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Board Member Bentz referenced the climate change portion and noted that item may not garner resident support. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson noted that the resolution could be tailored to a City's individual needs to a certain extent. Board Member Valentine believed that potion was well crafted. Board Member Hiatt believed that item should be recognized and noted that the Council can always amend that portion if desired. Motion by Board Member Hiatt and seconded by Board Member Valentine to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to enable the City of Ramsey to enroll in the GreenStep Cities program. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Max, Board Member Hiatt, Valentine, Bentz, Lewis, Prendergast, and Stodola. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5.02: Discuss Potential Creation of Subcommittees Associate Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson presented the staff report. He noted that the Board should also consider whether they would like to hold a tree sale and whether that item would be its own subcommittee or wrapped into another committee. Chairperson Max believed the item should remain separate as it could be easily knocked out. Board Member Valentine stated that he likes the list of subcommittees found in the report but noted there were a number of subcommittees listed if the desired number of members for each group is three members. Board Member Lewis noted that participation in the GreenStep Cities program could assist with a number of the items listed. Associate Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson noted that the City would still need approval from the City Council before joining the GreenStep Cities program. He reviewed subcommittees which should be higher priority including the expo and public communications. Councilmember LeTourneau noted that with the number of subcommittees listed and the number of Board Members available each Board Member could possibly belong to three subcommittees in addition to the regular meeting. He questioned if the Board would be willing to accept a recommendation from a subcommittee. Chairperson Max noted that subcommittees could present a recommendation and the Board could then further discuss the item. Board Member Stodola advised that the topic was discussed at the previous meeting and the consensus was that the Board would be willing to place trust in the subcommittees and not pick apart the recommendations. Environmental Policy Board / November 4, 2013 Page 3 of 6