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834 Moved by Councilman Wilson, seconded by Councilman Driscoll to pass the third reading of an Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE v ESTABLISHING A NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION" to finally read as follows: The City Council does ordain: c-' SECTION I ESTABLISHED AND CREATED: In accordance with and subject to the limitations of Minnesota Statutes Annotated 412.621 subdivision 1, there is hereby established and created an Advisory Natural Resources and Recreation ConiInissionfor the City of Hastings. SECTION II NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION - MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS: Subdivision 1. The Natural Resources and Recreation Commission shall consist of eleven members - mine regular, one student representative and one member of the City Council, all appointed as hereinafter set forth. Subdivision 2. Nine regular members of the Commission shall be appointed by the City Council for terms of three years each. No less than five of said regular members shall be residents of the City. Three (one of whom can be a School Board member) of said regular members shall be appointed by the City Council with the approval of the Board of Independent School District #200. Subsequent regular appoint- ments shall be for three year terms expiring on December 31st of the third year of such term and until a successor is duly appointed. In the event of a vacancy, the City Council shall appoint a person to com- plete the unexpired term, such appointment being made irt the same manner as the original appointment. The nine members holding office at the time of the adoption of this ordinance shall continue in office until the term for which they were appointed shall have expired. ,.-- Subdivision 3. One member and,one a1tern~te, both of whom shall be Senior High students of School District #200, shall be appointed b~ and and serve at the pleasure of the Board of said School District, upon the recommendation of the High School Student Council, for a one- year term unless such appointment shall be sooner terminated by said Board. Such member and alternate shall be appointed as soon as practi- cable after the 1st day of September in the year in which such term shall commence to serve until the 31st day of August in the succeeding year. The named alternate may attend all meetings and in the absence of the member shall vote and shall be counted in determining a quorum. Subdivision 4. One voting member and one alternate, both of whom shall be members of the City Council, shall be appointed by the City Council for a one year term. No Council member shall serve as member for more than two consecutive years. Such member and alternate shall be appointed as soon as practicable after the 1st day of January of each year, to serve until the 31st day of December of that year and until his successor shall qualify. SECTION III EXPENSES OF MEMBERS: The members of the Commission shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses if funds therefor are provided in the adopted budgets of the Park Fund and the Recreation Fund. SECTION IV POWERS AND DUTIES: The Commission shall have the power to adopt by-laws and elect such officers for such terms as it deems desirable from the nine regular members and who are not members of the City Council, School Board, Planning Commission. It shall be the duty of the Commission to hold meetings of its members, and to meet from time to time with the City Administrator and other officials as may be designated to consider such matters pertaining to land acquisition and other Open Space System programs and to Parks and Public Recreation programs in the City as shall be referred to the Commission by the City Council, City Administrator or School Board or as the members of the Commission deem proper. The Commission shall make an annual advisory report not later than 120 days prior to the end of the current fiscal year which report shall contain the recommendations of the Commission for program and budget for the ensuing year. Additional Commission reports, conclusions, and recommendations shall be made to . . 1 ~