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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 21, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />1 The previous PEC group completed a ranking activity in December 2024 to provide <br />2 input on how the City should consider prioritizing the pursuit of these strategies. <br />3 <br />4 Ms. Saulog reviewed the Initiatives along with the current status. <br />5 Transportation Initiative 1 – Improve accessibility and safety of non-motorized <br />6 transportation infrastructure. <br />7 Transportation Initiative 2 – Increase electric vehicle ownership across St. Anthony <br />8 Village. <br />9 Transportation Initiative 3 – Reduce avoidable vehicle emissions. <br />10 <br />11 Assistant City Manager Morello reviewed Initiative 3, Collaborate with Metro Transit on <br />12 public transit planning, trends, and options for future services to advance goals in this plan. <br />13 She provided the status, stating Staff has been in contact with Metro Transit regarding BRT <br />14 opportunities and Kenzie Terrace. In April, Metro Transit hosted planning-level workshops to <br />15 identify future BRT routes. The City does not have the final say on any plans, but will <br />16 continue to advocate with the Counties and Met Council to consider inclusion of services <br />17 in/through St. Anthony. <br />18 <br />19 Ms. Saulog continued, Initiative 3 action is to collaborate with local schools and businesses to <br />20 redesign drop-off and pick-up areas and install signage to encourage drivers to limit idling. <br />21 Staff are working on the overall strategy for establishing contact with schools and businesses <br />22 to propose these changes that make sense for the nature of their facility. The Active <br />23 Transportation Planning Process may provide the opportunity to start these conversations <br />24 with the school district. There will also be an opportunity for public education about idling <br />25 behaviors. PEC may be interested in engaging in those efforts. <br />26 <br />27 Commissioner Peterson asked about the bike/pedestrian side of things and asked what the <br />28 opportunities are to explore that, as different streets have different jurisdictions. Some <br />29 residents may like a safer bike path to Silverwood Park. Ms. Saulog stated that the busier <br />30 roads are County roads. Some preliminary outreach has been made to Hennepin and Ramsey <br />31 Counties, and St. Anthony will continue discussions on collaboration. Ms. Morello stated that <br />32 the Active Transportation Plan will be worked on throughout 2025. This document is for <br />33 planning purposes. <br />34 <br />35 Commissioner Synhavsky stated she volunteered to be on a committee with MnDOT <br />36 representing the PEC. <br />37 <br />38 Commissioner Swiontek arrived at the meeting at 5:50 p.m. <br />39 <br />B.40 Ordinance 2025-0x – DRAFT – EV Charging. <br />41 <br />42 City Planner Grittman reviewed at a previous City Council work session the City Council <br />43 discussed EV charging and whether to regulate new multi-family and commercial projects. In <br />44 addition to being an action item in the City’s Climate Plan, exploring the topic was identified <br />45 as one of the City’s 2024 goals during the annual Goal Setting. The following models were <br />46 considered: