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Excerpt from <br />Roseville Public Works, Environment <br />and Transportation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at :30p.m. <br />City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, Minnesota 55113 <br />1 1.Swearing in of New Commission Member <br />2 Chair Ficek administered the Oath of Office to new Commissioner Katie Brokaw <br />3 Palalay. <br />4 <br />5 2.Introduction / Roll Call <br />6 Chair Ficekcalled the meeting to order at approximately 6:30 p.m., and at his <br />7 request, Public Works Director Jesse Freihammercalled the roll. <br />8 <br />9 Present:Chair Bryant Ficek, Vice Chair Edwin Hodder,Members Jarrod <br />10 Cicha, Daniel Fergus, Allison Luongo, Des Mueller, and Katie <br />11 BrokawPalalay; and Youth Commissioners CarstenBauer and <br />12 Alexis Jendro <br />13 <br />14 Staff Present:Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer; and Assistant <br />15 Public Works Director/City Engineer Jennifer Lowry <br />16 <br />17 5.Business Items <br />18 b.Consider Closure of Roseville Leaf Recycling Center <br />19 Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer gave a brief review of the potential <br />20 closure of the Roseville Leaf Recycling Center. <br />21 <br />22 Mr. Freihammer provided detailed information about the site’s history, current <br />23 operations, and the reasons for its closure. The discussion included the potential <br />24 impact on residents, such as increased travel distances and cost savings. <br />25 <br />26 Chair Ficek opened the floor to hear from residents on this item. <br />27 <br />28 Mr. Nathan Wass believed the city should consider how to lessen the impact of <br />29 closing the center, especially for senior residents. He suggested that Roseville <br />30 might revert to vacuum shredding with a truck to haul it away, or perhaps <br />31 residents could place leaf bags on the curb as they had done in the past. <br />32 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />Qbhf!:2!pg!:15 <br /> <br />