§ 10-9. Advisory Board.
(a) Established.
There is a Residential Permit Parking Advisory Board.
(b) Membership.
(1) The Advisory Board consists of 11 members, to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Parking Authority.
(2) Of these members:
(i) 2 must be residents of a Residential Permit Parking Area that is within District 1, nominated by a neighborhood association representing a Residential Permit Parking Area in that district (that district being bounded as follows: beginning at the point where Harford Road meets the City Line, moving southwest on Harford Road to North Avenue, then west along North Avenue to the Jones Falls Expressway, then north on the Jones Falls Expressway, then west on West 28th Street continuing on to Druid Park Lake Drive, then northwest on Auchentrolly Terrace, then northwest on Reisterstown Road, then north on Park Heights Avenue to the City Line).
(ii) 2 must be residents of a Residential Parking Area within District 2, nominated by a neighborhood association representing a Residential Permit Parking Area in that district (that district being bounded as follows: beginning where Park Heights Avenue meets the northern City line, moving southeast to Reisterstown Road, then southeast on Auchentrolly Terrace, then east on Druid Park Lake Drive, then south on I-83, then west on Orleans Street/W. Franklin Street/Rt. 40, then south on N. Hilton St., then west on Frederick Avenue/Frederick Road to the City Line).
(iii) 2 must be residents of a Residential Parking Area within District 3, nominated by a neighborhood association representing a Residential Permit Parking Area in that district (that district being bounded as follows: beginning where Frederick Road meets the western City Line, moving east along Frederick Road continuing onto Frederick Avenue, then north on S. Hilton Street, then east on Rt. 40/W. Franklin Street, then south on N. Calvert Street, then west on E. Pratt Street, then south on S. Greene Street/Baltimore Washington Parkway/Russell Street to the City Line).
(iv) 2 must be residents of a Residential Parking Area within District 4, nominated by a neighborhood association representing a Residential Permit Parking Area in that district (that district being bounded as follows: beginning where Baltimore-Washington Parkway meets the City Line, moving north continuing onto Russell Street and Greene Street, then east on W. Pratt Street to S. Calvert Street, then south to the Inner Harbor, the following the western banks of the Inner Harbor to the City Line, then following the southern City Line to the beginning point for District 4).
(v) 2 must be residents of a Residential Parking Area within District 5, nominated by a neighborhood association representing a Residential Permit Parking Area in that district (that district being bounded as follows: beginning at the point where Harford Road meets the northern City Line, moving east to the eastern City Line, then south along the City Line to the eastern banks of the Inner Harbor, then northwest along the banks of the Inner Harbor to the point immediately below S. Calvert Street, then north to S. Calvert Street, continuing north to Orleans Street, then east to I-83, then north to North Avenue, then east to Harford Road, then north to the City Line).
(vi) 1 is an at-large member, who must be a resident of any Residential Parking Area in the City.
(3) If, within 30 days after requesting nominees from a district, the Executive Director receives fewer than 2 nominees from any district, the Executive Director may appoint any resident or residents of an RPP area in that district as needed to bring the number of members from each district up to 2, exclusive of the at-large member appointed under paragraph (2)(vi) of this subsection.
(c) Tenure; vacancies.
(1) The term of a member is 2 years.
(2) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3) A member who is appointed to fill a vacancy after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(d) Officers.
From among its members, the Advisory Board:
(1) shall elect a Chair; and
(2) may elect a Vice-Chair, Secretary, and other officers.
(e) Duties.
In addition to any duties specified elsewhere in this subtitle, the Advisory Board shall:
(1) seek to ensure that the Residential Permit Parking Program is effective and responsive to those it serves;
(2) review and comment on proposed changes in the Residential Permit Parking Program, its policies, procedures, or enforcement;
(3) investigate problem areas and recommend solutions to them; and
(4) generally monitor, evaluate, and propose improvements to the Residential Permit Parking Program.