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Chair Ficek indicated he would almost change, if he goes back to what the <br />Commission has now, "serve in an advisory capacity to City Council, City <br />Manager, Director of Public Works", it is almost like after that statement, instead <br />of "on public works, environmental and transportation matters", that is where the <br />Commission could come in with something different that talks about sustainability, <br />resiliency, maintenance of transportation infrastructure and grabbing those terms <br />all in there and whether the Commission needs to define them further from there he <br />did not know but that seemed like an easy place to start and change that. He <br />explained going down the list, the second one read is "to maintain an interest and <br />understanding of the functions and operations of Public Works", he agreed with <br />that but he wondered if that needed to be stated in there or did it need to be changed. <br />It could be opened up to get to some of the other points and working with other <br />Commissions. <br />Mr. Culver did not think there was anything that would restrict them from adding a <br />letter to this. He indicated if B was left as is and modify C a little bit but put <br />something in between B and C, a new C statement that talks a little more about <br />sustainability. Something along the lines of education and monitoring progress on <br />City goals towards sustainability. That might a whole other paragraph that <br />addresses sustainability on its own. <br />Chair Ficek indicated putting aside a name change he asked if there was general <br />agreement that this would be a good step. Maybe modify a couple and add a new <br />one towards that sustainability. <br />Member Misra explained she liked that idea and would like to see a little bit more <br />flushing out of what is meant by sustainability because it is a definition that is quite <br />variable. She thought in its broadest scope if the Commission were to make <br />recommendations to other areas of the City that they have not taken part in how <br />would that be received. She thought to be effective that is what it would take. <br />Mr. Culver did not think there is anything the prohibits the Commission from going <br />outside their lane because even if they look at the HRIEC, that Commission talks <br />about engagement and part of that is how should other departments and <br />Commissions and that engage on issues. He indicated the Finance Commission <br />also struggles on what its role is because they review all of the department's budgets <br />and he thought there will be some crossover as sustainability efforts are discussed. <br />He thought part of that is if the Commission is making a recommendation to <br />Community Development and/or the Planning Commission on such things. <br />Chair Ficek thought that is where it can be acknowledged too, the way it is written <br />now, the other Commissions are not acknowledged at all. He thought directly <br />putting in the scope that working with other Commissions as needed would be good <br />for any topic and just having that recognition there. <br />Page 7 of 8 <br />