Provo City Zoning Code
14.04B Transportation
and Mobility Advisory Committee
14.04B.010 Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee Created - Organization.
(1) There is hereby created a Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee (TMAC) which shall consist of seven (7) members and two (2) alternates. Membership shall consist of one (1) resident from each of the five (5) municipal council districts who will represent the transportation interests of each district as well as those of the City as a whole. One (1) member shall be a member of the Planning Commission. Membership should also consist of at least one (1) representative of college level transportation academia and at least one (1) representative of a business or community oriented organization. A member of the Municipal Council shall be appointed to act as liaison with the TMAC, but the Municipal Council liaison shall not be considered a member of the TMAC. A member of the City Engineering Division, a member of the Police Department, and other applicable City staff shall be appointed to act as liaison to the TMAC, but none of them shall be considered a member of the TMAC.
(2) The Mayor shall, with the advice and consent of the Municipal Council, designate three (3) members to serve one (1) year, three (3) members to serve two (2) years, and three (3) members to serve three (3) years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for a three (3) year term. After the initial appointment in establishing the TMAC, members shall be limited to no more than two (2) consecutive three (3) year terms each. Each person shall perform service on a voluntary basis without compensation and on such basis shall be immune from liability with respect to any recommendation or action taken during the course of those services. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Municipal Council for the unexpired term.
14.04B.020 Powers and Duties - Procedure.
(1) Except as set forth in this Chapter, the TMAC shall be organized and operate as described in Section 2.20.020, Provo City Code, and shall meet as often as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. However, the TMAC should convene for regular meetings to be held throughout the year.
(2) All actions taken by the TMAC shall constitute recommendations to the Mayor, the Municipal Council, the Planning Commission, and to other City commissions and boards and shall not constitute official action. The Mayor, Municipal Council, and the Planning Commission shall have the power to review, ratify, modify or disregard recommendations submitted by the TMAC.
(3) The TMAC shall:
(a) Determine and establish such rules and regulations for the conduct of the Board as the members shall deem advisable; provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with this Chapter or its successor, or other City, State or federal law;
(b) Monitor the status of and make recommendations for amendments to the City’s visioning documents, the General Plan, transportation master plan, the major and local street plan, and any other document that impacts transportation and mobility within the City;
(c) Recommend the adoption and alteration of all rules, regulations and ordinances which it shall deem in the public interest and for the purposes of carrying out the objects of the Provo City Code as it relates to transportation and mobility;
(d) Review regional, Citywide, and significant local transportation and mobility issues as they relate to and are affected by land use policy, balancing the interests and needs of people walking, biking, riding transit, and driving delivery trucks and automobiles;
(e) Provide recommendations to the Mayor, Municipal Council, Planning Commission, and other City commissions and boards regarding the priority, funding, and design of capital improvement projects that relate to transportation and mobility;
(f) Serve as a coordination body and resource for organizations interested in transportation and mobility issues affecting the City;
(g) Promote public education of transportation and mobility issues affecting the City and its residents.