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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 19, 2015 Page 29 notes about other respective cominunity efforts with it prompting collaboration on potential best practices inoving forward. Mayor Roe further reported that City Manager Tnidgeon was planning to meet with his counterparts in those communi- ties as well; with the next step to convene a very preliminary and informal ineet- ing of residents and businesses of all three cominunities, with the City of St. Paul representatives talcing the lead on setting that up. Mayor Roe advised that he had provided various contact information for Roseville's corrununity leaders, with the purpose of getting everyone in the saine room and identifying common issues and proinpting conversations with each other to formulate subsequent conversations and efforts fonn a inulti-disciplinary point, using those efforts already put in place in Roseville. Mayor Roe anticipated additional information froin the Chamber of Coinmerce and/ar Smart Growth America to have available by that time. Mayor Roe reiterated that the process was still in its formative stage but would provide additional opportunities for input froin all stalceholders as they had been or would be identified. Further discussion ensued regarding the City of St. Paul's District Planning Coun- cils and Ward boundaries; special plans for smaller neighborhood areas as a po- tential example; inclusion of various stalceholders in the process; other examples in St. Louis Park and involvement of Ms. Kelsey; similarity of this potential community process with that of previous Roseville community engageinent ef- forts and ideas available from other neighboring communities. Mayor Roe noted the interest of and need to involve Ramsey County in the pro- cess through engaging their staff with three different county coinmissioners repre- senting the three different corners along that corridor; key partnership of Acceler- ate Ramsey County as they restructure county government with Assistant County Manager Worthington actively involved in the process; and cooperative efforts froin a Public Works perspective in addressing soine infrastructure and traffic concerns along the corridor. Councilmember Laliberte noted distinctions in areas not within the City of Rose- ville's control and requiring collaborative efforts and those specific to Roseville's ability to drive the timeline. Mayor Roe reiterated that this would be a long-term effort with larger items need- ing to be addressed, with soine smaller steps along the way and in the more im- mediate future, but all with the goal for positive iinprovement. Mayor Roe asked that staff inake this one of their frequent reporting topics to the City Council and for public information. At the request of Mayor Roe, and specific to the Twin Lalces redevelopment ef- forts, Mr. Bilotta reported that staff would be bringing forward zoning amend- ments next week; and reported that the brownfields consultant and infrastructure iinprovements had been ordered. Mr. Bilotta advised that the next step would be