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Roseville PWET Commission Meeting Minutes Page 13 ~ October 27, 2009 Further discussion included individual and collective ranking rationale; how the public survey information from the four community meetings was incorporated into the ranking process; the need to provide greater detail and description of each program for the ranking process before and after editing; level of understanding and additional education needed as the BFO process continues over the next few years; and the entire process being a learning curve for all parties. Mr. Schwartz noted several areas that staff may combine, such as project support for engineering, in future years to allow more refined project delivery cost representation. Additional discussion included employee costs assumptions (benefits, COLA); debt service; and projections on the Emerald Ash Borer and additional Dutch Elm diseased tree costs and impacts. 7. Agenda for Next Meeting -November 24, 2009 Chair DeBenedet noted that, even though it was Thanksgiving week, the PWET needed to meet for further refinement of the illicit stormwater ordinance for recommendation to the City Council to meet the end-of--year deadline requirements as set forth. Chair DeBenedet also noted the November agenda would also include additional discussion on the 2010 Public Works Budget; garbage collection; and undergrounding utilities and power lines on Rice Street. Member Felice requested how the PWET could address the condition of medians and plantings along Snelling and other major thoroughfares in the City of T _ _ ___'77_ ~_ ____.____.~. _-_~l__~_...- vartz advised that this was an ongoing problem of maintenance, due to of maintenance resources of the State of MN and Ramsey County for Discussion included areas where weeds were overgrown; whether a permeable surface was called for; expected levels of maintenance by the public; development of costs prepared by City staff for the City to take over mowing, based on numerous citizen comments to the City Council, in addition to some Councilmember interest in additional maintenance along Snelling being included in the budget process. Ms. Bloom advised members that MnDOT is looking at an overlay project, not a reconstruction project, in the area of Snelling from County Road B to Larpenteur Avenue potentially for consideration in 2010, but that the project would not include landscaping and only consist of pavement maintenance. Ms. Bloom advised that a meeting the MnDOT was pending, and that MnDOT was aware of