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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Page 4 1 Ms. Kelsey reported that she was also working on a potential study at Hamline University 2 overseen by retired City of Oakdale City Manager and former City of Roseville Community 3 Development Director Crag Waldren for the hotel/motel situation study. 4 5 Ms. Kelsey advised that she anticipated a final report by the students on their findings; with the 6 consensus of the HRA to have the students attend the next HRA meeting as they begin the 7 study to review the scope of the project and received input from the body. Ms. Kelsey 8 explained that it would be time-prohibitive for the students to attend, as the deadline for the 9 work plan was already in place, and the availability of the students based on their other class 10 schedules would be difficult to coordinate. Ms. Kelsey advised that the original intent, as 11 presented to the instructor and students, had been for a one-time final presentation of their 12 findings to a joint meeting of the City Council and HRA. 13 14 At the request of Member Wall, Ms. Kelsey reviewed how the scope of the study had been 15 developed by staff through direction of the City Council and HRA; and issues brought forward 16 by various City Departments (e.g. HRA, Police, and Community Development) and elements 17 brought to the City’s attention by hotel/motel owners and managers, as well as the Roseville 18 Visitors Association, through information provided from reports from Ramsey County 19 inspections. Ms. Kelsey noted the need to address the current situation, what organization was 20 identifying issues, and what organization responded and provided follow-up on conditions 21 found. 22 23 For the benefit of Member Wall, Member Masche noted that this study dovetailed well into the 24 HRA’s business outreach and strategies. 25 26 Ms. Kelsey also noted it addressed the HRA’s goal in stabilizing the business community and 27 keeping the overall community vitalized and preventing blight and avoiding larger problems. 28 29 Specific to the SE Roseville study, Member Etten stated that he found it encouraging that the 30 newly formed neighborhood had organized (McCarron’s Neighborhood Association) and 31 interested in engaging, and asked that staff involve their group as appropriate in this study to 32 gain their perspectives as well. Member Etten noted that the neighborhood was outlined by 33 Highway 36 to Larpenteur and Dale Street to Rice Street; and further noted that Members 34 Etten, Wall and Majerus were all residents of that area and involved in the organization. 35 36 Ms. Kelsey noted that the Police Department representative was engaged with that community 37 neighborhood organization, and noted that their involvement was vital, as well as including the 38 immigrant population, all of which had been provided as background information for the 39 student study group. Ms. Kelsey noted that it was unfortunate that the U of MN’s semester 40 was not sufficiently long enough to do a more in-depth study, but would be limited to the top 41 priorities provided by staff, with how to engage the community of vital importance. Ms. 42 Kelsey opined that the entire study was more global than just the limited student study and 43 information available from staff to-date; and advised that the students were encouraged to 44 coordinate with the School District as it related to bussing and kids in the neighborhood, and 45 other transportation options available for the population to have more mass transit options. 46 Ms. Kelsey noted that there was currently a large gap from Dale Street to Larpenteur Avenue, 47 and updated information – as part of the study – was needed on those transportation needs to 48 provide to the Metropolitan Council for their future transportation planning efforts. 49 50 10. Adjournment 51 The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:30 p.m. 52 53 Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.