The Environmental Advisory Council shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Identify environmental problems.
(b) Recommend plans and programs to the appropriate agencies for the promotion and conservation of the natural resources and for the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment within the area of the three municipalities.
(c) Make recommendations as to the appropriate use of open land areas.
(d) Promote a community environmental program.
(e) Work cooperatively with private, commercial and industrial entities in the area to better understand potential environmental impacts of private sector actions and coordinate activities to minimize them.
(f) Keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including, but not limited to, flood-prone areas, wetlands, and other unique natural areas.
(g) Advise the appropriate local government agencies in the acquisition of property, both real and personal.
(h) Undertake such environmental tasks as requested by the governing bodies of the three municipalities.
(Ord. 91-3. Passed 3-11-91.)