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the interest in avoiding the depletion of natural resources, maintaining the City's <br />current rates of use. Sustainability is built right into the City's website with a <br />sustainability newsletter so it ties it all together for him. Infrastructure to him is <br />roads, sewers, drainage, utilities and is a base word for all of them and captures all <br />of those things. He explained he did look around for examples in other cities as to <br />what they are calling it. There are examples, particularly for a Sustainability <br />Commission is used a lot. Another question would be if the Commission were to <br />be split in two this would be an easy way to do that. For Transportation or <br />Infrastructure Commission, the other cities generally put transportation in front of <br />it. He wondered if the name were to change to Sustainability and Transportation <br />Infrastructure Commission would that still capture what the Commission scope is <br />and does that provide any clarification or match in with other things going on and <br />clarify things for people about what this Commission does. He thought it does and <br />is why he is suggesting this change. <br />Member Collins thought it sounds good. To him environment is more or less ways <br />the City is trying to protect what is happening on the public roads and infrastructure. <br />If the Commission wants to have it be sustainability he would be ok with it. He <br />thought if adding sustainability to the Commission name it might change the scope <br />but he thought it would be a move in the right direction. <br />Member Misra wondered if there were areas of infrastructure that were outside the <br />purview of this. <br />Mr. Culver explained his only concern is that they did not need to get into the nifty <br />gritty and semantics of it because it is what it is and the description and charge of <br />the Commission within the City Code could be a little more prescriptive than the <br />title as far as what the Commission scope is. He indicated the City does have park <br />infrastructure that is not under the purview of this Commission. The City does have, <br />to a smaller degree, some facility infrastructure that is not necessarily under the <br />purview of this Commission. The Public Works title puts that focus on it and public <br />works is very broad by nature but it does help put a little definition or some <br />boundary or some scope for the Commission right away. He thought the Council <br />may have some ideas on this as well. <br />Member Hodder thought it was important that the Commission name reflects the <br />scope of what it does. <br />Member Misra thought there is the idea that under sustainability or even <br />environment there are areas of overlap with other Commissions. She was thinking <br />of Parks and Recreation Commission in particular. She wondered before the <br />Commission pursues any formal change it would be worth looking at those <br />questions. She thought this may be a bigger discussion besides the name but is <br />worth pursuing. <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />