The Planning Board shall exercise the responsibilities and duties provided in the City and Village Planning Act and other State statutes or those duties assigned by ordinance or by this Charter. Such duties shall include preparing and revising a master plan for the City, making surveys, recommending zoning changes to the Council in accordance with the zoning ordinance, and advising the Council with respect to municipal improvements. The Planning Board shall make reports and recommendations to the Council on other matters, as the Council considers appropriate.