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Member Cicha nominated himself for this position. Motion Member Ficek moved, Member Luongo seconded, appointing Commissioner Cicha to the Ethics Commission. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 5. Communication Items Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer provided a brief review and update on projects and maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated November 22, 2022. Mr. Freihammer announced he is now the Public Works Director for the City, and the City will start interviewing for his previous position, hopefully before the holidays and he anticipated a new staff member for the Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer position to start work in January. Chair Ficek thought Roseville was still in the lead for the Home Energy Squad. Mr. Freihammer indicated that was correct. 6. Public Works 2023 Work Plan Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer explained that each year Public Works staff monitor and evaluate the condition of City infrastructure for development of ongoing maintenance and replacement needs plans. He presented the 2023 Work Plan to the Commission and asked for comments. Member Hodder asked how the City's pavement management reserves look like as far as the budget over the next few years. Mr. Freihammer indicated short term it is doing okay. Long term, it will still need to be a discussion item, but the City Council does keep putting little chunks of money into it and the department has been consistent on what is being spent. He noted the City is good for the next ten years, longer term than that, certainly depending on which way inflation goes with costs like that the reserves may need to be re-evaluated. Chair Ficek inquired, for the Hamline/36 replacement he assumed this is trying to be done before work starts on Fairview so that, if traffic diverts, it can go through and he wondered if this will be turned into an all -way stop for the school when lots of people are going through there. Page 2 of 5