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about the land use issue that Commissioner Bentz brought up and about a past practice of picking <br />up land at a sheriff's sale. He also spoke about a dedication fee issue that could be increased <br />incrementally as a way of financing development. <br />Board Member Valentine agreed with. City Planner Anderson's comments on organics recycling. <br />Commissioner Andrusko asked about emergency management/planning with regard to the oil <br />trains running through the community. He stated that this is a significant environmental <br />protection topic at the state legislature. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that he didn't think this chapter addresses emergency response, but <br />that the fire chief and the police chief are actively involved with training with the increased rail <br />traffic. This issue could be added as a goal. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated that the City does have an emergency <br />operations manual that is regularly updated and part of that is oil . safety. He pointed out the <br />Highway 10 Access Planning Study, which has led to a request to legislature for grade -separated <br />railroads at Ramsey Blvd., Sunfish Lake Blvd., and Armstrong Blvd. He stated that there are <br />environmental remediation issues long after the event and that the long-term remediation role <br />would be for this group to work on. <br />Board Member Valentine pointed out that there is a linkage. He talked about the long term clean <br />up and management of properties that were affected. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that Staff will be preparing for a future public input meeting at <br />some point. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill asked if there were any other issues and stated that <br />Staff would like to go out to a broader public meeting for input. He stated that they followed this <br />process with their Land Use Vision Statement and were able to pull out areas for refinement. <br />Commissioner Hiatt spoke about the need for a strategy on the conservation of water that <br />includes an educational process for citizens. <br />Commissioner Bauer stated that he is not sure how aware the community is that down the road <br />we could run out of water. <br />Board Member Hiatt spoke about the White Bear Lake situation. <br />Commissioner Bauer spoke about the need to be more proactive in this area. <br />Chairperson Stodola stated that water conservation has been talked about since he joined the <br />board. <br />City Planner Anderson stated he is developing a flow chart that he will be bringing to the EPB. It <br />will be a framework to help outline how to proactively educate the community on water <br />resources. <br />Environmental Policy Board / April 20, 2015 <br />Page 8 of 11 <br />