CC_Minutes_2004_0823 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

City Council Regular Meeting - 08/23/04 Minutes - Page 27 and suggested the creation of the Council Liaison position as one step in achieving that goal. Chair Majerus opined that the HRA and City Council had an obligation to each other and the citizens of Roseville to cooperate and collaborate together. Chair Majerus noted that it helped HRA Commissioners to educate themselves around their translation of policies and priorities as set by the City Council, and through cooperative efforts with other agencies to move forward in an effort to best serve the community in the short and long-term. Councilmember Maschka questioned HRA Commissioners on development of priorities and policies. Jeanne Kelsey stated that the HRA needed to define true goals and determine what it is the HRA is charged with solving; then they could build programs around that goal. Ms. Kelsey admitted that she was unclear, after hearing tonight's presentation, what the problem was before the Council and the HRA. Ms. Kelsey noted that, since the HRA' s inception, they had gone through strategic planning exercises as a new group; and that the three major issues identified tonight were all previously identified by various sources during the HRA's strategic planning process. Ms. Kelsey noted that, even though the HRA was not an elected body, they were in day-to-day communication with the community, residents and business owners, as well as other agencies and entities. Ms. Kelsey used the property at 2012 Eldridge as a specific example of the process, noting that the condemnation proceeding was initiated by neighborhood comment to the HRA, as the neighbors sought help. Ms. Kelsey noted that the ultimate goal of the neighborhood had been achieved, and their concerns for their safety, the safety of their children, and the devaluation of their homes had all been alleviated for the good of the neighborhood, as well as