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Roseville City Council
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2/25/2013
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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,February 25, 2013 <br /> Page 4 <br /> Mr. Grefenberg expressed his concern with the closed nature of some discussions <br /> and that with no records were kept or data available on the selection, even though <br /> a ballot was taken for each vote. Those ballots were apparently deleted by Mr. <br /> Pratt. While recognizing Mr. Pratt's considerable knowledge on this issue, Mr. <br /> Grefenberg spoke to the considerable knowledge of residents and users of the <br /> website as well and the value of their perspective in the decision-making process. <br /> Mr. Grefenberg expressed his disappointment that those recommendations were <br /> not currently covered in the report prepared by Mr. Pratt for the February 11, <br /> 2013 City Council meeting. <br /> Mr. Grefenberg opined that the best way to resolve issues is to talk about them <br /> and to honestly expose them to transparency. <br /> Regarding the action item removed from tonight's Consent Agenda, acceptance of <br /> the Meadowlark Grant, Mr. Grefenberg thanked those who prepared the actual <br /> grant application. Mr. Grefenberg reviewed the process in pursuing this grant ap- <br /> plication in December of 2012, timing issues due to the holidays, and the discov- <br /> ery of and drafting of the actual application, facilitated by HRC member Megan <br /> Dushin. Mr. Grefenberg admitted that it may have been his mistake in signing his <br /> name to the grant application; however, he defended that action based on his re- <br /> ceipt of the application on Saturday, December 29, and the need to meet the year- <br /> end application deadline. While in hindsight, Mr. Grefenberg admitted his regret <br /> in not seeking the signature of City Manager Malinen on the grant application, <br /> Mr. Grefenberg noted his repeated attempts prior to that deadline to provide in- <br /> formation to Ms. Caroline Curti, City Administration staff liaison of the applica- <br /> tion process, in addition to seeking the advice of Finance Director Chris Miller on <br /> the application process and deadline issues. <br /> Mr. Grefenberg noted ongoing and persistent issues had been evident between the <br /> HRC, City Manager, and City Council going back a number of years, and ex- <br /> pressed his interest in developing a more cooperative relationship. While opining <br /> that staff was overburdened with their various responsibilities, Mr. Grefenberg <br /> opined that this should serve to allow advisory commissions to take some initia- <br /> tives upon themselves. However, in order to do so, Mr. Grefenberg opined that <br /> staff then needed to communicate applicable protocol prior to a deadline. Mr. <br /> Grefenberg accepted the blame and his mistake in not pursuing a response from <br /> Ms. Curti, but reiterated the issues around the crowded holiday season and his <br /> impetus to get the application submitted prior to the deadline. Mr. Grefenberg as- <br /> sured the City Council that his intent was in no way meant as a rogue advisory <br /> commission chair, but simply signing the application in his role as the HRC <br /> Chairperson. In hindsight, Mr. Grefenberg realized that this was a mistake; how- <br /> ever,he noted the only options were not to submit the application or not following <br /> procedure. <br />
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