HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1874 N.C.S. 11/18/1991-.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1874 N.C.S.
Introduced by Councilman
Councilmember Davis
Seconded by Councilman
Councilmember Read
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA ESTABLISHING
A TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 2.80 of the Petaluma Municipal code is hereby added to read as
follows:
Chapter 2.80 -Tree Advisory Committee
2.80.020 Qualifications and Appointment of Members
2.80.030 Terms of Office
2.80.050 Vacancies
2.80.050 Duties
2.80.060 Rules and Regulations
2.80.010 Establishment - A Tree Advisory Committee consisting of seven
members is hereby established for the City.
2.80.020 Qualifications and Appointment of Members - Three members of the
Tree Advisory Committee shall be representatives of the Planning
Commission, Recreation, Music and Parks Commission, and the Site
Plan and Architectural Review Committee, and shall be selected by
their respective memberships. The remaining four committee
members shall be appointed from the community at large by the City
Council, and of these, one member shall have professional training in
arboriculture. All members except the tree professional must have
resided in the City not less than one year prior to appointment.
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2.80.030 Terms of Office -Members of the Tree Advisory Committee selected
from the Planning Commission, Recreation, Music and Parks
Commission, and the Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee,
shall serve until the 30th day of June after his/her appointment, and
until a successor is appointed and qualifies, or until he/she ceases to
be a member of the represented commission or committee, whichever
occurs first. Terms of office for the other four members of the
Committee shall be two-year overlap ing terms, and they shall serve
until the 30th day of June or until his~er successor is appointed.
2.80.040 Vacancies -Upon the death, resignation, disability to perform the
duties of a member of the committee, or upon the loss of permanent
residency from the City, or upon the failure to attend any meeting of
the committee for five consecutive regular meetings, except in case of
illness or for some other unavoidable cause, the City Council shall
review and if found to be appropriate, declare the office of such
member vacant and thereupon appoint a qualified person to fill such
vacancy for the unexpired term of such member.
2.80.050 Duties -The Tree Advisory Committee shall perform the duties
designated and delegated by the City Council on matters pertaining to
the management of tree resources within the City. The Committee
shall also serve as a forum for the coordination of tree-related City
policies, and shall advise the City on matters referred by City
Departments, and other Council-appointed hearing bodies.
2.80.060 Rules and Regulations -The Tree Advisory Committee shall have the
right and duty to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall determine
for the holding and conducting of its meetings and hearings and the
selection of its officers and for the performance of any of its functions
or responsibilities. The Tree Advisory Committee shall not have the
right to employ any persons or incur expenses or obligations against
the City except as provided by and for which appropriations are made
by the City Council pursuant to and in accordance with budgets
adopted by the City Council.
40 IF ANY SECTION, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this ordinance is for
41 any reason held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
42 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
43 the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this ordinance
44 and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said
45 provisions be declared unconstitutional.
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Ord. 1874 NCS
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INTRODUCED and ordered Posted/Published this 4th day of
November , 19 91
ADOPTED this 18th day of November , 19 91 , by the following vote:
AYES: Davis, Nelson, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: None
ABSENT: Read, Cavanagh, Sobel
ABSTAIN:
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