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<br /> <br />i. <br />Item # ~ <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Michele MCPherso~ctor of Planning <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />March 14, 2005 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Authorize Natural Resources Inventory Task Force <br /> <br />Attachment <br /> <br />. Parks and Recreation Commission memo regarding Implementation of the Natural <br />Resources Inventory <br /> <br />On February 9,2005, the Parks and Recreation Commission adopted the attached list of <br />implementation strategies. These strategies were presented to the Planning Commission at <br />its workshop on February 8th. A component of the implementation recommendation is to <br />form a Task Force to implement the recommendations of the Natural Resources Inventory. <br />It has been suggested that the composition of this task force be two Parks and Recreation <br />Commission members, two Planning Commission members, and a Council member, for a <br />total of five members. <br /> <br />Task Force Role <br /> <br />Staff has identified the following roles for the task force to play in the implementation of the <br />Natural Resources Inventory: <br /> <br />A. Review the implementation strategies and recommend to the City Council those that <br />are most appropriate for the City. <br /> <br />B. Review and research other regulatory programs and recommend to the City Council <br />those that are most appropriate for the City. <br /> <br />C. Review ordinance language that would allow those strategies or programs to be <br />utilized in the development process. The Commissions recognize than any <br />regulatory changes made need to be market based in order to balance the strategies <br />of the Natural Resources Inventory and private property rights. <br /> <br />Planning Department Mission: the orderly development of a livable and sustainable Elk River community. <br />