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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 19 - Revision of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission BylawsPublic Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 19 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report November 2, 2021 TOPIC: Revision of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission Bylaws AGENDA TITLE Adopt Resolution Approving Revised Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission Bylaws RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution whereby the City Council declares newly revised bylaws for governance over the business matters of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission. DISCUSSION In 1991, the City Council established the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC) by adopting Resolution 91-112. After adoption of various administrative amendments in 1999, an ordinance codified the Committee’s duties in Chapter 33 of the Municipal Code. In 2014, the City Attorney’s Office determined that the ETAC may only advise the City Council on matters related to trees and the urban forest. Thereafter, in 2016, the City Council adopted modernized roles and responsibilities that included the study, review, and recommendation of transportation issues, streetscape issues, and general water and wastewater policies. In 2017, the City Council approved a companion set of revised bylaws. On September 1, 2020, the City Council enacted Ordinance NS-2992, making several charter amendments to the City Code for administrative and modernization purposes, including the renaming of ETAC from Committee to Commission. At the request of several ETAC members, the proposed resolution (Exhibit 1) also updates the bylaws (Exhibit 2) by changing the time of regularly scheduled meetings. It is anticipated that the time change of regular meetings from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month should facilitate public participation. ETAC approved the changes to the ETAC bylaws on October 12, 2021 by a vote of four in favor of the changes to the bylaws, with two absences and one abstention. Resolution Adopting Revised ETAC Bylaws November 2, 2021 Page 2 2 1 8 7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. EXHIBIT(S) 1. Resolution Adopting Revised Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission Bylaws 2. Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission Bylaws 3. Redline version of Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission Bylaws Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager jmf 5/6/21 Resolution No. 2021-XXX Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING REVISED BYLAWS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION WHEREAS, on September 1, 2020, Ordinance No. NS-2992 was adopted by the City Council, modernizing the municipal code by organizing and consolidating all boards, commission, and committee matters into Chapter 2; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. NS-2992 established that the body previously known as the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee is now known as the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission (ETAC); and WHEREAS, revised bylaws for ETAC were developed to be in alignment with Ordinance No. NS-2992 in this respect and others. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The revised bylaws for the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission, attached as Exhibit A, are hereby approved. Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this ___ day of ____________, 2021. Vicente Sarmiento Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By: John M. Funk Sr. Assistant City Attorney EXHIBIT 1 jmf 5/6/21 Resolution No. 2021-XXX Page 2 of 2 AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2021-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on ______________, 2021. Date: Daisy Gomez Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana ETAC By-Laws 06-15-2021 Page 1 of 5 THE SANTA ANA ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I – THE COMMISSION SECTION 1. Name of Commission. The name of the Commission shall be the Santa Ana ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION. SECTION 2. Duties of the Chair. The chair shall be an officer of the Commission and preside at all the meetings of the Commission, authorize calls for any special meetings subject to the availability of Public Works Agency staff, and execute all documents authorized by the Commission. SECTION 3. Duties of the Vice-Chair. The vice-chair shall be an officer of the Commission and perform the duties of the chair in the absence or incapacity of the chair; and in the case of the resignation or death of a chair, the vice- chair shall perform duties as are imposed on the chair until such time as the Commission shall elect a new chair. SECTION 4. Recording Secretary. The City Manager or his or her designee shall appoint an employee to serve as Recording Secretary of the Commission, who shall issue notice of all regular and special meetings, and shall perform such duties as are generally associated with that office. SECTION 5. Additional Duties of Commission Officers. The officers of the Commission shall perform such other duties and functions as may from time to time be required by the Commission, the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the bylaws, or rules and regulations of the Commission. SECTION 6. Appointment/Removal. Commission Members shall be subject to appointment and removal in accordance with Section 2-326 and Section 2-554 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and shall serve terms in accordance with the same. ARTICLE II – COMMISSION OFFICERS SECTION 1. Selection and Term of Officers. The Commission shall have two elected offices: Chair and Vice Chair. The chair and vice -chair shall be elected as prescribed in Section 2-328 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. SECTION 2. Absence of Chair and Vice-Chair. In the event that both the Chair and Vice Chair are absent from the same meeting of the Commi ssion, the Commission shall, as the first order of business, nominate a member to serve as Chair pro tem for the meeting. Exhibit A EXHIBIT 2 ETAC By-Laws 06-15-2021 Page 2 of 5 ARTICLE III – MEETINGS SECTION 1. Time and Place. A. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Commission are held monthly, but no more than twice per month, and are held o n the second Tuesday of the month, held at Room 1600, City Hall Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, at 4:00 p.m., or, in the event that Room 1600 is not available, in a suitable available alternate location as decided by the Commi ssion. In the event any regular meeting falls on a holiday, the regular meeting may be held on the next business day at a time designated by the chairperson. A regular meeting may be adjourned to a time and place designated by the chairperson , or cancelled at the direction of the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency with appropriate notice. B. Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called at the direction of the Chairperson, or by a majority of the Commission members subject to the availability of Public Works Agency staff. SECTION 2. Quorum. More than one half of the members, but at least four (4), shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the Commi ssion business and exercising its powers and, for all other purposes, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. SECTION 3. Order of Business. At the regular meetings of the Commission, the following will be the order of business: 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Public Comments (Agenda Items) 5. Consent Calendar 6. Business Calendar 7. Work Study Session (if any) 8. Public Comments (Non Agenda Items) 9. Staff Member Comments 10. Commission Member Comments SECTION 4. Ad-Hoc Commissions. The Chair, in consultation with the Commission, may appoint ad-hoc committees created for a specific task on an as-needed basis to study a specific topic or subject and return to the full Commission with a recommendation. SECTION 5. Commission Member Absences. Absence of a commission member from a meeting shall be governed by Section 2-326 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Notification to the Recording Secretary of non-attendance by either e-mail, telephone or through message relayed by staff or other Commission member may be deemed as an “excused absence” after consideration and vote of a majority of the Commission. Failure to give notification of non- attendance as described herein shall be deemed as “unexcused.” ETAC By-Laws 06-15-2021 Page 3 of 5 SECTION 6. Abstentions and Conflicts of Interest. No member of the Commission shall abstain from any vote unless disqualified. If a member of the Commi ssion feels that he/she is disqualified from voting, the member shall openly state the fact and the nature of the disqualification, and then leave the room during the matter’s debate and vote. SECTION 7. Discussion. Each Commission member may speak for five minutes on an agenda item, if he/she desires. Once all Commission Members have had the opportunity to speak, a Commission Member may speak again when recognized by the chair. SECTION 8. Brown Act Compliance. All proceedings of the Commission shall be conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.), as amended from time to time. SECTION 9. Parliamentary Procedures. The current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary procedure, unless in conflict with the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the laws of the State of California or these bylaws. SECTION 10. Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Commission shall be amended only with the approval by a supermajority, but at least four (4), of the members of the Commission at a regular or special meeting, but no such amendment shall be adopted unless at least seven (7) days written notice thereof has been previously given to all members of the Commission. Such notice shall identify the section(s) of the bylaws proposed to be amended. ARTICLE IV – ACTION ON ITEMS SECTION 1. Manner of Voting and Decision. The voting on Commission agenda items shall be entered upon the minutes of such meeting with the ayes and the noes and any abstentions set forth with specificity. No action shall be taken by the Commission unless it is concurred upon and adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of Commission members present. Any member who voted with the majority on any action may move for reconsideratio n of such action only at the same meeting. SECTION 2. Order of Voting. When a motion has been made and seconded, the members of the Commission supporting the motion shall indicate their votes verbally or by a show of hands. SECTION 3. Processing of Motions. A motion shall be made and seconded. Any debate, if any, would then follow. If it is likely there may be confusion as to the motion, the chair should ask the Recording Secretary to read from his/her notes. A motion may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before its consideration. SECTION 4. Motion by Chair. The chair has the right to make or second motions and, in his/her absence, when the vice-chair is acting in the same capacity, he/she has the same right, using discretion and tact as to recognition of other members. ETAC By-Laws 06-15-2021 Page 4 of 5 SECTION 5. Priority of Motion. When a motion is before the Commission, no motion shall be entertained except (1) to adjourn, (2) to fix hour of adjournment, (3) to lay on the table, (4) for the previous question, (5) to postpone to a certain day, (6) to refer, (7) to amend, and (8) to postpone indefinitely. These motions shall have precedence in the order indicated. SECTION 6. Motion to Approve or Deny. The vote is affirmative when a motion to approve the matter before the Commission is approved by the majority of Commission members present. In the event a motion to deny fails to carry, the chair shall call for a motion to approve. SECTION 7. Tie Vote. In the event of a tie vote on a motion, the Commission shall be deemed to have made no decision, and the Minutes shall reflect the tie vote. SECTION 8. Vote Required on Other Motions. The vote required to decide motions in the affirmative shall be the confirming vote by the majority of Commission members present. SECTION 9. Appeal of Decision. Any decision or ruling of the chair may be appealed to the Commission by request of any member and seconded by another. The chair shall then call a vote to see if the chair’s decision shall be upheld. SECTION 10. Motion to Reconsider. Any member who voted with a majority may move a reconsideration of any action at the same meeting or the immediately next succeeding meeting. After a motion for reconsideration has once been acted on, no other motion for reconsiderat ion thereof shall be made without unanimous consent. ARTICLE V - CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS SECTION 1. Matters to be Considered. The Commission shall hold public hearings as mandated by law. As to each public hearing, the chair shall state the matter before the Commission, and open the public hearing. Staff presents a report, and then the chair shall then recognize any members of the public wan ting to speak with regard to the matter. SECTION 2. Time Limit to Address Commission. No person addressing the Commission shall speak more than three (3) minutes unless the meeting chair allows the speaker more time . All persons addressing the Commission shall be recognized by the chair. SECTION 3. Closing the Hearing. After all speakers have been heard, the chair shall declare the hearing closed. A closed hearing may be reopened only on motion and vote as hereinafter provided. After close of the hearing, members of the Commission may publicly discuss the matter before them and may ask questions of persons who have spoken before the Commission. Upon conclusion of the discussion, the chair shall ask for a motion declaring the decision of the Commission. The motion shall be made and seconded. Prior to a vote, the motion may be discussed by members of the Commission. ETAC By-Laws 06-15-2021 Page 5 of 5 ARTICLE VI – POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION SECTION 1. As more fully described by Section 2-555 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the duties of ETAC shall consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council, in the study, review, and recommendation with regard to the removal, planting, replanting or disposition of public trees along city streets in the public right of way. SECTION 2. As more fully described by Section 2-555 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the duties of ETAC shall also consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council, in the study, review, and recommendation with regard to transportation issues, streetscape issues, and general water and wastewater policies. jmf 9/25/20 ETAC By-Laws 10-19-2020 06-15-2021 Page 1 of 5 THE SANTA ANA ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEECOMMISSION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I – THE COMMITTEECOMMISSION SECTION 1. Name of CommitteeCommission. The name of the Commissionittee shall be the Santa Ana ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEECOMMISSION. SECTION 2. Duties of the Chair. The chair shall be an officer of the committee Commission and preside at all the meetings of the CommitteeCommission, authorize calls for any special meetings subject to the availability of Public Works Agency staff, and execute all documents authorized by the Commissionttee. SECTION 3. Duties of the Vice-Chair. The vice-chair shall be an officer of the committee Commission and perform the duties of the chair in the absence or incapacity of the chair; and in the case of the resignation or death of a chair, the vice - chair shall perform duties as are imposed on the chair until such time as the Committee Commission shall elect a new chair. SECTION 4. Recording Secretary. The City Manager or his or her designeeExecutive Director of the Public Works Agency shall appoint an employee to serve as Recording Secretary of the CommitteeCommission, who shall issue notice of all regular and special meetings, and shall perform such duties as are generally associated with that office. SECTION 5. Additional Duties of Committee Commission Officers. The officers of the Committee Commission shall perform such other duties and functions as may from time to time be required by the CommitteeCommission, the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the bylaws, or rules and regulations of the CommitteeCommission. SECTION 6. Appointment/Removal. Committee Commission Members shall be subject to appointment and removal, and shall serve terms in accordance with section 901 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Section 2-326 and Section 2-554 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and shall serve terms in accordance with the same. ARTICLE II – COMMITTEE COMMISSION OFFICERS SECTION 1. Selection and Term of Officers. The Committee Commission shall have two elected offices: Chair and Vice Chair. The chair and vice -chair shall be elected during the month of June in each calendar year and shall take office effective the first day of July following each said election. Nominations for officers shall be made in person. In the event of a vacancy in the office of chair or vice-chair, the Committee shall elect one of its members to the unexpired term. EXHIBIT 3 Exhibit A jmf 9/25/20 ETAC By-Laws 10-19-2020 06-15-2021 Page 2 of 5 as prescribed in the Santa Ana Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 2-326 and Section 2-328 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. SECTION 2. Absence of Chair and Vice-Chair. In the event that both the Chair and Vice Chair are absent from the same meeting of the Commissionttee, the Committeession shall, as the first order of business, nominate a member to serve as Chair pro tem for the meeting. ARTICLE III – MEETINGS SECTION 1. Time and Place. A. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Commissionttee may be are held as frequently as monthly, but no more than twice per month, and oare held on the second Tuesday of the month, held at Room 1600, City Hall Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, at 4:007:30 p.m.a.m., or, in the event that Room 1600 is not available, in a suitable available alternate location as decided by the Commissionttee. In the event any regular meeting falls on a holiday, the regular meeting may be held on the next business day at a time designated by the chairperson. A regular meeting may be adjourned to a time and place designated by the chairperson , or cancelled at the direction of the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency with appropriate notice. B. Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called at the direction of the Chairperson, or by a majority of the Commissionttee members subject to the availability of Public Works Agency staff. SECTION 2. Quorum. More than one half of the members, but at least four (4), that are nominated shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the Commissionttee business and exercising its powers and, for all other purposes, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. SECTION 3. Order of Business. At the regular meetings of the Commissionttee, the following will be the order of business: 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Public Comments (Agenda Items) 5. Consent Calendar 6. Business Calendar 7. Work Study Session (if any) 8. Public Comments (Non Agenda Items) 9. Staff Member Comments 10. Commissionttee Member Comments jmf 9/25/20 ETAC By-Laws 10-19-2020 06-15-2021 Page 3 of 5 SECTION 4. Resolutions. All written resolutions shall be designated by number, reference to which shall be inscribed in the minutes and an approved copy shall be filed in the official Book of Resolutions of the Committeession. SECTION 45. Ad-Hoc CommitteesCommissions. The Chair, in consultation with the Commissionttee, may appoint ad-hoc committees Commissions committees created for a specific task on an as-needed basis to study a specific topic or subject and return to the full Commissionttee with a recommendation. SECTION 56. Commissionttee Member Absences. Absence of a commission member from a meeting shall be governed by Section 2-326 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.If a member of the Commissionttee absents himself or herself from two (2) regular meetings of the Commi ssionttee, consecutively, unless by permission of the Commissionttee expressed in its official minutes, or fails to attend at least one-half (1/2) of the regular meetings of the Commi ssionttee within a calendar year, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified elector of the city [except that members representing the Chambers of Commerce shall not be required to be qualified electors of the City], the office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city council. A nNotification to the Recording Secretary of non-attendance by either e-mail, telephone or through message relayed by staff or other Commissionttee member may be deemed as an “excused absence” after consideration and vote of a majority of the Comm itteeission. Failure to give notification of non-attendance as described herein shall be deemed as “unexcused.” SECTION 67. Abstentions and Conflicts of Interest. No member of the Commissionttee shall abstain from any vote unless disqualified. If a member of the Commi tteession feels that he/she is disqualified from voting, the member shall openly state the fact and the nature of the disqualification, and then leave the room during the matter’s debate and vote. SECTION 78. Discussion. Each Committeession member may speak for five minutes on an agenda item, if he/she desires. Once all Committee Commission Members have had the opportunity to speak, a Committee Commission Member may speak again when recognized by the chair. SECTION 89. Brown Act Compliance. All proceedings of the CommitteeCommission shall be conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.), as amended from time to time. SECTION 910. Parliamentary Procedures. The current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary procedure, unless in conflict with the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the laws of the State of California or these bylaws. SECTION 101. Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws of the CommitteeCommission shall be amended only with the approval by a supermajority, but at least four (4), of the members of the CommitteeCommission at a regular or special meeting, but no such amendment shall be adopted unless at least seven (7) days written notice thereof has been previously given to all members of the CommitteeCommission. Such notice shall identify the section(s) of the bylaws proposed to be amended. jmf 9/25/20 ETAC By-Laws 10-19-2020 06-15-2021 Page 4 of 5 ARTICLE IV – ACTION ON ITEMS SECTION 1. Manner of Voting and Decision. The voting on CommitteeCommission agenda items shall be entered upon the minutes of such meeting with the ayes and the noes and any abstentions set forth with specificity. No action shall be taken by the CommitteeCommission unless it is concurred upon and adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority more than one-half of the CommitteeCommission members present. Any member who voted with the majority on any action may move for reconsideration of such action only at the same meeting. SECTION 2. Order of Voting. When a motion has been made and seconded, the members of the CommitteeCommission supporting the motion shall indicate their votes verbally or by a show of hands. SECTION 3. Processing of Motions. A motion shall be made and seconded. Any debate, if any, would then follow. If it is likely there may be confusion as to the motion, the chair should ask the Recording Secretary to read from his/her notes. A motion may not be withdrawn by the mover at any time before its consideration without the consent of the second and the approval of the CommitteeCommission. SECTION 4. Motion by Chair. The chair has the right to make or second motions and, in his/her absence, when the vice-chair is acting in the same capacity, he/she has the same right, using discretion and tact as to recognition of other members. SECTION 5. Priority of Motion. When a motion is before the CommitteeCommission, no motion shall be entertained except (1) to adjourn, (2) to fix hour of adjournment, (3) to lay on the table, (4) for the previous question, (5) to postpone to a certain day, (6) to refer, (7) to amend, and (8) to postpone indefinitely. These motions shall have precedence in the order indicated. SECTION 6. Motion to Approve or Deny. The vote is affirmative when a motion to approve the matter before the CommitteeCommission is approved by the majority of Commission members present. In the event a motion to deny fails to carry, the chair shall call for a motion to approve. SECTION 7. Tie Vote. In the event of a tie vote on a motion, the CommitteeCommission shall be deemed to have made no decision, and the Minutes shall reflect the tie vote. SECTION 8. Vote Required on Other Motions. The vote required to decide motions in the affirmative shall be the confirming vote byof the majority more than one-half of the members of the CommitteeCommission members present. jmf 9/25/20 ETAC By-Laws 10-19-2020 06-15-2021 Page 5 of 5 SECTION 9. Appeal of Decision. Any decision or ruling of the chair may be appealed to the CommitteeCommission by request of any member and seconded by another. The chair shall then call a vote to see if the chair’s decision shall be upheld. SECTION 10. Motion to Reconsider. Any member who voted with a majority may move a reconsideration of any action at the same meeting or the immediately next time or “have entered on the minutes” for vote at the next succeeding meeting. After a motion for reconsideration has once been acted on, no other motion for reconsideration thereof shall be made without unanimous consent. ARTICLE V - CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS SECTION 1. Matters to be Considered. The CommitteeCommission shall hold public hearings as mandated by law. As to each public hearing, the chair shall state the matter before the CommitteeCommission, and open the public hearing. Staff presents a report, and then the chair shall then recognize any members of the public wanting to speak with regard to the matter. SECTION 2. Time Limit to Address CommitteeCommission. No person addressing the CommitteeCommission shall speak more than three (3) minutes unless the meeting chair allows the speaker more time. All persons addressing the CommitteeCommission shall be recognized by the chair. and shall state their name and address prior to speaking. SECTION 3. Closing the Hearing. After all speakers have been heard, the chair shall declare the hearing closed. A closed hearing may be reopened only on motion and vote as hereinafter provided. After close of the hearing, members of the CommitteeCommission may publicly discuss the matter before them and may ask questions of persons who have spoken before the CommitteeCommission. Upon conclusion of the discussion, the chair shall ask for a motion declaring the decision of the CommitteeCommission. The motion shall be made and seconded. Prior to a vote, the motion may be discussed by members of the CommitteeCommission. ARTICLE VI – POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEECOMMISSION SECTION 1. As more fully described by Section 2-555 of the Santa Ana Municipal Codesection 33-184Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 2-555,, the duties of ETAC shall consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council, in the study, review, and recommendation with regard to the removal, planting, replanting or disposition of public trees along city streets in the public right of way. SECTION 2. As more fully described by Section 2-555 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 2-555,section 33-184, the duties of ETAC shall also consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council,Executive Director of the Public Works Agency, in the study, review, and recommendation with regard to transportation issues, streetscape issues, and general water and wastewater policies.