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G-10-03-25-9B1 - 3/25/2010ORDINANCE NO. 61-412'0"2- AN j-t0'U"2- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.300, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, BY ADDING SUBSECTION 9.310 REGARDING PARKING REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: I. That Chapter 9, Section 9.300, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding Subsection 9.310 which shall read as follows: 9.310 PARKING REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT In addition to police officers, other persons designated by the Chief of Police as Parking Enforcement Agents are authorized to enforce ordinances found in this Code regarding the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles. Parking Enforcement Agents shall have the authority to issue citations and impound vehicles found to be in violation of such ordinances in the same manner as police officers. H. A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as 0:\wdox\SCC1nts\0112\1005\MUNICIPAL\00186492.DOC/m1 required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. Alternative 1. By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with. wry, READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this 241 day ofrWU , 2010. Alternative 2. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of , 2010. READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of ATTEST: , 2010. SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas 2 DATE: March 18, 2010 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting— March 25, 2010 ITEM: 9B1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Code of Ordinances, by adding Section 9.310 regarding the enforcement of parking regulations by persons other than police officers. (First Reading) Department: Staff Person: Justification: Police Tim Ryle, Assistant Chief of Police The proposed ordinance amendment would allow the Chief of Police to designate civilian personnel or volunteers as Parking Enforcement Agents authorized to enforce ordinances regarding the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles. Strategic Plan Relevance: Department Goal 5, Plan Traffic Flow and Enforcement; Objective B, Fine-tune the Department's traffic enforcement response; Strategy 2, Conduct coordinated traffic enforcement efforts to address problems identified internally and externally within the neighborhoods. Goal 5, Objective D, Refine the Department's approach to resolving traffic -related issues in Round Rock neighborhoods. Funding: Cost: N/A Source of funds: N/A Outside Resources (if applicable): N/A Public Comment (if applicable): N/A