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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 10, 2014 Page 12 Ms. Kelsey responded that staff periodically made the public aware of HRA pro- grams through the City newsletter; and duly noted Councilmember McGehee's concerns. Councilmember Etten noted that the program was only one piece of the pie in re- development and strengthening and reinvesting in Roseville housing stock. If the City Council felt more at ease in an open letter versus targeted properties, Coun- cilmember Etten suggested that could be looked into by Ms. Kelsey and after re- view by the City Council of the current letter. Mayor Roe further noted that all communication was open to interpretation by the sender and the recipient; but opined that a review by the City Council of the letter and its context was a fair step in reviewing the current process. Living Smarter Home& Garden Fair Regarding the Home & Garden Fair, Councilmember Willmus noted that it was a time-consuming project, and sought an update from staff on the current Fair and if any different directions were being considered. Ms. Kelsey reviewed some of the streamlining being done by and for staff to make things less time-consuming through or labor-intensive by addressing regis- tration rule and regulations for vendors, that had served to cut staff time consider- ably. Ms. Kelsey advised that every year, immediately after the Fair, a report was pro- vided to the HRA on the Fair and feedback from vendors, sponsors and attendees. Ms. Kelsey noted that the HRA Board was provided an opportunity each year af- ter the Fair to decide if they wanted to make changes, with their ongoing response to-date to continue status quo. Ms. Kelsey suggested discussion at a future join meeting of the HRA and the City Council to provide staff guidance on the Fair. Ms. Kelsey reviewed ongoing feedback from those attending workshops and ven- dors and their desire to continue offering those useful workshops, and the feed- back sought from workshop attendees. From data he's reviewed to-date, Councilmember Willmus expressed concern that the HRA may want to offer more workshops based on the feedback and number of those attending, and the value they seemed to place on the workshops, beyond those at the annual Fair and those currently offered at the Library. Councilmem- ber Willmus questioned if the workshops were the real value to the community ra- ther than their interaction with vendors. Councilmember Willmus referenced one vendor he'd spoken to who had participated for a number of years, and thought the same people attended, and therefore there were no new opportunities for them to solicit business from attendees, and therefore would no longer be a vendor at