Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 05/21/2018

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City Planner Anderson stated that those same materials are included in trash collection currently. Board Member Hiatt asked if there have been problems with animals getting into the organics collection carts at the drop-off location. City Planner Anderson stated that there has not been a problem thus far and did not anticipate an issue because the containers are locked. He displayed the poster that was worked on from the water conservation group. He noted that those students planned to attend the meeting but were unable to make it because of the weather. He noted that the student group continues to work with the City Engineer but acknowledged that water conservation is an important topic to this group as well. He stated that he can send the PDF version to the Board Members to look more closely. Councilmember LeTourneau asked for a high-level overview of the poster. City Planner Anderson stated that the student group was asked to look at ways to reduce water use through the groundwater supply. He stated that the groups are looking at incentives, friendly neighborhood comparisons, comparisons to other communities, and public education efforts. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that at the end of the fall semester there was a nice presentation for the community, which displayed all the posters. He asked if the same opportunity would occur at the end of the spring semester. Dan Herrera replied that the University of Minnesota will host an open house on May 4th which will not only display the Ramsey projects but all the projects the RCP students have worked on throughout the year. He noted that there will be a wide range of posters along with students that will provide information. He stated that student groups can also provide informal updates, such as the presentation tonight. Councilmember LeTourneau commented that the fall event was incredible and had a lot of great information. Dan Herrera stated that the May 4th event is the last day of class for students and therefore they could not require students to attend an event after that date. 6. BOARD / STAFF INPUT • Comprehensive Plan Update Final Open House Recap City Planner Anderson reported that the third and final Comprehensive Plan open house was held on April 9th and was well received. He stated that there was not specific input or comments on the natural resources information. He stated that there is a tentative public hearing date of May 3rd for the Planning Commission and May 22nd for City Council consideration before the draft plan is released for jurisdictional comments. He noted that all three public open houses were well attended and commended the approach that Community Development took with the process. Chairperson Valentine stated that he was asked to assist in developing a program for the Metro Environmental Conference, which will be an opportunity for groups across the metro, similar to the EPB to share information and ideas. He stated that the event was held on April 7th and 24 of Environmental Policy Board / April 16, 2018 Page 6 of 7