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125 <br />126 Member Cicha explained the Commission is focusing on the alternative title of this <br />127 proposed resolution. There is a standard title on the top and the Commission could <br />128 state that the Commission supports the City Council pursuing a resolution declaring <br />129 a climate emergency in Roseville, MN. It can be kept as simple as that and allows <br />130 the Councilmember to expand on this or to do whatever the Council wants to do <br />131 with it. This is seeking a recommendation from the Commission on this exact <br />132 proposal which the Commission is not ready to recommend but he, personally, <br />133 believed in the intent of the proposal and he felt like other Commissioners do too. <br />134 He felt keeping it simple in this instance would be really useful. <br />135 <br />136 Chair Wozniak explained what he was trying to avoid is taking anything in the title <br />137 of the resolution because he did not want the Commission to recommend approving <br />138 the resolution for climate emergency in Minnesota because it may be mistaken that <br />139 the Commission wants the exact resolution before them to be adopted. He indicated <br />140 the Commission could indicate that there are elements of the resolution that they <br />141 agree with but are not ready to endorse the entire resolution. <br />142 <br />143 Motion <br />144 Member Wozniak moved, Member Spencer seconded, that the Commission <br />145 inform the City Council that the Commission would support City efforts to <br />146 address and mitigate climate change such as, but not specifically declaring a <br />147 climate emergency in Minnesota. The Commission stands ready to address <br />148 some of the elements of that proposed resolution but are not yet ready to <br />149 endorse it. The Commission would be happy to serve in any capacity that the <br />150 City Council wishes in order to implement this should the resolution be <br />151 approved. <br />152 <br />153 Member Misra indicated she liked the notion that this was kept very simple and say <br />154 where this Commission supports to efforts to address the climate emergency in <br />155 Minnesota, the Commission will be taking this effort on this language at the next <br />156 meeting. <br />157 <br />158 Chair Wozniak suggested Member Misra make her comment into a motion. <br />159 <br />160 Mr. Culver indicated the Commission needed to follow the meeting rules of order <br />161 but he thought basically Member Misra was offering a friendly amendment to Chair <br />162 Wozniak's motion which then the seconder would be asked to acknowledge and <br />163 support and then there would be a vote. <br />164 <br />165 Member Misra indicated she would put her comments forward as a friendly <br />166 amendment to the motion. <br />167 <br />168 Chair Wozniak indicated he was ok with the friendly amendment and Member <br />169 Spencer agreed. <br />170 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />