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the Commission add to their future agenda looking into bringing in an expert to <br />discuss how the City can move forward to start reducing its carbon footprint. <br />Ms. Morton indicated that would be excellent. She noted if there is volunteer work, <br />she would be willing to help. <br />Member Misra asked Mr. Culver if staff encountered through meetings with other <br />City staff or other groups he attended on different topics, any discussion on climate <br />change specifically or is it not coming up. <br />Mr. Culver stated the engineering circles are looking at climate change, maybe not <br />from trying to advocate or implement energy use reduction or carbon offset but <br />engineering is talking about it from as climate change occurs how is that impacting <br />its infrastructure and how does the City manage it. He noted stormwater is one of <br />the key issues. He stated there has and continues to be a lot of discussion about <br />that. He did not know if it has gotten a lot of play locally, there has been some <br />agencies that have been implementing solar energy and geothermal, looking at <br />alternative energy sources. There are some cities that are moving towards electric <br />fleets where feasible and things like that. He thought the trickiest thing is to inform <br />the residents and businesses and get them on track without some sort of incentive. <br />Member Misra thought the City was in the difficult situation by being the local <br />governmental unit. Had there been some sort of National effort taking place that <br />would have impacted the City to do some of those kinds of things, but it is very <br />hard to accomplish going from the bottom to the top. She did not know if there <br />were areas where as a City can participate in Met Council and other organizational <br />groups to take those opportunities to advocate for some sort of coalition of cities or <br />some sort of regional approach to keep the opportunity for conversation alive. <br />Chair Cihacek stated there are probably some policy things the City can do. He <br />thought support by the Commission to advocate to the City Council is appropriate. <br />Member Kruse thought the residents should also contact the State Representatives <br />and State Senator because with the new Governor there is a lot of opportunity to do <br />things at the State level that can make a bigger impact. <br />Ms. Morton (spoke while sitting in the audience which I could not understand) <br />Chair Cihacek stated the Commission will take this topic up through future <br />education sessions and learning sessions in order to develop policy goals and bring <br />it forward to the City Council indicating this should be addressed at their policy <br />level. <br />3. Approval of October 23, 2018 Meeting Minutes <br />Page 3 of 10 <br />