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City of Lake Elmo SUMMARY of recommendations on scope and objectives of the Park and Planning Commissions 12/11/81 PLANNING COMMISSION PARK COMMISSION Establishment. A Planning Commission of the City of Establishment. A Parks Commission of the City of Lake Elmo Lake Elmo is hereby established. is hereby established. Purpose. The Planning Commission is estab-shed to meet the reouirements of State Statute; to develop and enforce the Comprehensive Plan and amendments thereto, subject to City Council approval and the requirements of the Mandatory Planning Act; and, to review and make recommendations on Subdivisions, Zoning applications, Planned -Unit Developments, and Site and Building Plans as provided by Ordinance. Purpose. The Parks Commission is established to review and make recommendations to the City Council on the future de- velopment of City parks,including the establishment of and improvements to said parks, and to make recommendations to the City Council on policies governing the maintenance and public use of the parks within the City. Composition. The Planning Commission shall consist Composition. Same as Planning Commission. of nine members and two alternate members. Members shall be appointed by the City Council for lthree year terms so that only one-third WVA of the ap- pointments will expire on December 31st of each year. No member may serve more than two consecutive three- year terms. Alternate members shall be appointed by the City Council to serve until there is a vacancy on the Commission or until they have served three years. The City Council shall designate a first al- ternate and a second alternate who will become full members in order of appointment and shall complete the unexpired term of the member they succeed. If the office of any alternate member becomes vacant, the vacan- cy shall be filled in the same manner in which the last -regular appointment for that office was made. Qualifications. Each member and alternate member shall Qualifications. Same as Planning Commission be a resident of the City of Lake Elmo. Wherever pos- sible, Commission members should represent all geographical areas of the City and a cross-section of the population of the City at the time of appointment. Syotes- 1. The Council should consider reducing both Commission to 7 members and two alternates. It would be a more manageable group to work with.