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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 15, 2013 Page 2 Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Laliberte; Etten; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. 2. Public Comment Mayor Roe asked that all observe a Moment of Silence in honor of the victims at the Bos- ton Marathon and in support of the first responders at the scene. Mayor Roe called for public comment by members of the audience on any non-agenda items. a. Gary Grefenberg, 91 Mid Oaks Lane In his role as Chair of the City of Roseville's Human Rights Commission, Mr. Grefenberg announced several upcoming dinners and dialogues related to the pre- vention of violence of any kind, and how it impacts everyone, sponsored by the Commission. Mr. Grefenberg advised that this would the purpose was to provide an opportunity for Roseville residents to participate in a facilitated dialogue fund- ed by the Busch Foundation, with three (3) facilitators leading this combined town hall and focus group. Mr. Grefenberg noted that the goal was to find areas of concern and relevant issues of Roseville residents, and would hopefully serve as the next step in civic engagement for the community, in identifying individual and/or collective responses and ultimate resolutions. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Roseville Skating Center, Olympic Room; with a light supper served at 5:15 p.m., followed by focused discussion and sharing of perspectives from 6:00 — 8:30 p.m. Approximately two (2) weeks later, Mr. Gre- fenberg announced that a follow-up session would be planned. While there is no cost for the meal or discussion, Mr. Grefenberg noted that R.S.V.P.'s were wel- come to accommodate food availability; and those reservations and additional in- formation was available from Carolyn Curti at City Hall (651/792-7026) or through the City's website, Human Rights Commission tab. 4. Council Communications, Reports and Announcements Councilmember McGehee announced the annual Roseville Clean-up Day scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Dale Street entrance to Central Park. Additional infor- mation is available from Recycling Coordinator Tim Pratt at City Hall (651/792-7027) or through the "clean-up"tab on the City's website. Councilmember Etten announced the continuing meetings as part of the Roseville Parks and Renewal Program, with each meeting addressing specific parks/facilities in the sys- tem: April 16, 6:30 p.m. at the maintenance building on the City Hall Campus (Topic: Oasis Park) April 23, 6:30 p.m. at the same location (Topic: Rosebrook Park) April , 6:00 p.m. at the same location (Topic: Bruce Russell Park)