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agents of any land owner, from any city-owned land, greenways or access corridors for greenways without permission of the City of Ramsey Environmental Policy Task Force or Environmental Specialist." 3. City's Right to Plant, Maintain and Remove Trees on Private Property Selected text was: "The City shall have the right to cause the removal of any dead, diseased or structurally damaged trees on private property when such trees constitute a potential hazard to life and property within the right-of-way or on public property." Items 4 through 22 were skipped. 23. Duty to Advise Selected text was: "When planning for the parks and or any other area of the City under the control of the park or other boards or commissions, the Environmental Policy Task Force shall make their recommendations in writing to the appropriate board or commission who shall adopt or otherwise act on the recommendations as they see fit. Notwithstanding any other revision of this Ordinance, or related City ordinances, the Environmental Policy Task Force shall recommend, but have no final authority. The Ramsey Environmental Policy Task Force shall be advisory in nature with the purpose of providing advice to the Mayor, City Council, and other commissions as to the preservation, protection and management of the community forest of Ramsey, in accordance with the intents and purposes of this chapter. To influence quality of new development and improvement of existing properties by reviewing existing ordinances and petitioning for modification as appropriate." 24. Duty to Advise on Ordinances, Policies, Specifications and Legislation Selected text was: "The Environmental Policy Task Force may make recommendations to the City Council through the appropriate Council committee, and to city departments or other advisory bodies as may be appropriate, on such ordinances as it deems appropriate to accomplish the purposes." 25. Duty to Review Plans Selected text was: "The Environmental Policy Task Force shall be responsible for reviewing plans for residential, commercial and industrial developments in order to ascertain the number and size of trees proposed to be removed from building sites and to make recommendations concerning the retention of existing trees on said sites and the planting of new trees in areas where trees have been removed. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall review each landscape plan submitted to determine whether or not it complies with the requirements of this ordinance. The Environmental Policy Task Force may assist in environmental assessment activities, as appropriate, upon request from the City Council." However, it is understood that the review of plans called out in the first sentence will be performed by some entity other than the Task Force.