Consists of nine members responsible for the city's capital improvement program formulation and review, including efficiency and feasibility reports, project priorities, and capital improvement reports. The commission gives advice on activities within the public right-of-way not subject to administrative permit procedure, including encroachments and under grounding of utilities; and traffic management, including traffic circulation and regulatory traffic control devices which requires action by city council or planning commission; and recommends special traffic and parking studies, temporary street closures, and the proposed use of Proposition A return funds; three alternates

The Carson Public Works Commission shall have the following authority and duties:

(a) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and the Director of Engineering Services in all matters pertaining to public works issues.

(b) Capital Improvement Program formulation and review, including deficiency and feasibility reports, project priorities and capital improvement reports.

(c) Activities within the public rights-of-way which are not subject to administrative permit procedure, including encroachments and undergrounding of utilities.

(d) Traffic management, including matters germane to traffic circulation, regulatory traffic control devices which require action by City Council or Planning Commission, special traffic and parking studies, temporary street closures and the proposed use of Proposition A and Proposition C Local Return Funds.

(e) Environmental enhancement and beautification, including design review for aesthetic evaluation of landscaped median improvement projects within the public right-of-way.

(f) Review and provide advice concerning the operations of and contract for the Carson circuit transportation system. (Ord. 99-1181)