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Home My WebLink About95-2051 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1995/12/04r r 1 ORDINANCE NO. 95-2051 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1890-92 TO THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMISSION AMENDING SECTION 1-605 POWERS AND DUTIES AND DELETING SECTION 1-606 TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: The St. Louis Park Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMISSION Section 1-601. Purpose. The purpose of the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission shall be to maintain St. Louis Park as a desirable place to live. The City Council believes that the process of neighborhood revitalization will help to create and maintain a sense of community, improve the appearance of neighborhoods, increase the feeling of security, identify and satisfy social needs which will work toward achieving a high quality of life in St. Louis Park. The diversity of neighborhoods indicates that problems can better be handled on a neighborhood basis rather than a city wide basis. The Neighborhood Revitalization Commission will empower neighborhood organizations which shall identify their own problems, opportunities, and resources. Section 1-602. Membership of Commission and Terms. (1) The Commission shall be an advisory commission to the City Council and shall consist of eleven regular members all appointed as hereafter set forth. (2) Regular Members. All of the regular members of the commission, at least one of whom shall be a renter, shall be appointed by the City Council. It is a goal of the City Council to maintain ethnic and racial diversity on the Commission. Four regular members shall be appointed for three-year terms. Four regular members shall be appointed for two-year terms. Three regular members shall be appointed for one-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. The terms of regular members shall run until the 31st day of December of the year in which their terms expire and until a successor is appointed and qualified. In the event of a vacancy, the Council shall appoint a person to complete the unexpired term. A member of the Commission may be removed with or without cause by the City Council. (3) Qualifications. Regular members of the Commission shall be residents of the City and shall attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings within a six month period. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist in the event a member ceases to meet the residency requirements or fails to attend the required number of meetings. Section 1-603. Organization. (1) A staff liaison to the Commission shall be appointed by the City Manager. The liaison shall be subject to the administrative rules and regulations of the City of St. Louis Park. (2) The Commission shall elect its own chair, vice -chair and secretary. No person shall hold the position of chair for more than two consecutive years. Subject to the limitations as may be imposed by the City Council at any time, the Commission shall provide its own rules and procedure, shall determine date and time of its meetings, and upon proper notice, shall call public hearings when necessary or desirable and in accordance with all requirements of local and state laws. The Bylaws of the Commission and any amendments thereof shall be submitted to the City Council upon their adoption. Said Bylaws and any amendments thereof shall be deemed to be approved by the City Council unless the City Council takes action to modify said Bylaws or amendments within thirty (30) days after submission. No member of the Commission shall consider or vote upon any question in which the member is directly or indirectly interested. (3) The Commission shall keep proper records of its proceedings and such records shall be maintained by the staff liaison or the liaison's designee. Section 1-604. Expenses of Members. The members of the Commission shall serve without pay but may, at the discretion of the City, be reimbursed for actual authorized expenses incurred to the extent that funds therefore are available. The Commission shall properly account for its receipts and expenditures of monies in accordance with established City procedures. Section 1-605. Powers and Duties. The Neighborhood Revitalization Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) The Commission shall develop a document which establishes the parameters of neighborhood revitalization. (2) The Commission shall be a facilitating body for the organization of neighborhoods and the perpetuation of existing neighborhood organizations. (3) The Commission shall facilitate neighborhoods by: (a) Developing and strengthening neighborhood identity. (b) Enabling neighborhoods to identify their goals, strengths, problems and resources. (c) Helping neighbors become familiar with each other and work together on common goals. (d) Providing a means to increase inter and intra -neighborhood communication. (e) Provide means to connect neighborhoods and outside resources, including City government. (f) Identifying and supporting community education programs which will help empower neighborhoods to reinvest, address problems, create communities. (g) Identify and examine potential funding sources. (h) Holding a joint meeting with the City Council at least once each year to report progress and goals. 1 1 1 r r 1 93=ZaS (1) Encourage Neighborhood Watch, maintain neighborhood directories, by-laws and newsletters (4) Commission members shall participate in other city initiatives directed toward the enhancement of neighborhoods. Reviewed for administration : leariager d'_7- 2606A:RES6 Adopted by the City Council December 4, 1995 Approved as to form and execution: City Attorney • STATE OF MINNESOTA) 6i1:0177.1 S menl & -P+om spa, -sem. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ss COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Donald W. T h u r l o w , being duly sworn on an oath says that he/she is the publisher or authonzed agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as Sun -Sailor ,and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A 02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B)Thepnnted Ordinance No. 95-2051 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was pnnted and published once each week, for one successive weeks, it was first published Wednesday the 13 day of December ,1995 ,and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of , 19 and pnnted below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both Inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used In the composition and publication of the notice Acknowledged before me on this 13 day of Dece abcdefghliklmnopgrst vii BY I1/ AA/ TTLE Publisher 19 95 No tom/ 4..=10E1 M HLur.,_;lf:l �``aJl i h.C14r11 Pez,LIC- MiNklESCTf, HENNEPIN COUNTY My Cv;mt; :,3nn Ernes Jan 3l, 2i^O $ RATE INFORMATION ( west classrfled rate paid by commercial users comparable space Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 1 90 per line $ 1 90 per line $ 1 02 per line City of St. Louis Park (Official Publication) SUMMARY PUBLICATION ' ORDINANCE NO. 95-2051 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1890-92 TO THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING MEMBERSHIP,OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMISSION AMENDING SECTION 1-605 POWERS AND DUTIES AND DELETING SECTION 1-606 TERMINATION OF COMMISSION This ordinance eliminates the termination date of December 31, 1992 for the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission, increases the size of the comnussion from 9 to 11, staggers terms and limits the tame the chair may serve to two consecutive years Adopted by the City Council December 4, 1995 Is/ LYLE W HANKS Mayor A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for_ inspection with the City Clerk (Dec. 13, 1995) -SLP