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<br />CITY CENTER TASK FORCE NOTES
<br />October 8, 1998
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<br />1. Call to Order: October 8, 1998,6:30 p,m.
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<br />2. Present: Scott Bergs, Peggy Egli, Tom Johnson, Don Anderson, Ann Hermes,
<br />Perrie Hettler, Jan Vanderwall, Lois Sinn Lindquist, Richard Bates, Craig
<br />Klausing, Keith Wietecki arrived late.
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<br />Council present: Mayor Wall, Barb Mastell, Dean Maschka
<br />Others present: Dave Peipelkorn, Dick Forliti, Bob Bierscheid, Ann
<br />Baker, Steve Sar1<ozy, Sgt Mike Palermo, Kim Way, Dennis Welsch
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<br />3, Chair Lois Sinn Lindquist opened the meeting al6:30 p.m., and asked the members to
<br />introduce themselves with a "What's your favorite City?" question,
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<br />4. Kim Way, Urban Design Director, Ellerbe-Becket introduced the City Center concept as a
<br />strength of the community, There are no pre-conceived notions.
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<br />5. Kim Way introduced the Task Force Charge and Ground Rules, The Task Force will
<br />work by consensus, Meeting will adhere to a time schedule. Quorum will be a majority.
<br />Comment will be taken at Open House meetings and protocol will be observed,
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<br />6, Kim introduced the work program as handed out in the packet. The whole process will
<br />take about one year finishing in July 1999.At the end of the first phase the extent and
<br />scope of the project will be defined by the Task Force. The study area was defined and
<br />described by Kim Way, Copies of the study area will be sent to the Task Force.
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<br />7. The study area includes Veterans Park, VFW, Commercial Center, Howard Johnson
<br />Park, the City Hall and oval complexes, the Mobile Home Park, Central Park, Lexington
<br />Avenue and housing east of Lexington at Victoria,
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<br />8. Steve Sarkozy, City Manager, presented the 1998 Roseville Citizen Survey, t) summary
<br />of which had been distributed in the packet.
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<br />9. Dennis Welsch provided an overview of Community Development and the health of the
<br />Community.
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<br />10. Kim Way defined the City Center concept as a center of diverse activity. The Center may
<br />be a cross-roads center of commerce located on or near a main street. He presented a
<br />slide show .Creating a Livable Town Centre". Town centers create a "sense of place"
<br />whose people recreate, live and work. The City Center vision and plan should also
<br />define how to implement the plan, Baltimore's downtown and Inner Harbor were used as
<br />examples. Communities must identify their strengths and leverage off of them,
<br />Richmond, Virginia sout end was described as another type of City Center with better
<br />access and a park and ride, new uses and a main street that creates a sense of place.
<br />City Center must be flexible over time. Shir1ington Center was described from a
<br />renovated shopping center to a recreated main street.
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<br />The "there" in Roseville is known as Central Park, How can we build off that strength?
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