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City Council Study Session - 01/23/06 Minutes - Page 3 Mayor Klausing thanked the school for their partnership with the City and the success each made possible for the other. Councilmember Pust concurred with Dr. Thein's comments about City staff; and advised that she planned to schedule attendance at School Board meetings as often as her schedule allowed in an effort to find first-hand ways the two entities could work together for a common cause. Dr. Thein noted that, surprisingly from prior demographic predictions, student enrollment had increased; and noted the diversity of the community with 51 different languages spoken in the School District. B. Douglas Root, 2468 N. HamIine Avenue Mr. Root provided a written handout and summarized its content by expressing, as their representative, the interest of the Roseville Citizens League (RCL) in participating in a Vista 2020 process. Mr. Root expressed the RCL's support of long-range planning or visioning through an active citizen-involved process, prior to an update of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Root noted that the RCL already had in place various subcommittees based on specific interests in the community. 2. Discuss the City's Legislative Program for 2006 City Manager Neal Beets advised Councilmembers that staff had provided, as a sampling to spark discussion, some of the city-wide legislative issues pending this year's session. Mr. Beets noted that many of the issues had different ramifications and implications, and staff sought a preferred approach and consensus from the City Council and direction as to how best to proceed. City's Legislative Program for 2006 2.a Bonding Bill Bonding Bill City Manager Beets noted several items that the City may wish to pursue in this year's bonding bill: funding for future OVAL capital improvements; and funding for an interconnection project linking the St. Paul Regional Water Utility with the City of Minneapolis Water Utility for emergency purposes.