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ordinance from the City of Austin, TX. Member Stenlund opined that there was no reason not to proceed; as it was costing the City of Roseville and other agencies and jurisdictions money to dredge out ponds, and there was no current way available to dispose of the materials after dredging. Member Stenlund noted that many larger retailers (e.g. Home Depot and Lowe's) had already stopped selling products containing those chemicals, and contractors and those at the home -owner levels needed to be incentivized to stop using it. Member Stenlund further opined that the marketplace was mature enough to take responsibility to stop using this, and no one should be harmed with the cost for a different product being offset by the benefits to ponds and water bodies. Member Stenlund recommended that the City's website be used to alert the public to the code number for coal tar products so they were aware of and could avoid purchasing those products. Member Stenlund noted that the Austin, TX model ordinance was simple and similar to that adopted by the City of White Bear Lake. Discussion included the City of Maplewood's ordinance passed in 2010 and integrated as part of their storm water plan; the number of alternative products available in the marketplace; and the need to encapsulate what is already being dredged from water bodies without further complicating the problem. Mr. Schwartz advised that the City of White Bear Lake was working with the MPCA on a pilot project for keeping the material on site encapsulated in a berm. It was PWET Commission consensus for the next step to request that staff bring back to the next meeting a proposed draft ordinance for recommendation to the City Council; with their preference being for those of the City of Maplewood with a suggested technical additional, and that of the City of White Bear Lake. 7. Undergrounding of Overhead Electric Lines Policy Discussion Mr. Schwartz provided a portion of the Feasibility Report recently represented by staff and ordered by the City Council for the Dale Street Reconstruction Project, and requests from residents to pursue the undergrounding of overhead utilities within the project's limits. Mr. Schwartz provided results to -date of an on -line survey developed by staff to garner neighborhood opinion regarding utility undergrounding. Mr. Schwartz advised that the PWET Commission had been charged by the City Council to address concerns expressed by the City Manager in how to make policy -level decisions on when and where to underground utilities when requested by residents; what types of projects and what types of corridors should be applicable; and limits in the amount of surcharges applied to resident utility bills and the maximum amount allowed. Mr. Schwartz reviewed information received from Xcel Energy based on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) process they followed; and upcoming development of the Phase II portion of the Rice Street project in 2012, that may be included in such undergrounding decisions as Page 5 of 11