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4. Communication Items <br />Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Jennifer Lowry provided a brief <br />review and update on projects and maintenance activities listed in the staff report <br />dated April 17, 2025. <br />Ms. Lowry updated the Commission on the maintenance operation center and <br />several projects out to bid. She indicated the bike plan demo project was scheduled <br />for May 12-19, and the multimodal study for TH 36 was pending. She mentioned <br />applications for the Met Council Equity Focus Water Efficiency Grant programs <br />and the encumbrance of $53,000 for the private sewer I&I grant. <br />Sustainability Specialist Bakken discussed climate action planning, Green To Go <br />Ordinance implementation, and a native plant sale. She highlighted her upcoming <br />presentation on climate action planning at the early May council meeting. The <br />Green To Go Ordinance implementation would involve weekly meetings with <br />restaurants and quarterly meetings with other metro cities. She noted the native <br />plant sale will be open through May 15, with pickups on May 31 at the maintenance <br />garage. She indicated she would be at the Ramsey County Environmental Center <br />open house, promoting recycling and reuse at the Agp6tu T66a sustainability event. <br />Ms. Lowry provided maintenance updates, including lifting road restrictions and <br />opening the leaf site. She indicated that 80 employees from Hawkins Chemical <br />Company participated in avolunteer event that collected over 2,500 pounds of trash <br />along Rosegate. She mentioned the planned council actions, including a public <br />hearing for another wave of vacations. <br />Vice Chair Hodder commented on the fiber optic installations on his street. <br />Ms. Lowry discussed the ramping up of fiber optic projects in the western suburbs. <br />5. Dark Skies — U of M Sustainability Class <br />Sustainability Specialist Noelle Bakken introduced University of Minnesota Dark <br />Skies group members. <br />Krystal Jankowski, Ainsley Kennedy, Emerson Lindley from the University of <br />Minnesota presented on reducing light pollution in Roseville. <br />The presentation covered the definition of dark sky communities, the benefits of <br />becoming one, and the current state of Roseville's lighting ordinances. The students <br />provided examples of other dark sky communities and discussed the challenges and <br />potential solutions for Roseville. <br />Commission members discussed the impact of light pollution on community health <br />and wildlife and the potential for implementing dark sky standards in Roseville. <br />Chair Ficek and the Commission thanked the students for the presentation. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />