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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 09,2012 Page 2 On a separate note, Mr. Olson noted that it was the one year anniversary of previ- ous discussions raised regarding identification of legal newspapers. Mr. Olson noted that last spring's legislative session had considered the issue of providing local governments the option of putting legal notices on their website versus the current requirement to designate legal advertising in a newspaper. Mr. Olson ad- vised that, unfortunately, the issue had gone to committee but lacked sufficient votes to pass it out of committee. Mr. Olson expressed his disappointment that he had not observed any Councilmembers from the Cities of Roseville or Falcon Heights lending any testimony. Mr. Olson noted that Rep. Bev Scalze had been on the committee and voted against the revision. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Malinen advised that he was unaware of the current position of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) on this issue. c. Julie Wearn ,Roseville Visitors Association (RVA) Ms. Wearn announced the upcoming Fifth Annual Roseville Jazz Blast on Janu- ary 14, 2012 at Maranatha Hall on the campus of Northwestern College, with this day long performance free and open to the public. Ms. Wearn advised that addi- tional information was available at www.visitrv.com; with tickets available for evening performances before the event as well as at the door. 4. Council Communications, Reports, Announcements and Housing and Redevelop- ment Authority (HRA) Report Mayor Roe announced annual scholarship opportunities available through the North Sub- urban Cable Commission for students planning to attend or attending classes related to media and/or video production. Additional information is available through ctvl5.org or by phone at 651/792-7500; with a deadline of April 13, 2012. Councilmember Willmus expressed his personal thanks to Goodmanson Construction for their continued support of the City's Parks and Recreation programs; and specifically for their sponsorship of the recent New Year's Eve Celebration at the Roseville Skating Cen- ter. Councilmember Willmus noted that there were over 3,000 paid admissions for skat- ing, with all facilities heavily used, including the banquet area. Councilmember Willmus also announced the opportunity for meeting and Minnesota Wild players as they held a practice skate on January 22, 2012 at the OVAL. Mayor Roe noted that earlier today, he had attended the Regional Council of Mayors meeting with continued discussion regarding fiscal disparities. Mayor Roe noted that the legislature had commissioned a study that would hopefully provide impetus to reconsider current formulas, how they were allocated and how those funds were utilized. Mayor Roe noted the City of Roseville's current status as a net contributor in the metropolitan area pool of commercial property taxes. However, Mayor Roe advised that current dis- cussions indicated interest in a potential segregation of some of the funds for use as an economic development funding tool.