related to the City’s transportation network. The Board will analyze transportation decision-making in a holistic way to help the City ensure that people driving, walking, bicycling, taking transit, parking, or using other transportation modes will have safe, easy-to-use choices to move around the City. The Board will help ensure the development of the City’s transportation network meets the City’s Climate Action Plan goals. (b) Mobility Board Established There is hereby created a Mobility Board to consist of 13 members, who shall serve without compensation. Members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. (c) Qualification of Members (1) Each member of the Board shall possess expertise in one or more of the following areas: transportation and transit planning, bicycle and pedestrian safety, city planning, parking management, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), construction management, environmental sustainability, and public health. One of the 13 positions on the Board shall be designated to be filled by a member with expertise in or demonstrated knowledge of the ADA and accommodation issues. (2) The Mayor shall appoint four of the 13 members. The Mayor shall appoint the remaining nine members to represent each Council district based on nominations provided by each Councilmember. (d) Terms (1) Members shall serve two-year terms, and each member shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and confirmed. Members are limited to a maximum of eight consecutive years. Appointments shall be made in such a manner that the terms of not more than seven members shall expire in any year. (2) Initial members shall be appointed in such a manner as to allow the terms to be staggered. For the initial appointments, six members shall be appointed to an initial term that will expire in 2020, and seven members shall be appointed to an initial term that will expire in 2021. Initial appointments that are less than the full term of two years shall not have the initial term count for purposes of the eight-year term limit. (3) The expiration date of all terms shall be February 1. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. (4) Each March, the Mayor may designate one member as Chairperson; however, in the absence of such designation, the Board shall, on or after April 15, select a Chairperson from among its members. (e) Rules The Board shall adopt rules consistent with the law for the government of its business and procedures.

(“Mobility Board” added 1-11-2019 by O-21031 N.S.; effective 2-10-2019.)