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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5473 ORDINANCE NO. 5473 ARCHIVED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING §33.240: PURPOSES AND DUTIES OF ARTICLE XI: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF CHAPTER 33: DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND AUTHORITIES OF THE CODE OF FAYETTEVILLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO COMMUNITY WILDLIFE HABITAT CERTIFICATION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby amends §33.240: Purposes and Duties of Article XI: Environmental Action Committee of Chapter 33: Departments, Boards, Commissions, and Authorities of the Code of Fayetteville,to add a new subsection(C)to the section which shall read as follows: "(C) The Environmental Action Committee may coordinate all City efforts to obtain and maintain an annual community wildlife habitat designation through the National Wildlife Federation subject to City Council approval." PASSED and APPROVED this 20th day of December, 2011. APPROVED: ATTEST: z le By: / _ 4c6eit,4) .-Ait,ito I e EL i O ' 0 • N, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer ��I\111I tli"y91e, :FAYETTEVILLE: ° A 1,1 sy;el. 11,i,NGTON.�:E%N% AGENDA REQUEST 20120II : rex Sara-h- FOR: COUNCIL MEETING OF NnVEMBEn 20+ FROM: SARAH LEWIS, COUNCILMEMBER ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TITLE AND SUBJECT: An ordinance amending section 33.240: Purposes and duties of article XI: Environmental Action Committee of Chapter 33: Departments, Boards, Commissions, and Authorities of the Code of Fayetteville to provide additional authority related to Community Wildlife Habitat Certification APPROVED FOR AGENDA: "4////, ////‘// Sarah Lewis Date Council Member � 1 J on Kelley, ssistant Ci Attorney Date (Approved as to form) 11-21- 11 A10: 07 IN ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 33.240: PURPOSES AND DUTIES OF ARTICLE XI: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF CHAPTER 33: DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND AUTHORITIES OF THE CODE OF FAYETTEVILLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO COMMUNITY WILDLIFE HABITAT CERTIFICATION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby amends Section 33.240: Purposes and Duties of Article XI: Environmental Action Committee of Chapter 33: Departments, Boards, Commissions, and Authorities of the Code of Fayetteville, to add a new subsection(C)to the section which shall read as follows: "(C) The Environmental Action Committee may coordinate all City efforts to obtain and maintain an annual community wildlife habitat designation through the National Wildlife Federation." PASSED and APPROVED this day of , 2011. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E.SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer /1 L. n/Iat at' 414 1 C„G'f I'M (..f.75 C4441ca r 14-4 je • Annual Goals ((// t: � „, ./04(.44 To keep your Community Wildlife Habitat'"' status, your team must continue earning a minimum of 40 points per year. Points Activity RequiredSubmit this yearly post-certification update form Secure a feature article in the local media about 10 your project Maintain information kiosk, library or website 10 established during certification stage Create a website for your project, if your 10 community does not yet have one Continued hosting of annual event started during 10 certification stage Participate (through a booth) in at least one 5 community event (up to 4) Host or organize a Habitat Stewards or 10 conservation advocacy training Participate in a quarterly Community Wildlife 5 Habitat conference call (up to 4) Host a garden tour that features Certified Wildlife 10 Habitat sites Create a new demonstration garden, with 10 educational signage Continue regular column in your community paper/newsletter to educate community members 10 about your project and how to take action Deliver an oral presentation at a community group not yet associated with your project (up to 5 6) Give a presentation on Community Wildlife 10 Habitats to a neighboring community Mentor a neighboring community through the 10 certification process Have member of habitat team serve on a community committee or board that addresses 5 community environmental issues Examine your community's weed ordinances, and other public policies, and work to make them 10 more native plant and habitat friendly Work with local park agencies to convert parkland 10 to wildlife friendly landscapes. Organize a community meeting with your congressional or legislative member about a 10 current issue affecting wildlife Educate your community about their carbon or water footprint and provide actions they can take 10 to reduce it Each additional home, townhome or apartment 1 certified with NWF Each additional common area (workplace, park, community garden, place of worship, farm) 3 certified with NWF 5 Each additional school certified with NWF TBD Additional project approved by NWF Earning Points Toward Certification Once your Community Wildlife Habitat project is registered, you can start earning the points you'll need to become officially certified. Your team can do this by getting out into your community, educating your neighbors, certifying habitats and organizing community projects. Some projects or habitat certification points earned before registration may also be counted. Please check with your NWF contact. How many points do you need to certify? The number of points you'll need depends on how big your community is. ommunity's Total Points Needed Population to Certify L0,000 - 100,000 500 How do you earn points? When you submitted the registration form, you earned at least 40 points for your community. The remainder of the points must be earned in the following four areas: I. Habitat Certification Goals There is a sliding scale for habitat certification points, based on population size. ✓ One point for each home, townhome, or apartment. ✓ Three points for every public site, workplace, park, community garden, farm, place of worship, or other common area. ✓ Five points for every Schoolyard Habitats site certified. ✓ Three, five or ten bonus points if each member of the Habitat Team certifies their yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat site, depending on the population of the community. Minimum in each section Points Sliding Scale Based on Common Needed Population Size Home Area School 300 50,000-100,000 200 6 5 II. Education Goals Points Activity Establish an information kiosk, resource library or bibliography (may be online) where community - 10 members can get information about your project Create a CWH project brochure specific to your 5 community Create a website where community members can learn _ 10 about your project Write a regular column in your community paper to educate community members about your project(may 10 be an online newsletter or blog) Secure a feature article in the local media about your 10 project 10 Secure a radio or TV interview or PSA on your project Hold a series of at least 3 workshops to educate 10 community members about wildlife gardening Each member of Habitat Team completes Creating 10 Places for Wildlife (available from NWF on CD) Create and distribute a native plant list for your 5 community 10 Hold a garden tour that features certified habitats Create a demonstration garden at a public site, with 10 educational signs Other Education Project (please discuss with NWF TBD staff) Minimum required is 40 points Ill. Community Projects Goals Points Activity Examine your community's weed ordinances, or other public policies, and work to make them native plant 10 and habitat friendly Work with local park agencies to convert parkland to 10 wildlife friendly landscapes. Create an information booth at one or more 5 community events (up to three) 5 Coordinate a stream or trail clean-up Plan a native plant rescue (at a site to be developed 5 or demolished) 10 Organize a native plant sale 5 Organize an invasive plant removal at a public site Do a large-scale plant restoration project in your 10 community Work with local nurseries to label and/or provide 10 native plants Partner with your NWF state affiliate or NWF field 10 office Organize a family-oriented nature activity for your community such as a nature hike or nature scavenger 5 hunt Arrange a community-wide campout to support the 10 Great American Backyard Campout Each Habitat Team member that serves on community board or council related to environmental 5 issues (up to 3) Each presentation to organization not yet associated 5 with CWH project(up to 5) Other Community Project(please discuss with NWF TBD staff) Minimum required is 50 points IV. Administrative Goals Points Activity Maintain a project notebook (may be an electronic Required folder) Identify the individuals that will make up the post- Required certification Habitat Team Per new volunteer registered with volunteer team 3 (up to 20) Per partner organization affiliated with your 10 project(up to 5) 10 Each grant application submitted (up to 3) Participate in a quarterly Community Wildlife 5 Habitat conference call (up to 4) Minimum required is 20 points �I NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE 1 �ITORTHWEST ARKANSAS THE MORNING NEWS OF SPRINGDALE THE MORNING NEWS OF ROGERS SPAPE LL NORTHWEST ARKANSASTIMES BENTON COUNTY DAILYILYRRECORD 212 NORTH EAST AVENUE,FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72701 I P.O.BOX 1607, 72702 1479-442.1700 I WWW.NWANEWS.COM RECEIVED AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION JAN 1 1 2012 I, Cathy Wiles, do solemnly swear that I am the Legal Clerk of the CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, LLC, printed and published in CITY CLERKS OFFICE Washington and Benton County, Arkansas, bona fide circulation, that from my own personal knowledge and reference to the files of said publication,the advertisement of: City of Fayetteville Ordinance 5473 ORDINANCE NO.5473 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING §33.240: PURPOSES Was inserted in the Regular Editions on: AND DUTIES OF ARTICLE XI: ENVIRONMENTALACTION COMMITTEE e January5, 2012 DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, CHAPTER S Y COMMISSIONS, AND Vevl1 11e AUTHORITIES OF THE CODE OF FAYE I I EVILLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO COMMUNITY WILDLIFE HABITAT CERTIFICATION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, Publication Charges: $ 58.36 ARKANSAS: g Section 1.That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby amends §33.240:Purposes and Duties of Article XI:Environmental Action Committee of Chapter 33: Departments,Boards,Commissions,and Authorities of the Code of Fayetteville,to add a new subsection(C)to the section which shall read as follows: "(C) The Environmental Action Committee may coordinate all City.efforts to obtain and maintain an annual community wildlife habitat designation through the National Wildlife Federation subject City .vAjl y/�j Council approval."PASSED and APPROVED this 20th day of December,2011. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN,Mayor SONDRA E.SMITH,City Clerk/Treasurer Cathy Wiles . Subscribed and s rn to before me This kkday o , 2012. ()Li_ Notary Public My Commission Expires: SANDRA E SCHACHERBAUER BENTON COUNTY NOTARY PUBLIC-ARKANSAS My Cam Expires April 14,2017 Commission No.12360121 **NOTE** Please do not pay from Affidavit. Invoice will be sent.