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i " iji,'I'. ~ V,,,........ {'''',., ~J ;" '"",fh~!." I 'i.. t '" ORDINANCE NO. 411 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CC'M1ISSION OF ENVIIPNMENTAL QUALITY AND DEFINlliG DUTIES AND RESP(H;IBILITIES THEREFORE AND RESCINDING RESOUJrION NO. 1305 It is hereby ordained by the Council of the City of New Brighton as follows: \ Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Nev..r Brighton, ~ State of Minnesota, is hereby arrended by adding thereto the follaving sections, to-wi t : SECTIOO 2-91. ESTABLISHMENT. The Envirormentai Quality Comuission in and for the City is hereby established. SECl'ION 2-92. PURPOSE. The purpose of this advisory commission shall be to stimulate interest in the proper use of r and care for, the natural resources of the City of New Brighton; to be infor.rred about laws, policies and regulations of all levels of goverrmentwlllch may have envirornren.tal or ecologi cal significance for New Brighton; and to advise the City Council on matters relating to the conservation of environnental resources, including the study and proposal of possible environnental ordinances. SECTIOO 2...93. DUl'IES AND RESPONSIBILITIES . The:duties and responsibi- lities of this commission shall be: a. To irmediatel y prepare and periodically evaluate a proposal ~\. . for the proper use of, and aa.refor, lakes ana ~ watercourses of Nar Brighton, including a detennination of :responsibility and an implerrentation program. b. To'advise the City Council on matters relevant to the conservation of enviml11'l'eI1tal resources in New Brighton, including the study and proposal of FOssible environrrental ordinances;, and tci advise the council on other such matters as the Council nay direct. c.To maintain an overview of the activities .of public and private agencies in New Brighton with concern for their effects on the to~ quality of the environrrent in New Brighton. d. To act as a resource agency on environrrental ma.tters for the City Council, M:magerr Advisory Groups,and the citizens of the conm.mity. e. To inventory and periodically evaluate the natural resources and envirornrental problems of the City of. New Brighton. f. To initiate, conduct, coordinate or support camnmity projects which seek to naintain, inprove, or reclaim a qualityenvironnent or to educate or infom residents about en.viro.nnentalproblems and problem-solving rrethods, but only if first submitted to, and approved by, the City Council. g. To cooperate with citizen groups and governmental units of similar nature where appropriate and when approved by the City Council. h. To advise the Council on natters concerning petition to, and dE;alings with, any Watershed District the City nay be associated with.