A. Purpose: The purpose of the Parks, Trails, Arts and Recreation Advisory Board is to act, pursuant to the duties described in this ordinance, as the City's citizen board to formulate and submit recommendations to the City Council related to current and long-range needs in parks, trails, arts and recreation. The City Council has formed this board for the purpose of advancing and improving the quality of life for all residents of the City, to provide improved access and levels of service to the public and to meet the public's ongoing and changing needs for quality parks, trails, arts and recreation services. In carrying out all of its duties and responsibilities, the City Council acknowledges that it is critically important that an advisory board be created so that a citizen committee can assist in the creation and implementation of plans, policies, initiatives, proposals, events and any other matters related to parks, trails, arts and recreation in the City.
B. Membership: The parks, trails, arts and recreation advisory board ("board") shall be comprised of seven (7) regular members. Each member of the governing body of the city of North Salt Lake shall have one appointment ratified by the city council. The seventh member of the board shall be a member of the governing body and shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. The board members appointed by governing body shall serve for a term of two (2) years with three (3) appointed in even years and three (3) appointed in odd years. The seventh member of the board shall serve for a four (4) year term. Membership should represent as much as possible, all geographic areas of the city. The city manager, or designee, and public works director, or designee, are ex officio members of the board.
C. Meetings: The board will meet a minimum of four (4) times each year and make a written report to the city council each year. All meetings will abide by the Utah open public meetings law, and the public works secretary will be the secretary to the board.
D. Bylaws; Officers: The board shall adopt a set of bylaws for the purpose of conducting the board's business, which shall be subject to the approval of the city council. The board shall select a chairperson and vice chairperson.
E. Duties And Responsibilities: It is implied in all of the following duties that the Board is acting in its advisory role and should make recommendations to the City Council, as necessary, related to any of their duties. The duties and responsibilities of the Board are:
1. Study, develop, and review parks, trails, cultural art and recreation policies and plans.
2. Review proposed design, improvements, modernization, and/or expansion of parks, trails, arts, and recreational facilities.
3. Review the City's Parks Maintenance Plan and formulate a recommendation to the City Council with respect to it. The Board's recommendation should include specific projects and facilities, timing, phasing and any other considerations it deems necessary to be considered by the City Council.
4. Evaluate parks, trails, art and recreational facilities policies on an ongoing basis with the goal of maximizing the use of city facilities to meet the changing recreational needs of the residents of the city.
5. Pursue opportunities to expand cultural arts in the community including performing, visual and literary arts.
6. Prepare an annual plan, including a proposed budget, for community activities and events and, with the approval, assistance and support of the City, be primarily responsible for carrying out those community activities and events.
7. Submit reports and recommendations to the City Council any time it deems necessary or in response to special requests by the City Council.
F. Support And Resources: The Board may call upon City staff, the Planning Commission and the City Council for reasonable support and resources as needed. The Board shall serve without compensation, except that the City Council may fix a per diem compensation for the members of the Board based on necessary and reasonable expenses and on meetings actually attended. (Ord. 2014-01, 1-7-2014; amd. Ord. 2020-04, 2-4-2020)