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Member Cicha explained the Commission is focusing on the alternative title of this <br />proposed resolution. There is a standard title on the top and the Commission could <br />state that the Commission supports the City Council pursuing a resolution declaring <br />a climate emergency in Roseville, MN. It can be kept as simple as that and allows <br />the Councilmember to expand on this or to do whatever the Council wants to do <br />with it. This is seeking a recommendation from the Commission on this exact <br />proposal which the Commission is not ready to recommend but he, personally, <br />believed in the intent of the proposal and he felt like other Commissioners do too. <br />He felt keeping it simple in this instance would be really useful. <br />Chair Wozniak explained what he was trying to avoid is taking anything in the title <br />of the resolution because he did not want the Commission to recommend approving <br />the resolution for climate emergency in Minnesota because it may be mistaken that <br />the Commission wants the exact resolution before them to be adopted. He indicated <br />the Commission could indicate that there are elements of the resolution that they <br />agree with but are not ready to endorse the entire resolution. <br />Motion <br />Member Wozniak moved, Member Spencer seconded, that the Commission <br />inform the City Council that the Commission would support City efforts to <br />address and mitigate climate change such as, but not specifically declaring a <br />climate emergency in Minnesota. The Commission stands ready to address <br />some of the elements of that proposed resolution but are not yet ready to <br />endorse it. The Commission would be happy to serve in any capacity that the <br />City Council wishes in order to implement this should the resolution be <br />approved. <br />Member Misra indicated she liked the notion that this was kept very simple and say <br />where this Commission supports to efforts to address the climate emergency in <br />Minnesota, the Commission will be taking this effort on this language at the next <br />meeting. <br />Chair Wozniak suggested Member Misra make her comment into a motion. <br />Mr. Culver indicated the Commission needed to follow the meeting rules of order <br />but he thought basically Member Misra was offering a friendly amendment to Chair <br />Wozniak's motion which then the seconder would be asked to acknowledge and <br />support and then there would be a vote. <br />Member Misra indicated she would put her comments forward as a friendly <br />amendment to the motion. <br />Chair Wozniak indicated he was ok with the friendly amendment and Member <br />Spencer agreed. <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />