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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
January 18, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the meeting of the Environment & Sustainability Commission
(ESC) of the City of Rosemount was called to order on January 18, 2023, at 5:35 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount.
Attendees included:
Commission Chair Victoria Schlautman, Commissioners Eric Johnson, Renee Burman,
Kristen Andrews, Erin Delaney, and Neal Shoe. Commissioner Tina Angerer was absent.
Staff present included the following;
City Engineer Erickson and Stormwater Specialist Byron
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.a. Motion by Delaney Second by Shoe
Motion to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2022 Environment and Sustainability
Commission meeting.
Ayes: 6.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
OLD BUSINESS
5.a. 2022 Goals Updates
Commissioners will continue to update their assigned 2022 goals on a shared document/drive for the
ESC.
5.b. Near Term Education & Outreach
Commissioners discussed ideas for upcoming blog posts for February, March, and April.
Commissioners also discussed items and information to have on hand for the ESC booth at the
Rosemount Home & Business held in March.
5.c. Land Acknowledgment
Commissioner Delaney presented the land acknowledgement draft for review and consideration. The
commission expressed positive feedback and hope that more can be done in the future to repair ties
with our community.
Motion by Johnson Second by Schlautman
Motion to recommend City Council adopts the land acknowledgement language as presented.
Ayes: 6.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
January 18, 2023
NEW BUSINESS
6.a. 2023 Education & Outreach Calendar
Commissioner Johnson suggested changes to how blog posts are formatted to align with current
reader environment. Commissioners discussed and agreed to the changes. The February and March
blog posts were previously assigned.
6.b. 2023 Goals Development
Commissioners discussed drafting updates to their assigned goals and scheduling a work session to
discuss and review.
Motion by Schlautman Second by Shoe
Motion to schedule a Work Session Meeting of the ESC for Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at
5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount to review
and discuss the 2023 Goals Development of the ESC.
Ayes: 6.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
6.c. City Council Update
Commissioner Schlautman will put together information for presentation to City Council and provide
to Vice-Chair Angerer. Commissioner Johnson also volunteered to help present updates of the ESC
to City Council. Stormwater Specialist Byron noted that the City Council work sessions in February
and March are not available and will confirm with the City Clerk that the April work session is
available.
6.d. Set Meeting Dates for 2023-2024
Motion by Schlautman Second by Johnson
Motion to adopt the proposed 2023-2024 Environment & Sustainability Commission meeting
schedule as presented.
Ayes: 6.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commission Chair Victoria Schlautman announced that this meeting will be her meeting with the
ESC as she is resigning.
Commissioner Burman thanked Commissioner Schlautman for her service with the ESC.
STAFF REPORT
8.a. Set Next Meeting Agenda for February 2023
i. Review presentation of Commission Updates to City Council
ii. Review plans for the Home & Business Expo
iii. Finalize 2023 Outreach Calendar
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Environment & Sustainability Commission and
upon a motion by Schlautman and a second by Shoe the meeting was adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
January 18, 2023
Respectfully submitted,
Amy Simonson
Recording Secretary