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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 9,2015 Page 26 repeatedly anecdotally from the community that the missing piece was for transi- tional housing: not senior or assisted living, but middle-level housing for those moving from single-family homes with maintenance to those not having outside maintenance to address. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the City needed to be proactive in finding places in Roseville for that infill housing option, which was currently lacking. While the City had several options (e.g. Lexington Apart- ments and Overlook Drive), they were insufficient to serve the current and grow- ing demographics and didn't turn over very fast, thus causing the community to lose good members of the community elsewhere. HRA Member Lee agreed with those comments. Mayor Roe noted that when the rezoning was revised, a lot of HDR was included, and it may be time to review those designations. HRA Member Wall encouraged the City Council, at their upcoming retreat, to look outward and look big, even to the point of being outrageous. Member Wall opined that the City needed to find a way to get things done, and differentiate Ro- seville from competing communities and seek opportunities to expand its tax base. Member Wall suggested that the City Council agree on two things they wanted the HRA to accomplish yet this year, tell the HRA, and they would build their strategy on that directive. While recognizing that the HRA did have a lot on its plate, Member Wall opined that it could pick and choose its projects or focus, and by the end of 2015 should be able to have several projects accomplished with measurable ends. Member Wall encouraged the City Council to not be afraid to talk to major devel- opers and corporate CEO's for their ideas for high-end executive housing, a con- tinued need for Roseville. Mayor Roe noted that a key part was how to measure success in what was being done or attempted, which he found to be a missing component in the past in using strategic planning. Member Wall opined that this was a responsibility to come back to taxpayers with results of what was being accomplished with their money. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:42 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:48 p.m. 12. Public Hearings 13. Budget Items 14. Business Items (Action Items)