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<br />3. Approval of February meeting minutes <br /> <br />Member Anderson moved to approve the minutes of February 22, 2005, of <br />the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission. Member <br />Rossini seconded. <br /> <br />Ayes: 4 <br />Nays: 0 <br />Motion carried <br /> <br />4. Communications Items <br /> <br />Member Wilke brought up the recent meeting with the James Addition <br />residents to discuss the Snelling median closure at Oakcrest. Member <br />Willenbring said he kept track ofpeople's comments at the meeting and <br />there seemed to be more people for closing Snelling than for keeping it <br />open. He said his opinion is that we should put safety ahead of <br />convenience so he favors keeping the median closed. Duane Schwartz <br />said that the meeting wasn't about whether to keep the median open or <br />not, Mn/DOT has already said it will be closed permanently. They did say <br />they would open the median temporarily if the City came up with an <br />alternative access plan and was actively working on it. <br /> <br />Duane Schwartz said the City had met with Rosedale; and they presented <br />another concept for expansion, which is a smaller plan than the original. <br />They are looking for approval from the City Council on April 11. <br /> <br />5. Presentation on Metro Wastewater Treatment Facility <br /> <br />Dave Simons, Metropolitan Waste Treatment Facility, gave a presentation <br />on the facility and its operation. <br /> <br />6. Proposed Metro Transit Route Reductions/Elimination <br /> <br />Duane Schwartz presented information from Metro Transit on reductions <br />in service due to budget problems. Schwartz asked for input from the <br />Commission regarding the reductions and how they feel it would affect <br />Roseville. This information will be forwarded to the City Council. <br /> <br />Member Rossini asked if there was data on ridership. Schwartz said <br />nothing was provided. Member Willenbring said that we had asked for <br />that information a couple of years ago and were told by Metro Transit that <br />they didn't track those figures. Member Rossini said it's difficult to make <br />any kind of statement regarding the changes if you don't know how many <br />people will be affected. <br /> <br />Member Rossini said that he would expect ridership to be going up with <br />gas prices rising so dramatically. He thinks this proposal is premature. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />