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Roles and Responsibilities <br />Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee <br />May 19, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />involvement on a wide variety of matters also plays a role In the staff recommendation, since <br />there are now regular and recurrent opportunities for staff to receive feedback from the City <br />Council on policy matters impacting transportation, solid waste, water resources, and the <br />environment. <br />Staff recognizes the benefit of ETAC to staff and to the community, delivering opportunities for <br />the public to be heard on routine street tree matters and parkway landscaping, and to provide <br />comments and input on major transportation projects such as general circulation, complete <br />streets, and Pavement Management Programs. Therefore in order to clarify, simplify, and <br />streamline ETAC input and to avoid duplicating the efforts of the City Council committees, staff <br />recommends consideration be given to ETAC serving in an advisory capacity directly to the <br />Public Works Agency. <br />Staff recommends that ETAC would benefit the Santa Ana community the most by taking on the <br />following roles. <br />0 City Street Trees — this largely would remain unchanged — Advisory role to approve /deny <br />street tree removals. <br />• Involvement should continue to be city street trees located in the public right -of -way <br />• Review and make recommendations regarding public requests for removal of city street <br />trees by property owners, neighborhood associations, or developers <br />• Make recommendations on designated species for specific streets and neighborhoods <br />• Make recommendations on special tree disposition projects, such as Cabrillo Park <br />Drive <br />Q Major surface transportation programs — Review, general input, and receive / file reports on: <br />• Circulation Element <br />• Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans <br />• Citywide Complete Streets (Toolbox and Traffic Calming Plans Overview) <br />• Neighborhood Traffic Management Plans <br />O Evaluate special transportation projects as requested by Council. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this Item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #1 (establish a comprehensive community engagement <br />initiative to expand access to information and create opportunities for stakeholders to play an <br />active role In discussing public policy and setting priorities), <br />60A -2 <br />