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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />For more than a year, the Planning Commission of Roseville <br />has been working to update Roseville% comprehensive plan, <br />which a olglishes goals for community development and <br />growth through 2040 and a path to achieving those goals. <br />There are three primary areas of focus in the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan Update: <br />• To create and sustain the elements that define <br />Rosevilie's character, heritage, and identity. <br />• To influence the economic health of the community <br />through the promotion ofstrong residential <br />neighborhoods and business districts. <br />• To shape the future of municipalgovernment by <br />identifying needed public improvements that <br />facilitate and sustain development. <br />Maintaining the Roseville park system and protecting <br />natural resources in Roseville are also major priorities, and <br />many of the projects above are referenced in relevant <br />chapters of the plan. <br />MAV 28, 2019 <br />The Planning Commission and City Council <br />have reviewed the draft comprehensive plan, <br />which is now available on the city website, and <br />both bodies made recommendations for <br />changes to incorporate into the update. <br />1�pMinnesota <br />GreenStep Cities <br />GREENSTEP CITIES <br />PROGRESS <br />Roseville has been a participating member of <br />the GreenStep Cities Program from the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency since 2012, <br />a voluntary 5 -step challenge to help cities <br />achieve sustainability and quality -of -life <br />goals. In early 2019, the city completed the <br />remaining practices necessary to achieve Step 3 <br />status. In order to achieve the next step, Step 4, <br />City will work to improve thirteen practices, <br />including increasing the number of renewable <br />energy sites, increasing the net number of new <br />trees planted, and evaluating the <br />transportation modes and miles of residents. <br />The goals of these final steps 4 and 5, are to <br />gather data from the community to make <br />sustainable decisions in the future. Since the <br />founding of GreenStep Cities, only 12cities have <br />achieved Step 5 status, and Roseville hopes to <br />soon join these ambitious and prestigious cities <br />leading the state on resiliency, efficiency, and <br />sustainability. Further details on Roseville's <br />progress can be found at: <br />https://greenstap.pco.state.mn.us <br />