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• North Oaks North St. Paul Northfield Oak Park Heights Oakdale Plymouth Prior Lake Ramsey Saint Paul Shakopee Shoreview Environmental Advisory Commission Environmental Quality Commission Garden Committee? Environmental Management Commission Environmental Quality Board Lake Advisory Committee Environmental Policy Task Force Environmental Advisory Committee Environmental Quality Committee Contact is City Engineer Jerry Ojea (sp ?), 651- 490 -4652. Mission StatementThe Environmental Quality Committee provides recommendations to theCity Council on issues relating to the environment, water quality, and solidwaste. The Committee's duties include reviewing development proposals forenvironmental concerns, storm water quality, and forestry, providing inputinto the local watershed planning process, studying solid waste disposal andrecycling, and providing educational programs and information to the publicon environmental issues.Meetings: 4th Monday of each month 7:00 p.m.Duties of the Committeeln November 1986, the Shoreview City Council combined itsSolid Waste Committee with its Lake Quality Committee, resulting in anewly formed committee with the following duties: In general, the committee shall follow the previous Storm Water andWater Quality Committee guidelines, a they relate to formation and membersof the committee, etc. The committee shall consider, review and providerecommendations on environmental concerns in the City of Shoreview asrequested by the City Council. Review and considerations shall be made inregard to existing Shoreview codes and Rice Creek Watershed regulations,state, county and federal requirements and regulations where applicable.Specifically, the committee shall provide recommendations on annual lakestudy budgets and educational programs, including recommendations andcomments on City and development projects within the City of Shoreview. The committee shall provide input into the Grass Lake Water Management Organization and Rice Creek Watershed, including, where appropriate, input into local watershed planning process. This committee shall also participate in providingrecommendations and comments on solid waste disposal and recycling withinthe City of Shoreview. The intent of this committee is to provide inputinto the development and enhancement into the City of Shoreview's naturaland man- made environments. The committee from time to time may be requested by the Council to conduct surveys and produce studies and recommend appropriateplans, programs and actions that will enhance the environment and ecology ofthe City. White Bear Lake Planning Commission provides input re: environmental concerns. Meetings: Fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.