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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 24, 2022 Page 14 many of the actions are happening this week and this is the first time she has had the opportunity of bringing this forward to the Council. Councilmember Groff thought this was an opportunity for them to present to the residents what the City has been doing over the years and a good discussion to have. He would support a future discussion and a summary on the goals. Councilmember Etten indicated as he saw this, the primary purpose based on the information provided would be to signal to the State and Federal officials and then creating action items that the City would do. He explained as seen at this meeting the time on the Council is pretty limited, thought the State and Federal officials that represent them are already onboard with this, and the City is already doing stuff. He noted that tomorrow the PWETC is having a significant discus- sion on all of these items. The City has plans, has hired an intern, he is looking to add a permanent position, the goals are already being met so then it is just taking time. Councilmember Willmus indicated he was not sure that declaring a climate emer- gency in Roseville moves them forward. He thought if they were going to spend some time better communicating exactly what they are doing and how the City is doing is fine but he would agree with Councilmember Etten that he did not know this piece is something he is inclined to move forward with at this time. Mayor Roe indicated there is no question there is a climate emergency and every- thing we all are seeing tells us that. He thought there was a lot of awareness amongst government and legislative folks at various levels about those issues. One thing he echoed is the notion of doing things versus the notion of passing res- olutions urging others to do things. He thought if this is going to be a priority, it should be part of the City's legislative package. When the City declares other emergencies, there are certain powers that are invoked like being able to bypass certain purchasing regulations to be able to address the emergency without being subject to all the provisions of procurement law in Minnesota. Certain powers are granted to the mayor in an emergency and certain things are done in an emer- gency, none of which are addressed in the draft resolution as it is more about in- forming others and urging action. He did not think that was a bad thing but was not sure that is their place in what the Council does and the form in which to do it. He was not necessarily inclined to bring this forward for Council discussion but he agreed the City needed to spend more time and effort promoting to their own community what the City is actually doing to address climate issues. He did not think there was the majority of the Council in support to move this forward to a future agenda. Councilmember Strahan explained this is a time sensitive matter so if it is not go- ing to happen now, then it is something that can be put aside because this is some-