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Community Town Hall Meeting - 04/03/04 Minutes - Page 9 Councilmember Maschka reviewed several efficiencies in local government as compared to federal and/or state government; and the need for the Council to deal with ramifications of decision-making done on a broader level, but impacting local residents and governments. Mr. Merrill apologized for making any inference that this situation was created by local government; and reiterated issues from an emergency responder perspective on safety, drainage and other concerns; opining that closing this interchange simply moved the problem elsewhere. Public Works Director Schwartz addressed the State's intent to upgrade the intersection at Larpenteur and Cleveland within five years for similar safety concerns and to increase traffic flow. Janet Delmore, 526-5 Lovell V Ms. Delmore noted that she had become labeled as "the disruptive commissioner" on the Human Rights Commission. Ms. Delmore reiterated her concerns about charges filed against one of her students, for whom she serves as a Mentor; noting that it had taken a judge's order to clear the child's record for charges filed by the Roseville Police Department. Ms. Delmore referenced several media sources related to racial profiling; and questioned specifically what the Roseville Police Department was doing to discourage racism when dealing with people of color. Police Chief Sletner reviewed in general terms Ms. Delmore's concerns related to the incident; noting that upon substantial investigation, no violations of policy or procedure were evidenced. Chief Sletner advised that the Roseville Police Department does not discriminate. Ms. Delmore reiterated her concern that she had not received a satisfactory response from the City Attorney, the City Manager, or the Police Department, after repeated requests for additional information and her attempts to continue her investigation into the matter.