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o TH 280 Design from Wabash Avenue in St. Paul to I35 W • hi design for 2026 resurfacing. • Other o G Line (Metro Transit) • Planning and design continue for construction 2026-2028 o Flood Mitigation Project (Capitol Region Watershed District) • Trout Brook Interceptor (TBI) Detailed Modeling Project identified potential flood mitigation opportunities at Roseville Lutheran Church and at Falcon Heights United Church. Design and estimates are being developed for further discussion. Engineering Updates: • Noelle Bakken and Jennifer Lowry attended an Active Transportation Summit hosted by MnDOT in Richfield, MN, which included presentations and case studies on different types traffic calming designs, funding mechanisms, and walking and cycling tours of Richfield's recently installed bike and pedestrian infrastructure. • Jennifer Lowry will attend the Minnesota Transportation Conference March 19-21. • Staff is preparing a grant application for Met Council's new Equity -Focused Water Efficiency Grant Pilot Program. • 5 interns have been hired for the summer season. • Phase 5 of vacating unused ROW is kicking off with mailers to impacted properties. Sustainability Updates: • Green To Go ordinance implementation continues, and staff has met or spoken with 19 businesses as of early March. We are also meeting quarterly with other metro cities with packaging ordinances to discuss challenges, updates, and regulatory changes, including the upcoming state law that will require all compostable packaging to be BPI certified and labeled starting January 2026. • Staff partnered with local group Resilient Roseville to give a presentation on "Nurturing Resilience, Optimism, and Hope in the face of Climate Change" on Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Autumn Grove Park building. 15 residents were in attendance. • Staff is working with three undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota, who will be researching best practices with lighting and Dark Sky -related code language, as well as developing recommendations for residents to update their exterior lighting. The students will be presenting their findings in late April and may also bring their findings to the commission. • Staff has gathered multiple proposals from consultants to assist with our climate action planning process and plans to retain a consultant starting in late April to begin working on our plan. Maintenance Updates: • Road Restrictions in effect March 3, 2025 • Street and Storm o Winter tree trimming completed. PWET Communications Memo Page 3 Page 18 of 72