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City Council Meeting Minutes January 17, 2006 Page 6 of 11 City Attorney Light stated changes must be addressed this evening. He noted the ordinance has provision for terms of office with staggered terms and suggested language to provide one-year terms in 2008, which would add continuity of members. The new language is a follows: An HFAB member's term of office shall be two years, "except for not more than two, one-year appointments to be made in 2008." The ordinance would also change horticultural to horticulture. Chairperson Spalding requested the associate member be changed to alternate member to correspond to the language used by other boards. She addressed Section 14.20.050, which refers to "in the event a regular member is temporarily unable," she suggested the word temporarily be removed, and in Section 2A "nay" be struck. City Attorney Light stated the word "nay" was a typographical error and should have been "any". Council member Muckle questioned the word "any". City Attorney Light stated the word "any" is overly broad and suggested deleting it. Mayor Sisk requested public comment, and hearing none, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Council member Marsella moved to approve Ordinance No. 1482, Series 2006, with the following modifications: changing throughout the ordinance horticultural to horticulture; adding the language in Section 14.20 "except for not more than two, one-year appointments to be made in 2008"; changing Associate to Alternate in Section 14.20.050; and deleting the word nay (any) , seconded by Council member Clabots. Mayor Pro Tem Brown offered a friendly amendment that the word temporarily be deleted. Council members Marsella and Clabots accepted the motion. City Attorney Light stated the word temporarily refers to the absence of a board member, thereby allowing the Associate member to vote. He stated the word temporarily is more consistent with language used on other City Boards and Commissions. Mayor Pro Tern Brown withdrew his friendly amendment. VOTE: Roll call vote was taken. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. RESOLUTION No.3, SERIES 2006 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING REVISED BYLAWS FOR THE HORTICULTURAL AND FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. City Forester Chris Lichty explained Section 14.20.060 of the Louisville Municipal Code refers to the by-laws of the Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board, which