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Parks and Environmental Commission Work Session Meeting Minutes <br />April 2, 2025 <br />Page 6 <br />1 Chair Fee stated if monitoring is done, and it is above the estimate what happens. Ms. Saulog <br />2 stated that it is part of the compliance aspect. Some buildings are required to report to the City <br />3 their monitoring results. If the results are more than expected the developer can research. <br />4 <br />5 Commissioner Hark stated he was thinking of requiring some sort of monitoring to be done so <br />6 the owner of the building can incentivize himself to make corrections to address. <br />7 <br />8 Commissioner Peterson agreed that emissions and charging are high priorities. With Climate <br />9 Change in mind, stormwater management is important. <br />10 <br />11 Chair Fee referred to the water criteria and was unclear how that would be achievable. <br />12 Commissioner Hark suggested that may relate to predicted use. Chair Fee referred to the <br />13 landscaping criteria and relates to the types of landscaping on a particular site. <br />14 <br />15 Ms. Morello stated she and Ms. Saulog will do research and come back to the PEC with <br />16 suggestions. Commissioner Synhavsky asked them to consider what triggers a mandatory <br />17 policy. Commissioner Peterson asked what the timeline will look like as far as <br />18 responsibilities. Ms. Morello stated Staff will take the lead to research and provide next steps. <br />19 <br />20 The Minnesota Municipal Sustainable Building Policies Guide and appendix of local <br />21 sustainable building policies was provided for Commission review. <br />22 <br />23 COMMISSION REPORTS <br />24 <br />25 Commissioner Peterson stated she has been doing a lot of trash clean-up along Silver Lake <br />26 Road. <br />27 <br />28 Commissioner Synhavsky stated she has been talking about the grand rounds trail with <br />29 neighbors, and she is very excited about that. <br />30 <br />31 Chair Fee stated regarding partnering with CFS for park cleanup and Earth Day. She got some <br />32 balls started in cleaning some of the areas. They are targeting April 26 for clean-up. <br />33 <br />34 Commissioner Hark had no report. <br />35 <br />36 VIII.COMMUNITY FORUM - NONE. <br />37 <br />38 No one appeared to address the Commission. <br />39 <br />40 IX. ADJOURNMENT. <br />41 <br />42 Motion by Commissioner Hark, seconded by Commissioner Peterson, to adjourn the April 2, <br />43 2025, Work Session Meeting of the Parks and Environmental Commission at 8:30 p.m. <br />44 <br />45 Motion carried unanimously. <br />46