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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Minnesota 55113 1. Introduction / Roll Call Vice Chair Wozniak called the meeting to order at approximately 6:30 p.m. and at his request, Public Works Director Marc Culver called the roll. Present: Chair Brian Cihacek; Vice Chair Joe Wozniak; and Members Martin Kors, Nancy Misra, and Thomas Trainor Absent: Member Michael Joyce, Michael Kruse (Excused) Staff Present: Public Works Director Marc Culver; and City Engineer/Assistant Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer. 2. Public Comments Sylvia Morton, 2593 Western, noted she was at the meeting as a member of the League of Women Voters. She stated she was at the meeting in November and talked about her concern with climate change and making specific plans to meet the goals listed in the Comprehensive Plan for 2040. She would like to reiterate that an eighty percent reduction in greenhouse gases is important and 2050 is a long way off and the City may not be meeting that goal in any way that will be recognized unless there are interim goals and benchmarks and ways of tracking the progress. She stated reducing to zero at some point is a major task. Being realistic about how the City gets there is important. Ms. Morton asked whether there is a department or person in the City responsible for this task and if there is atimeline being worked on with interim goals. She also stated in regard to green step cities, she did look on the City website and it is a part of the City's Comprehensive Plan and she saw Roseville is in step two but many other cities are at step five and there has not been any entry into the website in terms of steps taken. She stated maybe steps have been taken but there has not been any entry since 2016. She wanted to find out if the City is actually making progress on the green steps program and if so, maybe that website can be updated. Chair Cihacek arrived at the meeting at 6:40 p.m. Page 1 of 11