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Chair Cihacek swore in Commissioner Shane Spencer as the newest Commissioner to the PWETC. Member Spencer shared his background with the Commission. 4. Approval of April 23, 2019 Meeting Minutes Comments and corrections to draft minutes had been submitted by PWETC commissioners prior to tonight's meeting and those revisions incorporated into the draft presented in meeting materials. Motion Vice Chair Wozniak moved, Member Hammer seconded, approval of the April 23, 2019 meeting minutes as presented. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 5. Communication Items City Engineer Jesse Freihammer provided a brief review and update on projects and maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated May 28, 2019. Vice Chair Wozniak noticed the County has implemented phase signals at Hamlin where it crosses County Road B2 and has seen some long lines of traffic eastbound in the afternoon. Mr. Freihammer stated staff can work with the County on possibly adjusting the signal time. Vice Chair Wozniak noted the road goes down to one lane after the lights with a left turn lane and he thought the turn lane could be made a little longer but was not sure what the solution would be. He wondered how adjustable the signals are. Mr. Freihammer stated the length of the signal can be adjusted. Vice Chair Wozniak asked if the signal can be triggered by sensors. Mr. Freihammer stated the signals can have sensors that trigger timing but most of the time it is triggered by cars, based by the loop detectors and then goes to a cycle. Member Huiett asked with the construction contracts are there diversity goals within the subcontractors. Mr. Freihammer stated if the project is Federal Aid those are automatically built in. For the MnDOT projects for this year have prevailing wage goals in there and are some requirements. Page 2 of 8