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Ms. Bloom advised that a well-respected international traffic consultant had developed the City of Blaine's Traffic Management Plan, with an emphasis to Complete Streets and traffic calming. 8. Storm Water Ordinances As noted in the staff report, Mr. Schwartz advised that the City of Maplewood had performed a comprehensive rewrite of their storm water ordinances last year, including a specific environmental section that incorporated all of their regulatory goals related to the City's storm water management plan, and currently addressing areas of the City of Roseville's health, safety and welfare section of City Code, Section 400. Mr. Schwartz noted that air pollution and noise were also contained in that environmental chapter of code. Mr. Schwartz opined that, at this time, this would be a very large undertaking for Roseville. Chair DeBenedet noted his initial rationale for combining all storm water-related items into one section made some sense in an effort to tie definitions together, and providing consistency among permitting and enforcement actions. However, he recognized the limited staff resources available at this time to accomplish such an undertaking. Staff noted other departments with sections of code applicable to their specific areas but also addressing environmental issues; and difficulties in interpreting and/or enforcing comprehensive ordinances, and those areas under the purview of the Planning Commission and portions needing detached for their review. Ms. Bloom noted that in utilizing City of Maplewood engineering staff, and the process of reviewing and possibly revising regulations in 2012, the comprehensive rewrite may be addressed as part of the comprehensive surface water management plan and in concert with the three (3) watershed districts for the City of Roseville. Further discussion included rewrite of the City's MS4 Permit in 2013 and how that fit into the overall picture; state and federal requirements; and how waiting for those particulars may address timing of this ordinance rewrite. 9. Possible Items for Next Meeting—June 28, 2011 Items for the next meeting included: the traffic management study; review of the joint City Council/PWET Commission meeting; Assessment Policy depending on the feedback from the City Council; and the future role of the Planning Commission as a sounding board for the Public Works Department and how to serve as a bridge with and between other advisory commissions, including any areas of overlap. 10. Adjournment Member Vanderwall moved, Member Felice seconded, adjournment of the meeting at approximately 8:25 p.m. Page 11 of 12