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RESOLUTION NO. SC-2023-003
RESOLUTION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
REPEAL CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 110-09 ÐSAFETY
COMMISSION POLICY Î DELEGATING ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITYÑ
WHEREAS, on March 6, 1973, the City Council adopted resolution 6772 that established
City Council Policy No. 110-09 ÐSafety Commission Policy Î Delegating Additional AuthorityÑ
(ÐPolicyÑ); and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 1995, the City Council adopted resolution 17833 that amended
the Policy to delegate final decision authority in some traffic control cases to the Safety
Commission; and
WHEREAS, there exist contradictions between the Policy and various sections of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC), portions of which were amended subsequent to the
Policy; and
WHEREAS, among other items, the Policy states that every citizen request relating to
traffic be brought to the Traffic Safety Commission for consideration; and
WHEREAS, Chula VistaÓs population has grown nearly 90% since 1995 with probably
corresponding growth in citizen requests, the procedures identified in the Policy have become
infeasible; and
WHEREAS, in its operating procedures, staff has conducted investigations and brought
forward items to the Traffic Safety Commission and City Council in accordance with the
CVMC, which identifies conditions in which items are to be brought to the Traffic Safety
Commission and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City ClerkÓs office has conducted a comprehensive evaluation of all
Boards and Commissions, and determined that the Safety Commission be renamed to the Traffic
Safety Commission, and as part of its review, advised traffic engineering staff to update the
Policy as needed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3539, which renamed the Safety
Commission to the Traffic Safety Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Traffic Safety Commission of the City
of Chula Vista does hereby recommend that the City Council repeal the Policy in accordance with
staffÓs recommendation.
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ACTION by the Traffic Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 13 day of
April 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners: Becerra Firsht, Caudillo, Cervantes, Flores, Orso-Delgado
NAYS: Commissioners: None
ABSENT: Commissioners: DeMarco, Luke
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Pedro Orso-Delgado, Vice Chair
ATTEST:
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Florence Picardal, Secretary