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Chair DeBenedet declared this item be tabled for one (1) month, and requested <br />that individual commissioners e-mail their comments and/or questions related to <br />the process specifically to Mr. Schwartz; with next month's meeting looking at <br />specific questions for consideration. <br />6. Intersection Improvements Needs Discussion <br />Chair DeBenedet noted that no one was available from the RCL to attend <br />tonight's meeting, and they had requested tabling this discussion until the next <br />PWET Commission meeting, agreed upon by consensus. <br />Chair DeBenedet recessed the meeting at approximately 8:04 p.m. and reconvened at <br />approximately 8:13 p.m. <br />7. Imagine Roseville 2025 Action Item Review <br />Mr. Schwartz reviewed the City Council's 2010 Budget process and history of the <br />development of strategies and action steps for the Imagine Roseville 2025 <br />community visioning process, previously reviewed by the Commission and now <br />brought forward once again to determine which items remained relevant and <br />which had been accomplished or were no longer applicable. Mr. Schwartz <br />reviewed the status of each category related to public works, and the four (4) <br />categories for their status: "done;" "in process;" "ongoing;" and "not yet;" with <br />each annotated with staff s comments on that status. Mr. Schwartz advised that <br />staff was looking for comments of the Commission, and was available to provide <br />any additional information to commissioners on any items listed. <br />Discussion included the need to include educational components in fostering an <br />environmentally healthy community (Item #7), specifically addressed in the MS4 <br />and Illicit Discharge ordinances; inclusion and encouragement of bicycling and/or <br />walking as an alternative to single-occupancy vehicles (ll.B.6, as well as in the <br />Transit Section and related to trails and pedestrian safety); clarification of ADA <br />compliance (Sections 1.A.4 and C) based on current application as reconstruction <br />occurs (specifically in re-striping lanes) and the original specific intent of the <br />visioning process; safety and options available for implementation to facilitate or <br />improve those safety concerns (Section 1.A.4, Section A); coordination with <br />Ramsey County and the State of MN where applicable to improve safety <br />concerns; references to "Complete Streets" concepts (Section 12.B.1.a) and <br />specific action steps for delineating areas for vehicular traffic versus pedestrians <br />and related to infrastructure (Section 2.A.4, action steps 2-4.a) with stronger <br />emphasis throughout the various sections above and beyond redeveloped areas; <br />and funding sources and options for maintenance and reconstruction of the <br />infrastructure. <br />Further discussion included redesigning and reconstruction streets in addition to <br />other budget items; and painting options for bike and/or pedestrian crossing to <br />provide additional alerts for vehicles and representing an inexpensive method for <br />