A. There is created the city parks, natural lands, trails, and urban forestry advisory board (board). The board shall be comprised of nine (9) to thirteen (13) voting members. All appointments shall be made for a three (3) year term. One member of the board shall be appointed from each city council district and must reside in that council district. The remaining members of the board shall be appointed as at large members. At least two (2) of such at large members shall represent Indigenous Tribes or organizations. No more than three (3) members may live outside of the Salt Lake City boundaries.
B. Nominations to the board should reflect many communities’ needs by seeking to find members with geographic, professional, ethnic, cultural and community diversity. In addition, at least two (2) of the at-large members of the board must be representatives of Indigenous Tribes or organizations of Utah, which for purposes of this chapter means members of or descendants of the following tribes: Utes (all bands); Paiute, Goshute, Dine’/Navajo; Shoshoni; Arapaho; Oglala Sioux; Cheyenne River Sioux; Wind River Shoshone; Cherokee; or Rosebud Sioux.
C. The board shall also include the following ex officio nonvoting members:
1. The chair of the city's transportation advisory board, or the chair's designee;
2. The chair of the community development and capital improvements board or the chair's designee;
3. The chair of the historic landmark commission or the chair's designee; and
4. The mayor or the mayor's designees.
D. The board will be located and staffed in the department of public lands and will have access to and assistance from the parks director, the urban forester, the director of transportation, the trails coordinator, the city natural lands program manager, or their designees; other city departments and/or divisions; and the city attorney's office as needed. (Ord. 09-23, 2023: Ord. 31-21, 2021: Ord. 67-13, 2013)