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Roseville City Council Page 4 of 6 The following government bodies already play important roles in review- ing environmental issues within Roseville: three Watershed Districts, Ramsey County, the MN Department of Natural Resources, the MN Pollu- tion Control Agency, and the Metropolitan Council. Public Works staff already work extensively with these agencies. I am not recommending that an expanded Public Works, Environmental, and Transportation Commission would eclipse the considerable environmental work already being performed in the City. For example, the Roseville Parks and Rec- reation Department and Commission address environmental issues such as those dealing with preservation of trees, greenspace, wetlands, and wildlife habits. They also deal with non-native species and pollution from herbicides and pesticides. Admittedly, their focus is on city parkland rather than private property. But I am not proposing this work be taken over the Public Works Department or Commission. Similarly, the Community Development Department, sometimes in conjunction with the Planning Commission, deals occasionally with noise and light pollu- tion issues. This is especially so when noise or light become "nuisances" as de- fined by the City Council under the City's Nuisance Code. Additionally, the Community Development Department is actively involved in brownfield rede- velopment within the City. I am not recommending that the Public Works De- partmen.t or the PW and Transportation commission take over this work. The scope of the environmental issues addressed by this expanded Commission would have to be worked out in the City Code. But the core idea is that an ex- panded Public Works, Environmental, and Transportation Commission would be a standing citizen body to which residents could bring environmental issues or initiatives as an initial citizen forum for review. B. Instead of Creating a Separate Business Advisory Council or Commis- sion, Amend the City Code to Require that at Least One Member of Each of Roseville's Five Advisory Commissions Must Include a Business Owner Within Roseville. Similar to my recommendation regarding environmental issues, I recommend against a new, separate citizen advisory commission relating to the business community. Let's utilize our existing commissions to a greater extent. Let's see if the existing commissions can satisfy the perceived need for more empha- sis or sensitivity to certain issues or points of view before creating an entirely new and separate citizen commission. 4. Clarify the Commission Appointment and Reappointment Process. Council Resolution 9372 describes the procedure to fill vacancies and make reappoint- ments to citizen commissions. According to City Attorney Jay Squires (letter