(A) It shall be the responsibility of the Commission to develop and update and submit to the City Council for approval a plan to address the preservation, maintenance, and expansion of the urban forest. This plan shall include: specific recommendations for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees, shrubs and other vegetation in parks, along streets, and in other public areas; provision for a program for public information and participation; development of funding resources and budgetary requirements to implement the plan; recommendations for new or revised legislation or regulations concerning landscaping and preservation of vegetation on public and private property in the city; a strategy to pursue the acquisition and maintenance of the status of "Tree City, USA" as sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
(B) The Commission, when requested by the City, shall consider, investigate, make finding, report and recommend upon any special matter or question coming within the scope of its work.
(Ord. O-37-91, passed 10-22-91)