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Home My WebLink About2119-98 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1998/05/18ORDINANCE NO. 21i9 9 8 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2051-95 TO THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMISSION AMENDING SECTIONS 1-601 PURPOSE; 1-602 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION AND TERMS, 1-603 ORGANIZATION; AND 1-605 POWERS AND DUTIES 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 is to actively pursue the enhancement of our City's neighborhoods and support their continued advancement. The City Council believes that organized neighborhoods will help to create and maintain a sense of community, improve the appearance of neighborhoods, increase the feeling of security, and 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 be better handled on a neighborhood basis rather than a city wide basis. The Neighborhood Revitalization Commission will empower neighborhood organizations to 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 seven (7) regular members all appointed as hereafter set forth. (2) Membership: All of the members of the commission, at least one of whom, if possible, should 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. Appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members' terms 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. 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 staffliaison(s) 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 from among its members a Chair and Vice Chair or, in the alternative, two or three persons to serve in a Joint Chairperson capacity. No person shall hold the position of chair or Joint Chairperson for more than two consecutive years. The Chair and Vice -Chair or Joint Chairpersons shall take office immediately following their election by the Commission and shall hold office for a term of one year and until their successors are elected and assume office. Subject to the limitations as may be imposed by the City Council at any time, the Commission shall provide its own rules of procedure Such procedures shall be in compliance 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's neighborhood 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 be a facilitating body for the organization of neighborhoods and the perpetuation of existing neighborhood organizations. (2) The Commission shall facilitate neighborhoods by: (a) Providing leadership for the promotion, development and support of new neighborhood organ»ations (b) Providing leadership to ensure established neighborhood organizations remain stable and strong i (c) Providing education on basic principles and best practices relative to neighborhood organizations growth (d) Serving as an advisory group, representing all neighborhood organizations throughout the city, to both the City Council (on matters of policy) and City staff (on matters of programs and services) • (e) Serving as an advisory group to the City Council on matters relative to the current neighborhood grant program. (f) Holding a joint meeting with the City Council at least once each year to report progress and goals. ATTEST: qty Clerk Reviewed for administration: ,(#frliA/ ity Manager 9712:RES 11 Ad • pted by the City Council May 18, 1998 Mayor Approved as to form and execution: City Attorney • STATE OF MINNESOTA) SS. Sun Current • Sun Sailor • Sun Post AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Doug Dance , being duly sworn on an oath says that he/she is the publisher or authorized 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 Statue 331A.02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed Ordinance No. 2119-98 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for one successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the 27th day of May , 1998, and was thereafter printed and published on every Wednesday to and including Wednesday, the day of ,1998, and printed 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: a bcdefghi,Ikl mnopg rstuvwxyz BY- L Acknowledged before me on this 27th day of May TITLE: Publisher , 1998. d - Notary Public VICTORIA H, BROUILLETTE NOTPq" oUBLIC—MINNESOTA MY COMMISSION xPo4ES fi JI 2 YCO RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space 4(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 2.55 per line $ 6 20 per line $ 1 24 per line ' City of St. Louis Park (Official Pubhcation) SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO 2119-98 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2051-95 TO THE ST LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING MEMBER- SHIP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION COMMISSION AMENDING SECTIONS 1-601 PURPOSE; 1-602 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION AND TERMS; 1-603 ORGANIZATION; AND 1-605 POWERS AND DUTIES This ordinance refines the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission's purpose and goals, changes the member -I ship of the Commission from 11 to 7 and allows for Joint Chairpersons This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after publication Adopted by the City Council May 1, 1998 /s/ Gail Dorfman Mayor A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for inspection with the City Clerk (May 27, 1998) A3/Cty SLP Ord 2119-98