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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0--91- _.�6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRA-
TION", ARTICLE III, "BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS" BY CREATING A NEW DIVISION 9,
"URBAN FORESTRY COMMITTEE" TO REVIEW, STUDY,
INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP WRITTEN PLANS AND
PROGRAMS FOR THE CARE, PRESERVATION, PRUN
ING, PLANTING, REPLANTING, REMOVAL OF TREES
AND SHRUBS IN PARKS, PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF WAY
AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS; PROVIDING FOR ITS
MEMBERSHIP, POWERS AND DUTIES; AND PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Tamarac City Council. is desirous of improv-
ing various areas within the City of Tamarac by adopting and
promoting proper Urban and Community Forestry Practices=
WHEREAS, the Tamarac City Council has recognized the
need to establish an Urban Forestry Committee to promote
proper urban and community forestry practices;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. : Chapter 2, Article III of the Tamarac City
Code is hereby amended by creating a new Division 9 which
shall read as follows:
DIVISION 9 URBAN FORESTRY COMMITTEE
SECTION 2-230 Creation and Membership of Committee.
There is hereby created and established an Urban
Forestry Committee which shall be a permanent aaenc
of the City, and shall consist of not less than four (4)
members consisting of two (2) staff members appointedby
the City -Manager and two (2) residents a220inted
annual] b the City Council. The Committee shall.
Promulgate its rules and order of procedure which shall
comply with all applicable laws. Committee members
shall serve without compensation.
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SECTION 2--231 : Powers and Duties . The Committee
shall be authorized to make al.l. studies relating to tree
care and preservation with articular emphasis on tree
pruning. P_lantinq, replanting, removal of trees and
shrubs in parks, public rights -of -way And other.public
areas, inc3udin2 conservation of natural resources
relatin2 to mulching and com ostin of tree and plant
material; submit to the Council appropriate recommenda-
tions for programs designed to irn lement such studies=
recommend such legislation as they shall, deem necessary
or advisable; cooperate with a11_ other similar
governmental agencies, and all. other public orrivate
organizations working for the same or similar objec-
tives. The committee_ when. requested by the City Council
or City Manager, shall. consider, investigate, make
findings and report and recommend upon an s ecial
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matter _or_question com n w th n the scope of its work.
SECTION 2--232 : Requirements : Members of the
committee must have experience (working knowledge) in
one or more of the following fields:- horticulture,
landscaping, forestry or ecology.
SECTION 3 : Specific authority is hereby granted to
codify this Ordinance.
SECTION 4 : All. ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
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SECTION 5 If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect
without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable
SECTION 6 : This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon adoption and passage.
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PASSED FIRST READING this 4-Z(v day of 1991.
PASSED SECOND READING this 10 day of dt, 1991.
�TORMAN ABRAMOWITZ
11 MAYOR
ATTEST:
'-CA ROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this ORDINANCE as
to form. /
�. ALAN /V. RUF
Y CITY ATTORNEY
ORD.FORESTRY
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
MAYOR ABRAAII0%N TL e
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