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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 8,2014 Page 11 would be cost; but opined that it would prove a relatively low investment com- pared to other city costs and investments. Councilmember Laliberte sought information on her previous request for infor- mation on where the former "Roseville University" was at; and expressed her in- terest in continuing that process of engaging and education residents. Coun- cilmember Laliberte expressed her disappointment that the course had not been offered for over a year, since she considered it so effective. Member Gardella advised that "Roseville U" came up in task force recommenda- tions a lot and had been considered a successful structure for community engage- ment. However, Member Gardella stated that she understood that the City was re- thinking or tweaking it and therefore, the CEG didn't pursue it much at this time. Chair Grefenberg noted that, in the CEG report, they recommended resumption of "Roseville U." Member Gardella further noted that the CEG had some specific recommendations as part of reformatting"Roseville U." Councilmember Laliberte opined that she would like to see it reinstated sooner ra- ther than later. Councilmember Willmus concurred that "Roseville U" was a great program and offered his support in bringing it back. However, Councilmember Willmus ad- vised that one critique he'd heard was the length of time or number of sessions required to finish it; with many residents unable to make that long of a commit- ment. Councilmember Willmus suggested tightening up that schedule to avoid fallout from the current program. Member Becker noted that a "Mini Roseville U" had been one consideration of the CEG. Regarding neighborhood associations, Councilmember McGehee suggested there may be different views of them depending on the personalities involved or the way they came to be. Councilmember McGehee questioned if the role of the CEG was to assist the process other than in facilitating the neighborhoods self- identifying themselves and coming forward to express their interest in forming. Councilmember McGehee noted that, efforts from various neighborhood associa- tions had been somewhat thwarted in the past when they came forward seeking neighborhood signage to identify themselves, and previous City Councils had re- jected those requests. Chair Grefenberg noted that signage was included in the CEG report.