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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2011 Page 28 Councilmembers Willmus and Johnson advised that they were unable to attend. Councilmember Pust advised that she didn't with to attend; and questioned the value of this type of training, when there were so many opportunities available through technical and/or best practice options, such as receiving materials via In- ternet or participating in webinar conferences and training. Councilmember Pust opined that there must be a reason why no City Councilmembers had attended since 2002; and while recognizing the need for networking with colleagues, she didn't see any value in authorizing attendance at this conference, also noting that the City was no longer a member of the National League of Cities. City Manager Malinen encouraged individual Councilmembers to get involved with local organizations, such as the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) and oth- ers that may prove beneficial. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of local LMC conference options. Mayor Roe opined that the offerings for this specific conference didn't appear to have any great value; and it appeared to be Council consensus to not have a Rose- ville City Council elected official attend. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Infrastructure Improvements for the Twin Lakes AUAR Area Final Report— Update City Engineer Debra Bloom and Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon were available for this presentation. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the pur- pose of tonight's presentation was for discussion and information only; and that formal adoption would be sought at the City Council's September 26, 2011 meet- ing. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that the allocation agreement was a freestanding doc- ument, and was not incorporated in the overlay district document, but that it would be referenced. Mr. Trudgeon briefly summarized the information included in the staff report dated September 12, 2011 related to infrastructure improvements for the Twin Lakes AUAR Area—Final Report adopted in February of 2008; and updated later that same year, and again in April of 2010. Mr. Trudgeon advised that these fre- quent reviews were intended to ensure that infrastructure needs identified in the AUAR were being addressed; and that cost estimates were updated and propor- tionally assigned to parcels throughout the redevelopment area. Traffic Costs Ms. Bloom provided background on various scenarios, based on the guidance of the Comprehensive Plan with Scenario being the most intense, and Scenarios B