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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9,2015 Page 23 Chair Maschka noted that the Center Pointe and Lincoln Drive development areas were examples of master developments that had worked in Roseville. Mayor Roe opined that he didn't think the master developer process caused the problems in Twin Lakes. Councilmember Etten noted the perception in the development community with Roseville's history. Chair Maschka concurred, opining that the development community needed to know the City was going to work with them, and not continually get shot in the foot. If the City chose to work on something that big, Councilmember Etten opined that the HRA needed to be a part of that. Councilmember Etten noted the success of the Dale Street Project, at least the planning portion as it related to redevelopment and housing. Councilmember Laliberte agreed with Chair Maschka's areas of priority and as- sured that they would be discussed at the City Council retreat. However, Coun- cilmember Laliberte stated that she shared the concerns laid out by Councilmem- ber Willmus as to how much the HRA and staff could take on and accomplish and accomplish well; and what items could be moved to the side or be delegated to someone else rather than the core pieces led by the HRA which was yet to be de- termined. Councilmember Laliberte opined that she found creation of an EDA an interesting idea, since she had long been interested in more marketing of the City, allowing it to be selective about its redevelopment by clearly identifying what was desired and who was responsible to perform the work and how to envision that redevelopment, all important aspects. Councilmember Laliberte noted the current reactive approach to whatever pops us that continued to create a patchwork and piecemeal approach that continued to haunt the City, especially in the Twin Lakes area. Chair Maschka opined that if the City Council created the vision, the HRA and Community Development Department should be taking the next step with that vi- sion to develop those relationships. As a practical thing specific to the Dale Street Project, Councilmember Laliberte suggested development by the HRA of a dashboard or "work in progress" report- ing system providing status reports and updates included in City Council meeting packet materials monthly to keep everyone accountable. Chair Maschka concurred that having those metrics of progression would be a good idea.