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City Council Meeting Minutes September 15, 2015 Page 8 of 20 the Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board and 2) Setting the Purposes, Terms, Responsibilities, Powers, Duties and Other Matters Concerning the Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board. Section 2 of the resolution was modified to read as follows: The Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to City Council on matters of interest related to parks and public landscaping within the City of Louisville. The Board shall have such other advisory responsibilities or duties as assigned by City Council, such responsibilities include, but are not limited to: A. To assist the City Council and staff in determining the community's needs and desires for parks, programs, and facilities in relationship to parks related issues in the Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Master Plan; B. To advise the City Council and staff on park and public landscape maintenance, development, and redevelopment, and review referrals for proposed landscape plans for public areas; C. To advise the City Council and staff on the capital and operating budget as it relates to parks and public landscape maintenance; D. To advise the City Council and staff on best practices related to parks and landscaping; E. To promote healthy horticultural and forestry practices in public and private landscapes; F. To educate the public regarding horticultural and forestry practices appropriate to Louisville's climate and soils; G. To review and give comments on city landscape master plans, landscape ordinances and other appropriate landscape documents; H. To hear appeals of decisions of the city forester concerning licensing of arborists and removal of trees as provided in Chapter 8.12 of the Louisville Municipal Code; I. To maintain a list of small, medium, and large trees, bushes and shrubs to be planted as street trees or park trees and advise the City on the adoption of regulations for the care and planting of trees. MOTION: Mayor Muckle moved to approve Resolution No. 65, Series 2015, as amended, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Dalton. All were in favor.