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Establishment of Green Space Advisory Board
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Whereas, City Council at its regular meeting of August 24, 2005 adopted Resolution RES0281-2005 stating that upon passage of the Millage Proposal to Provide Funding to Permanently Preserve Green Spaces and Natural Features within the City of Rochester Hills the Rochester Hills City Council will establish an Open Space Advisory Board for the purpose of planning and developing strategies, recommending acquisitions and maintaining the green space funded through this millage; and
Whereas, the voters of the City of Rochester Hills at the September 13, 2005 Primary Election approved the Millage Proposal to Provide Funding to Permanently Preserve Green Spaces and Natural Features within the City of Rochester Hills.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Rochester Hills City Council establishes the Green Space Advisory Board as follows:
Name of Committee: Green Space Advisory Board
Scope of Authority: The Green Space Advisory Board shall serve solely in an advisory capacity. The Board may make recommendations to the City Council but may not assume the legislative or administrative authority of the City Council, the Mayor or any City Department.
Membership: The Board shall consist of seven (7) voting members and four (4) ex officio members.
The seven (7) voting members shall be residents of the City of Rochester Hills and be appointed by City Council to three-year terms except for the initial appointments which will be staggered; four (4) members will be appointed to two-year terms and three (3) members to three-year terms, resulting in subsequent appointments occurring in alternate years.
Members shall not be paid officials or paid directors of organizations or groups whose responsibilities deal with land conservation or trail systems such as the Clinton River Watershed, Oakland Land Conservancy, Paint Creek Trailways Commission, etc.
The four (4) Ex Officio Members shall be the City Assessor or his/her Designee, the City Parks/Forestry Director or his/her designee, the City Surveyor or his/her designee and one (1) City Council Member appointed by City Council to a one-year term each December.
Objectives: The Green Space Advisory Board shall have the mission of developing strategies and recommendations to City Council regarding the expenditure of millage funds for permanently preserving natural green spaces, wildlife habitats and scenic views; protecting woodlands, wetlands, rivers and streams; and expanding the Clinton River Greenway and other trail corridors.