HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2017-01 Commissions ORDINANCE NO. 2017-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EDINA CITY CODE
CONCERNING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDINA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 2-81 (a) of the Edina City Code is amended to provide as follows:
Regular members. Commission members shall be appointed by majority vote of the Council.
Members of Arts and Culture Commission, Edina Community Health Commission, Energy and
Environment Commission, Construction Board of Appeals, Heritage Preservation Commission,
Human Rights and Relations Commission, Park Commission, Transportation Commission, and
Board of Appeal and Equalization are eligible to serve two, three-year terms. Members of the
Planning Commission are eligible to serve three, three-year terms. A member in good standing
shall serve until a successor has been appointed.
SECTION 2. Section 2-83 (b) of the Edina City Code is amended to provide as follows:
Chairperson and vice-chairperson. Each board or commission annually shall elect from its members
a chairperson and vice-chairperson to serve a term of one year. No person shall serve more
than three consecutive one-year terms as chairperson of a particular board or commission. A
chairperson elected to fill a vacancy shall be eligible to serve three full terms in addition to the
remainder of the vacated term. There are no term limits for the position of vice-chairperson.
SECTION 3. Section 2-86 (b)(2) of the Edina City Code is amended to provide as follows:
The member, regular or student, fails to attend at least 75 percent of the regular scheduled
meetings in any calendar year, not including the joint work sessions with the Council. For a
member, regular or student, whose term begins during a calendar year, attendance in that
calendar year is measured as at least 75 percent of the scheduled meetings following the
beginning of the member's term.
SECTION 4. Chapter 2, Division 5 of the Edina City Code is amended to provide as follows:
DIVISION S. HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Sec. 2-184. - Policy and establishment.
The Council finds that historically significant buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts
represent scarce, nonrenewable heritage resources that are critical assets for community
development; that heritage preservation is an important public service and a legitimate
responsibility of city government; and that the preservation, protection and enhancement of
significant heritage resources for the benefit of present and future citizens is a public necessity.
Therefore, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.193, the Council continues the Heritage Preservation
Board as the City's Heritage Preservation Commission.
Sec. 2-185. - Purpose.
The commission shall assist and advise the Council, manager, and other city commissions on all
matters relating to heritage resource preservation, protection and enhancement. The
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• commission shall safeguard the significant heritage resources of the city by identifying significant
heritage resources and nominating them for designation by the Council as city heritage
landmarks; by developing and maintaining a comprehensive preservation plan; by reviewing
applications for city permits in relation to properties designated as city heritage landmarks; and
by encouraging the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of significant
heritage resources through public education.
Sec. 2-186. - Definitions.
Unless otherwise stated, or unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the words
or phrases in the following list of definitions shall, for the purposes of this division, have the meanings
indicated:
Certificate of appropriateness means a certificate issued by the city planner and attached to a city
permit evidencing compliance with the city's comprehensive heritage preservation plan.
City planner means city staff member responsible for zoning administration.
Comprehensive heritage preservation plan means the official guide plan for implementing the city's
heritage resource preservation policies, adopted by the Council, which establishes goals and priorities
and integrates heritage preservation with other planning data.
Edina Heritage Landmark or city heritage landmark means any heritage resource so designated by
the Council that is significant in history, architecture, archeology or culture and therefore worthy of
• preservation and consideration in city planning.
Evaluation means the process of determining whether identified heritage resources meet defined
criteria of historical, architectural, archeological or cultural significance.
Heritage preservation commission means the heritage preservation advisory commission appointed
by the Council.
Heritage resource means any prehistoric or historic building, site, structure, object or district that
has historical, architectural, archeological or cultural value to the citizens of the city, the state or the
United States.
Preservation means the act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form,
structure, integrity, and material of a heritage resource.
Reconstruction means the act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact form and
detail of a vanished building, structure or object as it appeared during a specific period of time.
Rehabilitation means the act or process of returning a heritage resource to a state of utility
through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those
portions or features of the property which are significant to its historical, architectural, archeological or
cultural values.
Restoration means the act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a heritage
• resource and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of removal of later work
or by the replacement of missing historic features.
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. Significance means the heritage preservation value of buildings, sites, structures, objects and
districts that are linked to important historical events or persons, or that represent notable expressions
of architecture or engineering, or that have yielded important information about prehistory or history.
Survey means the physical search for and recording of heritage resources that result in an
inventory of buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts worthy of consideration in city planning.
Sec. 2-187. - Duties and responsibilities.
The commission shall:
(1) Advise the Council, manager, and other city commissions and provide leadership for
implementing the heritage preservation regulations.
(2) Develop and maintain a comprehensive plan for heritage resource preservation to
ensure that community development policies and decisions respect the city's heritage
and promote stewardship of heritage resources.
(3) Conduct an ongoing survey of historic buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts
and maintain an inventory of the heritage resources in the city.
(4) Conduct evaluations to determine the eligibility of heritage resources for designation as
city heritage landmarks.
(5) Nominate heritage resources for designation as city heritage landmarks by the City
Council.
(6) Review city permit applications in relation to city heritage landmarks and make
• recommendations to the city planner with respect to issuance of certificates of
appropriateness.
(7) Review and make recommendations to the planning commission on development
projects that affect properties designated heritage landmarks or determined eligible for
designation as heritage landmarks.
(8) Inform and educate citizens about the city's heritage and the benefits of preservation.
(9) Develop regulatory and incentive programs that facilitate heritage preservation.
(10) Adopt rules of procedure, subject to Council approval, to guide the commission's
deliberations.
(1 1) Prepare an annual report to the Council, describing the commission's accomplishments
during the past year and presenting goals and objectives for the coming year.
Sec. 2-188. - Membership.
(a) Commission membership. The commission shall consist of nine regular and two student
members. Members shall have a demonstrated interest, knowledge, ability or expertise
in heritage preservation. At least one member shall be a qualified professional historian,
architect, architectural historian, archeologist, planner or the owner of a heritage
landmark property.
(b) City Historical Society membership. A member of the commission shall be a member of the
city historical society.
(c) County Historical Society membership. A member of the commission shall be a member of
the County Historical Society.
• Sec. 2-189. - Professional staff.
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The manager shall provide the commission with professional staff with expertise in heritage
preservation.
SECTION S. Chapter 2, Division 7 of the Edina City Code is amended to provide as follows:
DIVISION 7. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Sec. 2-255. - Establishment.
To provide for a City park and open space system and a City recreation program a Parks and
Recreation Commission is established.
Sec. 2-256. - Duties.
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall develop and review plans and advise the Council on
the acquisition and development of parks and recreation facilities, and plan and make
recommendations to the Council concerning park activities and recreation programs. The park
commission shall advise the Council on natural resource, wildlife management, and natural area
preservation issues. The park commission shall make and furnish studies, reports and
recommendations as the Council may request.
2-257. - Membership.
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall consist of nine regular and two student members
• and one commission position that will be an ex officio, non-voting member that is nominated by
the Edina School Board and confirmed by the City Council. With the exception of voting, the
position will be charged with all the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as the other
members of the commission. The School District's nominee will comply with the City's rules
regarding advisory commission members, except that the nominee need not be a resident of the
City. The term of this position is subject to nomination and confirmation on an annual basis.
SECTION 6. This ordinance is effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
First Reading: February 22, 2017
Second Reading: March 7, 2017 LMayor Published: March 16, 2017AttestDebra A. Mangen, City Ierk Ja ovland,
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