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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CAPSTONE PROJECT In 2017, the City partnered with a group of environmental science students from the University of Minnesota for their senior capstone project. The students provided recommendations on nine different projects: organics recycling, stormwater pond assessment, parks assessment, urban tree canopy, GreenStep Cities, stormwater outreach methods and strategies, natural resource volunteer program, right of way vegetation, and public art and way -finding. In the upcoming year, Roseville will further develop the policies recommended in order to implement these student's ideas for improving environmental practices. ORGANICS RECYCLING Thanks in part to the expertise and recommendations from the University of Minnesota capstone course project Roseville has designated a proposed drop-off site for organics recycling at the leaf recycling center on Dale Street. This proposed site would be available for residents to drop off organic waste, including food scraps and land waste, within the City limits. This proposal has been submitted for approval and adoption by the City Council. For now, interested residents may bring their organic waste to Ramsey County Yard Waste sites. Resources for interested community members are available on the City of Roseville Public Works webpage. MAV 28, 2019 GREEN TEAM To continue Roseville's progress through the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program, detailed on page 6, a resolution was presented to the City Council to designate the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission as the city's official Green Team. This group will lead, coordinate, and report to community members on implementation of sustainability best practices, as well as oversee progress toward the city's sustainability goals. The Green Team has started to work closely with city staff members from the Public Works department, such as the City's Environmental Specialist, to improve existing programs and policies as well as identify new opportunities and projects for the future. WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION The next phase of the Qty's eco -restoration project will focus primarily on ensuring that the newly planted native species establish in the ecosystem. In this phase of the wildlife restoration, the City will continue to monitor the sites of newly planted woodland grasses, sedges and flowers to support their growth, to maintain the areas around these plants in order to encourage continued growth, and to control the possible inhibitions that would prevent native species from growing robustly in the ecosystem. Thanks to the work of our volunteers and Parks staff over the last 4 years, significant progress has been made to remove invasive and non-native vegetation and reintroduce native species into the Roseville ecosystem.