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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 21, 2012 Page 6 Rail Authority's plan to acquire land for future transit as it became available for a bike trail. Discussion among Councilmembers and Commissioner Parker included contin- ued increases in the use of the Ramsey County Library—Roseville branch com- pared to the seven (7)branches within the suburban area. Mayor Roe and individual Councilmembers thanked Commissioner Parker for her service to and representation of the City of Roseville during her tenure with Ramsey County; and for her informative presentation tonight. Commissioner Parker expressed her appreciation of being given the opportunity to serve the community as a "labor of love;" and announced that she had ac- cepted the role of Co-President of the North Suburban Senior Coalition. b. Joint Meeting with Ethics Commission Ethics Commissioners Ben Lehman; Margo Fjelstad (Vice Chair); Nancy O'Brian; and Anne Collopy were in attendance from the Ethics Commission; with Commissioner LuAnne Pederson unable to attend tonight. Commissioner Fjelstad thanked City Attorney and City Manager for their assis- tance to the Commission. Topics of discussion, at the request of the Ethics Commission, were outlined in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated May 21, 2012. Recap on 2012 Annual Ethics Training Vice Chair Fjelstad noted the favorable reception of speakers at the 2012 annual ethics training: Dr. David Schultz and former Roseville Mayor Craig Klausing for their thought-provoking comments and historical perspective. Vice Chair Fjelstad advised that the Ethics Commission would be responsive to feedback from 2012 participants and seek to improve 2013 training to provide a more clear connection between items in the Roseville Ethics Code for that train- ing, including specific hypothetical conversations or situations; as well as to re- duce the amount of time for the annual training. Update on any Complaints Reported to Ethics Commission None received to-date. Non-Filing of Annual Disclosure Statements Vice Chair Fjelstad reported on this issue, brought to the City Council's atten- tion at their March 12, 2012 meeting, and subsequent reference to and follow-up by the Ethics Commission for three (3) City Advisory Commission Members who had not completed their non-disclosure statements. Vice Chair Fjelstad