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Chair Cihacek stated policies give guidance. The policy would open the door to <br />start the formalization of some account metrics or tools. He stated he did not have <br />any concerns about this at this time but felt the Commission would continually <br />review it because of its content and how it integrates in other areas. <br />Member Wozniak agreed and indicated this is written as advisory and not set in <br />stone what must be done. He thought that would be the only way this policy <br />would work because mandates will not work. He thought it was important to <br />pursue adoption of the policy as part of the green steps initiative. <br />Member Misra stated she liked the policy statement that refers to trees, <br />environmental corridors and wildlife movement and thought to Commissioner <br />Joyce's comment, as she looked through the actual policy activities, the only <br />reference to that is 4.5, the use of native plants and vegetation. She thought there <br />might need to be more in the policy about wildlife corridors. She thought there is <br />a lot of talk about the pavement but maybe there could be a little more in the <br />policy about the greenways. <br />The Commission thought that was a good idea. <br />Mr. Freihammer asked if the Commission wanted to integrate the proposed policy <br />with something like what Bloomington has. <br />Chair Cihacek indicated he was fine with what Roseville has now, recognizing <br />this is something that the Commission will pass and pick up again. He was fine <br />with getting this on the Council agenda to pass the policy and then have this put <br />on the Commission agenda in the future to review and fix what needs to be <br />improved on it. <br />Member Wozniak stated he would be fine with that and would like to include <br />Commissioner Misra's comment about expanding it to other corridors in a general <br />way. <br />Chair Cihacek thought all of the points in section four should have a <br />corresponding point. Rebalancing that or building it differently should be part of <br />the conversation. He thought to strengthen the policy there needed to be a <br />coherency between those goal statements and actual policy perspective. <br />Mr. Freihammer asked the Commission if Attachment A or Attachment B as a <br />draft policy. <br />Mr. Sandstrom stated staff could draft Attachment B as a policy with some of <br />Attachment A included at a future time. <br />Page 13 of 15 <br />