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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1683 ORDINANCE NO. 1683 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 3 OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CODE RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1 Sections of Chapter 3, Article 3 of the Columbia Heights City Code are amended as follows. All other sections and text in the City Code remain unchanged. § 3.301 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS GENERALLY (C) Terms of appointment. The following are the terms of appointment: (1) The terms of members of boards and commissions shall be for a period of three years each. Terms of membership shall be staggered so that no more than one-half of the terms on a board or commission expire in any particular year. (2) The time period for each three year term will be April 1 to March 31. Upon the expiration of their terms of office members shall continue to serve until their successor has been appointed. (3) Members are only eligible to serve two consecutive full terms on a board or commission in addition to any partial term served to complete an unexpired term resulting from a vacancy or an initial term upon creation of a board or commission, except by unanimous vote of the City Council. Upon completion of service on one board or commission, residents can be eligible for appointment to another board or commission, or after a period of at least one year full three year term, for appointment to the same board or commission on which they have previously served. § 3.308 TRAFFIC COMMISSION. (A) Establishment. A Traffic Commission is hereby established. (B) Membership. The Traffic Commission shall be composed of five members. The Public Works Director, or a person designated by the Public Works Director, and the Chief of Police, or a person designated by the Police Chief, shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission. (C) Authority and Duties. The Traffic Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the Council and the administrative service of the city. The Commission shall study and investigate all matters pertaining to the regulation of traffic upon the streets and ways within the city on its own initiative, or as referred to the Commission by the Council or the administrative service of the city. The Commission shall conduct public hearings as are necessary to give full consideration to such matters. Written recommendations shall be forwarded to the Council and the Manager. (D) The Manager shall direct the administrative service to act on said recommendations upon the expiration of 30 days of receipt thereof, when authorized to do so by Chapter 7 of this code, except as otherwise provided below. (E) Administrative action on the recommendations of the Traffic Commission shall be subject to a right of appeal to the Council by any interested person, and the right of the Council to direct that the Commission recommendations be modified or not pursued. Upon receipt of notice of appeal or Council intervention, the Manager shall suspend further administrative action until directed by Council action. (F) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (D) of this section, recommendations and findings pertaining to the regulation of traffic on a State Trunk Highway or other roads not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the City of Columbia Heights – Ordinance 1683 Page 2 city shall be submitted exclusively to the Council for further action. Where required by the laws of the State of Minnesota, consent of the State Commissioner of Highways shall be obtained prior to formal Council action on the Commission's recommendations. § 3.308 SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. (A) Establishment. A Sustainability Commission is hereby established. (B) Membership. The Sustainability Commission shall be composed of nine members appointed by the City Council. The City Engineer, or a person designated by the City Engineer, shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission. (C) Authority and Duties. The Sustainability Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the Council and the administrative service of the city. The Commission shall advise and make recommendations to the City Council on how to operate in an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable manner within the city on its own initiative, or as referred to the Commission by the Council or the administrative service of the city. The Commission shall conduct public hearings as are necessary to give full consideration to such matters. Written recommendations shall be forwarded to the Council and the City Manager. (D) Following Council action, the City Manager shall direct the administrative service to act on said recommendation(s). (E) The Sustainability Commission shall recommend improvements or initiatives related to sustainability as may be necessary and desirable, but shall at all times be subject to the direction and authority of the Council, and the right of the Council to direct that the Commission recommendations be modified or not pursued. (F) Where required by the laws of the State of Minnesota, consent of any applicable agency officials for recommendations and findings that have impacts to right of way not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the City shall be obtained prior to formal Council action on the Commission's recommendations. § 3.315 YOUTH COMMISSION (B) Membership. The Youth Commission shall be composed of no less than seven members and no more than twenty thirteen members. Members must be within the age range of 14-18 years old and residents of reside or attend school within the City of Columbia Heights or Independent School District 13. Youth Commission members are appointed by the City Council and serve two-year, staggered terms. Terms run from October 1 to September 30. Youth Commission members are not subject to term limits as they are limited by age requirements. Youth Commission members are allowed three absences per term however members may make up for an excused absence by attending a staff-approved alternate meeting or civic event within one month of the excused absence. A City staff member shall be appointed annually by the City Manager to from the Administration Department shall serve as a non-voting ex officio member of the Commission. Section 2 This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its passage. First Reading: April 24, 2023 Offered by: Jacobs Seconded by: James