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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 15, 2013 Page 3 April 30, 6:30 p.m. at the Roseville Skating Center(Howard Johnson Park) Councilmember Laliberte announced the 60th anniversary of the area League of Women Voters, with a special recognition scheduled on April 25, 2013, with additional infor- mation on the event, its location and cost available from Carolyn Cushing at 651/633- 0602 or at Carolyn cushingccomcast.net. On behalf of the Roseville City Council, Councilmember Laliberte offered congratulations to this organization. Councilmember Willmus announced upcoming informal tours by the Minnesota Depart- ment of Agriculture at Langton Lake Park on April 22 — 25 to review damage from Em- erald Ash Borer infestations. Registration and additional information is available by con- tacting Erica Commerce at 651/210-6244 or by contacting the City of Roseville's Park and Recreation Department at 651/792-7006. Councilmember McGehee reported on her attendance at the first Roseville Housing and Redevelopment Authority sponsored community meeting held last week regarding the Dale Street Fire Station Redevelopment Project, along with Mayor Roe and Coun- cilmember Etten. Councilmember McGehee opined that the meeting was very exciting and embarked upon a new process for Roseville, with the City of Roseville having as- sembled a substantial piece of land for redevelopment, and initiating meetings with the community, and particularly the adjacent neighborhood, for their input and involvement in the process of designing what the community wants incorporated into that redevelop- ment. Councilmember McGehee announced future opportunities for presentation and small group discussions scheduled on April 25, 2013 from 6:30 — 8:30 p.m., with empha- sis on a block exercise for participants with a map of the area and blocks of different types/styles of housing arranged within those blocks under different scenarios. Councilmember McGehee announced subsequent workshops scheduled on May 15 and May 28, 2013 respectively, that would include developers making presentations on po- tential development proposals to provide market insight, and subsequent recommendation from the focus group to the HRA, who would be ultimately responsible for marketing the property and defining its redevelopment in accordance with those expressed community wishes. Additional information is available from HRA Housing Manager Jeanne Kelsey at 651/792-7086. Councilmember Etten noted that the meetings were being held at the King of Kings Church/School directly across from the Dale Street fire station. Mayor Roe updated the public and City Council on recent happenings of the North Sub- urban Cable Commission at their March and April meetings, in adopting a rate order in response to Comcast rates implemented in 2012, with the NSCC concerned that they were not properly presented in accordance with franchise agreements with the ten (10) member cities. Mayor Roe noted significant concerns regarding the DTA or digital adapter fee and related public queries. Mayor Roe noted that the NSCC's April action in- itiated a more formal negotiation for franchise renewal to address the significant gap in