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City Council Meeting Minutes September 15, 2015 Page 6 of 20 Council member Stolzmann suggested HFAB work on the criteria and make a recommendation to Council on what would be good goals. She researched what Denver, Boulder, Golden and Lafayette have for their board missions. Golden has a lot of good information relative to grouping projects in common areas and then prioritizing projects to provide recommendations to the City Council. She felt Council could move forward to appoint a board this year and modify the mission to improve their function and responsibilities. She felt the board name should be Parks and Public Landscape Advisory Board. Council member Lipton did not want to disconnect HFAB from their function, which they are performing well. He was looking for a strong advocacy for the City's parks and to attract candidates interested in parks. He was interested in knowing how the parks are used and maintained. He was satisfied with modifications, as long as the Parks premise is not lost. His goal was to gain the parks advocacy going forward. Mayor Muckle suggested HFAB review the modifications to the resolution at their October meeting and make recommendations for the City Council's October 6th meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton saw an urgency to get the resolution approved before the recruitment process. He agreed modifications to the board description could be made this evening. Public Relations Manager Muth noted it is not uncommon for the roles and mission of board members to be modified over the years. Mayor Muckle stated the HFAB Board has expressed concern and wanted some assurance about the responsibilities of the new board. He felt the Parks Board could be advertised for applicants, while the responsibilities of the new board are being defined. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton agreed. Council member Lipton voiced his concern over the number of modifications mentioned and whether the resolution could be redrafted this evening, but was willing to spend some time to recraft the language. Mayor Muckle wanted to see advocacy included in the goals and suggested carrying over all the HFAB goals to the new resolution. Council member Stolzmann agreed, but did not believe it would address Council member Lipton's concem for emphasis on the parks. She felt the missing goals were streetscapes and facilities, which did not address playgrounds, their upkeep and whether they are age appropriate. City Council discussed revisions to the resolution in Section 2, items A through F and incorporated some of the current HFAB goals and duties. Mayor Muckle requested clarification of HFAB being a referral agency for development. Public Relations Manager Muth explained the intent was to advise City Council and staff on the public landscape development and redevelopment, which includes referrals.