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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 6, 2015 Page 5 Roseville;" entering into a Purchase Agreement (Attachment B) with the Rose- ville Housing & Redevelopment Authority(HRA) for the HRA-owned land in the Dale Street Fire Station Redevelopment Project area and perform necessary ac- tions to meet the City's obligations identified in the executed Purchase Agree- ment. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe Nays: None. 9. Consider Items Removed from Consent 10. General Ordinances for Adoption 11. Presentations a. Roseville Visitor's Association (RVA) Update Mayor Roe welcomed RVA Chief Executive Officer Julie Wearn who provided a summary annual report for 2014. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Ms. Wearn explained in more detail about the intended use of the RVA Reserve Fund to help target some future ideas and investments to further promote the community. Ms. Wearn noted her recent attendance at financial conference of the Minnesota Council of Non-Profits and discussion on the use of reserve policies. Ms. Wearn advised that the RVA was seeking to work with the Community Development and Parks & Recreation De- partments to fund a study to place signage, particularly around Langton Lake; as well as connecting pedestrian-friendly and green event space with shopping in the community. Ms. Wearn recognized that there were stipulations on how those re- serve funds would be used, who made the decisions to do so, and how expendi- tures were governed. City Manager Trudgeon mentioned the RVA coupon book and a personal anec- dote providing testament about how well it worked and how well-used it was. Councilmember Willmus suggested that the RVA link a QR code to the coupon book for use by associations (e.g. youth tournaments) to copy onto their material, which was duly noted by Ms. Wearn. For the benefit of City Council colleagues, Mayor Roe noted that RVA reserves are collected tax dollars, and under certain limitations for their use based on City Policy and State Law. Mayor Roe assured colleagues and residents that, as he and City Manager Trudgeon both served on the RVA Board, all decision-making would be done cognizant of limitations while maximizing the return on tax reve- nues to optimize their use.