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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 50-96 - Amending Code Sec. 2.20 - Environmental & Waste Management Commission - 11/19/1996 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 50 -96 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 2 .20 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION; AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 2 . 99 WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. Section 2 .20 of the City Code is amended to read as follows : "Subd. 1. Establishment and Composition. An Environmental and Waste Management Commission composed of seven (7) members is hereby established for the purpose of advising the Council in all matters concerning the environment and their potential impact on the quality of life within the City. These issues involve aspects of waste management, water quality, water conservation, air quality, land use and other relevant environmental concerns . Commission members shall either be residents of the City or employed within the City; however, at least five (5) of the members must be residents of the City. The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each. A term shall continue until the member's successor has been appointed and qualified. Subd. 2. Duties. The duties of the Environmental and Waste Management Commission are to advise the Council concerning the following: A. Recommendations regarding the management of environmental wastes : solid; liquid (including sewage) ; hazardous, radioactive; and other wastes; and review and make recommendations related to resource recovery and recyclables . B. Waste management and all other issues directly and indirectly affecting the air, water and land quality of the City in an effort to strike a reasonable balance between environmental preservation and development . C. Establishment of programs to disseminate information to residents regarding aspects of waste management practices within the community. D. Recommendations regarding ways, to improve, restore and protect the water quality of City lakes, wetlands and creeks, to. ensure uses compatible to water quality desired by area residents and to maintain a healthy environment . E. Development of a strategy to reach the community regarding the importance of environmental stewardship. Such strategy will make use of civic organizations, schools and churches, and provide speakers, facilitators and educators for environmental issues . The Commission will advise the Council on selection of the annual Environmental Quality Award to an Eden Prairie business that exemplifies sound environmental ethics . F. Actions and requirements of other units of local, state and federal agencies and their impact upon the City. Section 2 . City Code Chapter 1 entitled "General Provisions and Definitions Applicable to the Entire City Code Including Penalty for Violation" and Section 2 . 99 entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor" are hereby adopted in their entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein. Section 3 . This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Cit Council of the City of Eden Prairie on the /91'11 day of , 1996, and finally read and adopted and ordered publislie at a regular meeting f the City Council of said City on the day of 1996 . k 41ayor UBLISHED i the Eden Prairie News on the day of 1996 . CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.50-96 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 2.20 RELATING TO THE ENVIRON- MENTAL AND WASTE MANAGE- MENT COMMISSION;AND ADOPT- ING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 2.99 Affidavit of Publication WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS. Southwest Suburban Publishing TH E C ITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. Section 2.20 of the City Code is amended to read as follows: State Of Minnesota ) "Subd.1. Establishment and Com- position. An Environmental and Waste )SS. Management Commission composed of seven(7)members is hereby established County of Hennepin ) for the purpose of advising the Council in all matters concerning the environment Stan Rolfsrud,being duly sworn,on oath says that he is the authorized agent of the publisher of and their potentialimpact on the quality of the newspaper known as the Eden Prairie News and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated life within the City.'These issues involve as follows: aspects of waste manag t,WSWORl- (A)This newspaper has complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal ity,water conservation,air quality,lath newspaper,as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02,331A.07,and other applicable laws,as use and otherrelevatitenvironmentalcon- amended. cerns. Commission members shall either beresidents of the City or employed within (B)The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. the City;however,at least five(5)of the was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice,and said members must be residents of the City. Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of the The members shall be appointed for newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both terms of three(3)years each.A term shall inclusive,and is hereby acknowledged as being the and size of type used in the composition continue until the member's successor and publication of the Notice: has been appointed and qualified. Subd.2.Duties. The duties of the abcdefghij opq wxyz Environmental and Waste Management Commission are to advise the Council concerning the following: A. Recommendations regarding B : the managementof environmental wastes: Stan olfsrud,General Manager solid;liquid(including sewage);hazard- or his designated agent ous, radioactive; and other wastes; and review and make recommendations re- lated to resource recoveryandrecyclables. Subscribed and swom before me on B. Waste management and all other issues directly and indirectly affect- ing the air,water and land quality of thecl City in an effort to strike a reasonable this�=day of 11996 balance between environmentalpreserva- _� GIVEN '. RADUENZ tion and development t; " NOTARY PUBLIC—Pd11i1ES4TA C. Establishment of programs to t+ RAY COMMISSION EXP;RES 1-31-00 disseminate information to residents re ---------------- - garding aspects of waste management . . Notary Public practices within the community. Section 3. This ordinance shall D. Recommendations regarding become effective from and after its pas- ways,to improve,restore and protect the sage and publication. water quality of City lakes,wetlands and FIRST READ at a regular meeting creeks,to ensure uses compatible to water of the City Council of the City of Eden quality desired by area resident., and to Prairie on the 19th day of November, maintain a healthy environment. 1996,and finally read and adopted and E. Developmentof astrategy to reach ordered published at a regular meeting of the community regarding the importance the City Council of said City on the 3rd ofenvironmental stewardship.Such strat- d ay of December,1996. egy will make use of civic organizations, /s/Jean L.Hams schools and churches,and provide speak- Mayor ers,facilitatorsand educators for environ- /s/John Frane mental issues. The Commission will ad- City Clerk RATE INFORMATION vise the Council on selection of the annual Published in the Eden Prairie News on on Environmental Quality Award to an Eden Thursday,Diowesf 1as961ied rate paid by commercial users for comparable space......$16.00 per column inch Prairie business that exemplifies sound Maximum rate allowed bylaw for the above matter...................................$16.00 per column inch environmental ethics. Rate actually charged for the above matter.............................................. $ 7.67 per column inch F. Actions and requirements of other units of local,stateand federal agen- cies and their impact upon the City. Section 2. City Code Chapter 1 entitled"General Provisions and Defini- tions Applicable to the Entire City Code Including Penalty for Violation'and Sec- tion 2.99 entitled "Violation a Misde- meanor"are hereby adopted in their en- tirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein.