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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 16, 2016 Page 2 Councilmember Laliberte provided an update from the Cedarholm Golf Course Club- house Task Force and its most recent meeting with partners and users of the facility, and upcoming discussions on uses. Councilmember Laliberte invited public comment, in- cluding a discussion opportunity on Speak Up! Roseville regarding the clubhouse, as well as links on the City's website for resident questions and comments, all of which will be shared with the Task Force. Councilmember Laliberte also reported on the Roseville Community Health Awareness Team (CHAT) and their recent meeting to review the upcoming seminar, with several representatives attending from the City of Roseville, Ramsey County, and State Depart- ment of Health to discuss additional opportunities going forward. Personally, Councilmember Laliberte read her response to a recent Letter to the Editor in the Roseville Review from J�rdy Bejglirjid of the Leagzre of Woi�ien Voters questioning her transparency in local government, specifically with the issue or organized trash col- lection. Councilmember Laliberte provided her rationale throughout that decision- making process, asking that all the facts be reviewed before questioning her transparency. Councilmember McGehee suggested Councilmember Laliberte's rebuttal may be more appropriate in writing rather than using this communications time during a City Council meeting. City Manager Trudgeon reported on last weekend's orchard planting, with Mayor Roe and Councilmember Etten also attending; and noted the importance of this linkage in producing locally grown food to supply families and local food shelfs; thanking the community for their support of this great event. Mayor Roe reported a meeting attended last week by he and City Manager Trudgeon with representatives of the Cities of St. Paul and Maplewood specific to the Rice Street/Larpenteur Avenue area. Mayor Roe reported that this first meeting provided an opportunity to get a sense of where everyone was at, the possibilities and issues; with the overall outcome being that everyone wanted to pursue area-wide public listening ses- sion(s) with stakeholders this summer to receive broader feedback. Mayor Roe advised that City Manager Trudgeon would have more information about that public opportunity at the next Council meeting. Mayor Roe clarified that this continued to be a very infor- mal working group to make sure everyone was on the same page and ensure no miscom- munication; with no public input at these meetings to-date. However, Mayor Roe sug- gested that efforts be made going forward to make sure those meetings are noticed appro- priately, especially with elected officials in attendance. Mayor Roe reported that he and City Manager Trudgeon met with Independent School District No. 623 Superintendent Dr. Aldo Sicoli and School Board President Mark Tray- nor to preliminarily discuss the district's facility efforts scheduled to begin in earnest this fall. Mayor Roe noted that part of the discussion included the City's model for successful public engagement processes.