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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part III – Complete Streets Advisory Committee">
  <section prefix="§" num="40-16" heading="Committee established.">
    <text>There is a Complete Streets Advisory Committee.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-197</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-17" heading="Composition.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Advisory Committee comprises the following officials (or their respective designees):<para num="(1)">the Transportation Director;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the Director of the City Department of Planning;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the Director of City Department of Public Works;</para>
      <para num="(4)">The Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development; and</para>
      <para num="(5)">The Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Participation by and collaboration with Maryland Transit Administration.">
      <para num="(1)">The Chair of the Committee must include and extend to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) all invitations and opportunities for participation with the Advisory Committee as would be extended to any statutory member, exactly as if MTA were a member of the Committee.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Further, the Chair must, to the greatest extent possible, foster the strongest possible collaboration with MTA to pursue the goals of this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Chair.">The Transportation Director is the Chair of the Advisory Committee.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Subcommittees.">Subcommittees may be established.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-197</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 19-332</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-18" heading="Meetings; Quorum; Voting.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Meetings.">The Advisory Committee meets on the call of the Chair as frequently as required to perform its duties and at least once per quarter.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Quorum.">A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Voting.">An affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum is needed for any official action.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-197</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-19" heading="Minutes.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Required.">Minutes must be taken of all meetings of the Advisory Committee.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Public availability.">The minutes of every meeting must be made publically available by posting on the Transportation Department’s website within 7 days of the meeting.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-197</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-20" heading="Staff.">
    <text>The Transportation Department must provide staff for the Advisory Committee.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-197</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-21" heading="Duties.">
    <text>In addition to the other duties specified elsewhere in this subtitle, the Advisory Committee is responsible for:</text>
    <para num="(1)">promoting interagency cooperation in project identification, funding, and planning;</para>
    <para num="(2)">reviewing proposals for projects brought to the Committee by any of its members;</para>
    <para num="(3)">reviewing the status of projects to which this subtitle is applicable;</para>
    <para num="(4)">making recommendations to the Director about prioritization of projects;</para>
    <para num="(5)">reviewing reports on complete streets implementation, compliance, and performance; and</para>
    <para num="(6)">coordinating interagency cooperation in community engagement.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-197</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§§" num="40-22 to 40-25" reserved="true" />
</baltimore-city-law>
