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Member Wozniak moved, Member Joyce seconded, recommendation to the <br />City Council the City place a ban on the use of Polystyrene (PS), Plastic No.6 <br />in food take out containers. <br />Ayes: 6 <br />Nays: 0 <br />Motion carried. <br />Mr. Culver indicated Councilmember Etten has wanted to do this but the Council <br />has put it off due to the current hardships with restaurants. He thought the Council <br />was committed to tentatively discuss this item in the third quarter of this year or <br />later. <br />9. Climate Change Response Recommendation (Cont.) <br />Public Works Director Marc Culver indicated he came up with some wording for a <br />recommendation to the City Council on climate change response. "For <br />consideration the PWETC recognizes that there is ongoing global climate <br />emergency to address and promote action in response to this climate emergency the <br />PWETC recommends the following action items on the part of the City of <br />Roseville: budget for a full time City of Roseville Sustainability position as soon <br />as possible, create and implement a climate action plan with interim <br />implementation goals and task City Staff, PWETC and or City of Roseville <br />residents with developing, monitoring and routinely reporting on the progress of <br />the climate action plan. Identify key metrics for energy reduction and sustainability <br />goals and routinely report on progress. Pursue Federal, State and other funding in <br />support of targeted climate response actions. Explore private sector partnerships to <br />expand EV charging stations within the City of Roseville. Work with other City <br />Commissions and departments to develop and implement City Policies and or <br />Zoning Ordinances that incentivize energy conservation and EV ready <br />construction. Increase and enhance the tree canopy to require diverse native tree <br />that will tolerate anticipated climate stresses for public areas and provide education <br />and guidance to residents and businesses to guide their selection of climate tolerant <br />trees and other plantings. Decrease impermeable surfaces and heat island effects by <br />incentivizing proven alternatives and provide education and guidance to residents <br />and businesses to guide their choices." He indicated the only thing he did not have <br />in this paragraph is a recommendation to the City Council about adopting a <br />resolution because he was not exactly sure how to word it. <br />Vice -Chair Ficek asked if the Commission wanted a resolution. <br />Chair Wozniak asked what the Commissioners thought about including the draft <br />resolution from the November/January meeting. <br />The Commissioners supported forwarding the draft resolution to the City Council. <br />Page 8 of 9 <br />