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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 08, 2011 Page 3 travels looking for high school bands to participate in the Rose Parade; and the in- terest from many of those groups in returning again and again based on their comments about the inviting and personal atmosphere they fine in Roseville; as well as their families and friends who travel along with the groups and are also exposed to Roseville and bringing in additional revenue to the City. Barb Obeda,2910 N Asbury (BUDGET COMMENTS) While thanking her and recognizing how heartfelt Ms. Hansen's comments were, Mayor Roe respectfully asked that further comments, including those of Ms. Ob- eda,be held until the time in the meeting slated for that discussion. 4. Council Communications,Reports and Announcements Mayor Roe noted that the City continued to seek applicants for the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA); briefly outlined their function; and reviewed how to obtain applications prior to the deadline for those applications on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. Mayor Roe announced ongoing organizing group meetings of the "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" in the northern suburb area, with those meetings scheduled for August 18, and September 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Roseville City Hall; and encouraged citizens to get involved. Councilmember McGehee suggested that residents review their homeowner insurance coverage related to recent substantial rainfalls and flood insurance. Mayor Roe announced the upcoming Open House for Public C-TV, Channel 15, sche- duled for August 20, 2011; and the opportunity to tour their new facilities on Arthur Street, the same location where the temporary Ramsey County-Roseville Library was lo- cated during their recent remodeling and construction project. City Manager Malinen announced that, given the large number in attendance at tonight's meeting, staff was bringing in additional chairs to the Council Chambers; and advised that the lobby monitors had been activated to facilitate those outside the Chambers. 5. Recognitions, Donations, Communications a. Proclamation of Golden K Kiwanis Peanut Day Mayor Roe invited Kiwanis representatives to the front prior to his reading of the annual Golden K Kiwanis Peanut Day Proclamation. John Sweeney, President of the North Suburban Golden K Kiwanis Club intro- duced himself as well as other Club members in the audience. Mr. Sweeney ad- dressed the perceptions of the "aging of Roseville," and provided a background of the ninety (90) retirees serving with the Club averaging 80 years old and spanning