Ordinance 2009-03
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY ESTABLISmNG THE
CITY OF GILROY BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Charter ("City Charter"), Article IX, entitled Boards
and Commissions, Section 900 provides that the City Council may create by ordinance such
advisory boards or commissions as in its judgment are required and may grant them such powers
and duties as consistent with the provisions of the City Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
There shall be a Bicycle Pedestrian Commission ("Commission") consisting of five (5)
members. The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the City Council. The
members shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their respective successors are
appointed and qualified. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms on the
Commission.
The members first appointed to the Commission shall be so classified that at least one member's
term shall expire each succeeding January first. The terms for at least one and no more than two
(2) members shall expire in each succeeding year. Their successors shall be appointed for a full
term.
Each January the Commission shall elect one of its members as Chair and one member as Vice-
Chair. The Chair shall preside over the meeting and in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair
shall preside over the meeting.
The Commission shall hold regular meetings at least once a month and such special meetings as
the Commission may require.
The Commission shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and City Administrator in all matters
pertaining to bicycle and pedestrian matters;
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(b) Study problems, activities and concerns of bicyclists and pedestrians; hold forums on
these problems, and recommend programs, policies and procedures to the City
Administrator and City Council which the Commission finds necessary and/or desirable;
(c) Work with other City commissions and City Council in providing input on bicycle
and pedestrian issues in the community;
(d) Annually determine Commission goals and objectives and report these to the City
Council; and City Administrator, and
(e) Perform such other duties related to bicycle and pedestrian matters as may be
proscribed by the City Council not inconsistent with the provisions of the City Charter
and/or this City Code.
SECTION II
The Commission may proscribe its own rules and regulations which shall be consistent
with the City Charter and this Ordinance, and copies of which shall be kept on file in the
office of the City Clerk, and with the secretary of the Commission, where they shall be
available for public inspection.
SECTION III
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Gilroy hereby declares that it would
have passed and adopted this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or
phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION IV
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and
adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY this 16th
day of March, 2009 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ARELLANO, BRACCO, DILLON,
GARTMAN, TUCKER, WOODWARD and
PINHEIRO
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Ordinance No. 2009-03 is an original ordinance, or true and correct copy of a City
ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 16th day of March, 2009, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 18th day of March, 2009.
(Seal)