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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 8,2019 Page 5 b. Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission Joint Meeting with the City Council. Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission (PWETC) Chair Cihacek stated that would like to review activities and accomplishments and dis- cuss the upcoming year's work plan and issues that may be considered. The PWETC introduced themselves to the City Council. Vice Chair Wozniak, Chair Cihacek, Commissioners Joyce, Spencer and Huiett. Chair Cihacek reviewed the PWETC activities and accomplishments of the past year along with issues the Commission would like to take up in the next year. Mayor Roe noted on the Met Council subject, in addition to the City representa- tive being the former Mayor of Falcon Heights, the Chair of the Met Council is the former Mayor of Maplewood, he thought both of those members are folks that have a lot of interest in the transportation and transit side of things as well. Councilmember Etten asked if the City had someone from Metro Transit talk to them about their service. He indicated the Council has talked for years about what was lacking for service and he wondered if the PWETC should look at the transportation agenda and discuss with the Metro Transit. Councilmember Willmus echoed Councilmember Etten's comments and thought it would be nice to have the Metro Transit individual come back to the Commis- sion along with the new City representative of the Met Council to meet and work through some issues. He noted in regard to the email Chair Cihacek sent to the Council with respect to Youth Commissioners, he thought in the City's latest re- vision of the Uniform Commission Code that opportunity extends to, he believed all, except the Planning Commission so if the PWETC wanted to have Youth Commissioners he did not think that was an issue. With respect to creating sepa- rate stand-alone Environmental Commission, he would like to see a little more discussion at the PWETC level what the actual mission scope and duties would be and kind of work through some of those things. He noted this is not a hard no on it but also not a hard yes. He indicated the City is stretched right now on Com- missions and he would want to have a conversation with staff about who is going to be that liaison. He wanted to walk through some of those logistical things as well. Chair Cihacek indicated the Commission could add that to a future agenda to talk through and come up with a proposal for the City. Councilmember Willmus stated when looking at the big picture, looking at Rose- ville, Maplewood, Shoreview, and other communities and what those communi-