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HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-038 . ~ RESOLUTION NO. 91-38 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 76-64 which Established the Natural Resources Committee and Adopting a Resolution Establishing An Environmental Affairs Committee WHEREAS, the Natural Resources Committee has actively served the community since 1976 by reviewing the use of natural resources, and WHEREAS, the City has developed a comprehensive solid waste/recycling program, and WHEREAS, public interest in protecting and preserving the environment is increasing, and WHEREAS, the Natural Resources Committee hereby recommends that its present responsibilities and new responsibilities involving solid waste and recycling be combined by establishing • a new Environmental Affairs Committee, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Lakeville hereby rescinds Resolution No. 76-64, establishing the Natural Resources Committee, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Council of Lakeville hereby establishes the Environmental Affairs Committee as an advisory body to the City Council pursuant to the following: I. COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED The Environmental Affairs Committee shall advise the City Council on matters pertaining to environmental resources, natural resources, solid waste and recycling. II. PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of the Environmental Affairs Committee is to ensure that the preservation and use of the natural resources of Lakeville create a state of harmony between residents and the environment. The Environmental Affairs Committee shall concern itself with Lakeville's environmental, natural resources and solid waste issues, including, but not limited to: water (surface and ground), wetlands, woodlands, land and land • forms, minerals, air, solid waste, recycling and such biotic factors as fish, wildlife and vegetation. • III. MEMBERSHIP A. The Environmental Affairs Committee shall consist of seven members, all of whom shall be residents of the City of Lakeville, appointed by the City Council for terms of two years. Four terms shall expire in odd-numbered years and three terms shall expire in even-numbered years. B. The current members of the Natural .Resources Committee established under Resolution No. 76-64, dated November 1, 1976, are appointed to the Environmental Affairs Committee with terms of office as now existing. IV. ORGANIZATION A. Organizational Meeting. The second meeting in January of each year shall be an organizational meeting at which time the members shall elect from among them a chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary to serve for a period of one year. B. No one shall serve as chairperson for two consecutive years. C. Chairperson. The chairperson shall assign specific tasks to members of the Committee as deemed necessary. The chairperson may, with the .consent of • the members, establish subcommittees and appoint members to liaison duties with other committees and boards.. A subcommittee on waste hauling shall be appointed consisting of three (3) members and two (2) licensed waste haulers appointed by the City Council. D. Vice-Chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall preside over meetings in the absence of the chairperson. E. Secretary. The secretary shall assist staff in the documentation of minutes. V. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The duties and responsibilities of the Environmental Affairs Committee are as follows: A. To advise the City Council on all matters concerning environmental affairs and such other matters as the City Council may direct. General concerns and responsibilities are outlined as follows: 1. LAND a. Soils, topography and erosion b. Minerals, rock, gravel and sand deposits c. Preservation of agricultural lands 2. VEGETATION a. Trees and woodlands • b. Grasslands -2- • 3. WILDLIFE a. Wildlife management b. Wildlife habitat 4. WATER a. Ground water quality and supply b. Surface water quality and supply c. Lakes, rivers and streams 1. Shoreland overlay districts 2. Shoreline erosion 3. Water surface usage d. Wetlands 5. AIR a. Air quality b. Noise pollution 6. SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING a. Solid waste abatement activities b. Recycling budgets c. Clean-up days d. Educational programs to increase public awareness of recycling e. .Waste hauling • B. To recommend to the City Council possible action to be taken concerning environmental,_natural resources and solid waste issues. Such recommendations may include proposed legislation on a local, state or federal basis or other action relating to local, county, metropolitan or statewide environmental, natural resources and solid waste management activities. C. To keep informed about the activities of other municipalities, commissions, boards, regional, state and federal agencies concerning environmental, natural resources and solid waste issues; to maintain effective liaison with these groups; and to advise them of the activities and concerns of the Environmental Affairs Committee. D. To attend seminars and workshops that will keep Committee members abreast of current environmental, natural resources and solid waste issues and developments. i VI. MEETINGS A. Date and Time. Regular meetings shall be held at 7:00 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month. B. Place. Meetings shall be held in the City Council Chambers. C. Quorum. A quorum shall consist of four regularly appointed members, or in the event of unfilled appointments, a simple majority of the number of duly appointed and sworn members. A quorum shall be necessary to conduct regular meetings. D. Conduct of Meetings. Roberts Rules of Order, Revised, shall govern the conduct of meetings except where these rules shall conflict. In the event of conflict, these rules shall take precedence. E. Minutes of the Meeting. A secretary appointed by the City Council shall keep minutes of each meeting and distribute minutes of the previous meeting and a copy of the next agenda to each member prior to the next meeting. VII. ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS A. Regular Attendance. Regular attendance at meetings by all members is necessary if the committee is to effectively discharge its duties and responsibilities. It is incumbent upon each member to attend regularly. If a member finds that he or she cannot attend regularly, the member should, of his/her own volition, either ask for leave of absence or resign. B. Absence from Meeting. It shall be the duty of each member to notify the chairperson by 7:30 p.m. the Monday prior to the meeting if the member will be unable to attend. In the event of unforeseeable absence, the member shall inform the chairperson of his or her absence as soon as possible. C. Any member of the Environmental. Affairs Committee may be removed from office with or without cause by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the entire City Council. Any member of the Environmental Affairs Committee who misses three (3) consecutive meetings, or a total of one-third (1/3) of all meetings in a calendar year, shall automatically be removed from office without City Council action, and the City Administrator shall notify the member of his or her removal. -4- APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of April, 1991. CI T.AKRVTT.T.R BY: D ane Zaun, iM yor ATTEST: ~ Charlene Friedges, Ci C erk • i -5-