Transportation Safety Advisory Committee

Role/Mission

The purpose and duties of the Transportation Safety Advisory Committee is to:

• Improve the City’s quality of life through a citizen-government partnership that promotes transportation safety.
• Review transportation (vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.) safety issues submitted to the Committee either by citizens or by city staff.
• Provide recommendations to the City Council with respect to means of transportation involving city-owned roadways, walks, paths, etc. including, but not limited to, the following:
  1. Changes to traffic patterns
  2. Poor sight distance at intersections
  3. Crosswalks
  4. No Parking zones
  5. Yield and stop signs
  6. Speed limit increases and decreases
  7. Hike and bike lanes; and/or,
  8. Speed limiting devices.
• Direct citizen requests regarding privately-owned roadways, walks, and paths within the city to the appropriate organization (e.g. Country Club, FORHA, etc.).
• Advise the City Council and provide recommendations regarding the overall planning and programming of transportation safety improvements.
• Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  1. Developing materials needed for promotion of transportation safety.
  2. Creating and annually reviewing the city’s transportation safety plan.
  3. Reviewing proposed transportation safety ordinances and making recommendations to the City Council.
  4. All other duties as the City Council may direct.

Membership/Qualifications

The Transportation Safety Advisory Committee consists of seven (7) members who are appointed by majority vote of the City Council. Members shall be Fair Oaks Ranch resident citizens.

Terms

Each member of the Committee is appointed and serve two (2) years staggered terms.

Meetings

The Committee meets quarterly or more frequently each year or at the call of the Chairman, unless postponed or canceled for valid reason(s). The Committee has elected to hold regular meetings on the first Wednesday of February, May, August, and November at 3:00 PM. Meetings are generally held in the Public Safety Training Room of the Police Station.

Board Members

Additional Information:

1. Ordinance 2025-05 Amending the Transportation Safety Advisory Committee
2. Ordinance 2024-09 establishing the Transportation Safety Advisory Committee
3. Transportation Safety Advisory Committee Rules of Procedure (Updated Mar 6, 2025)
4. Request Form to Review Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Issues

Download the application here and send to the City Secretary at:

Christina Picioccio
 City Secretary
 City of Fair Oaks Ranch
 7286 Dietz Elkhorn
 Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015
 citysec@fairoaksranchtx.org