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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 23, 2016 Page 23 Regarding the 1716 parcel, Councilmember Willmus asked if the City had some provisions as part of the Purchase Agreement, for the seller to maintain the site. Councilmember Wilhnus stated that his visit to the site earlier today indicated a fair amount of debris still strewn about, including a mattress and high grass. Ms. Collins clarified that there was nothing embedded in the Purchase Agree- ment, other than correspondence between the City Attorney and current owner to keep the parcel tidy. However, Ms. Collins advised she would alert code en- forcement to check out the site. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Ms. Collins stated the plans for AE- ON were mostly for exterior rehabilitation of the 1721 Marion Street building, as she understood from their representative that the inside of the units were pretty- well maintained, mostly 2-3 bedroom units housing approximately 30 immigrant families. If the building was going to be rehabilitated, Councilmember McGehee asked that discussion re-ensue related to sprinkler systems. Mayor Roe noted the need to be conscious that tenants are not displaced as a re- sult of rehabilitating this or other buildings, and ensure that equity issues were ad- dressed. Ms. Collins noted this was an element of AEON and their sensitivities in their housing projects. Mayor Roe reported that he had found St. Paul Councilperson Amy Brendmoen very receptive to this SE Roseville and broader area effort and proceeding with it. Given the City of St. Paul's system, Mayor Roe opined that they should be able to plug in fairly well and bring an energy level to the process. From his observation, Mayor Roe suggested the majority of the 200 names on the Faceboolc page were probably St. Paul residents. Mayor Roe further opined that the City of Maple- wood may be the least prepared for this effort, noting their size and different is- sues, and crime in the area their major concern. Mayor Roe addressed the varying difference in the building conditions of. those businesses among jurisdictions. Mayor Roe further noted the importance of receiving feedback from each jurisdic- tion's City Council to get them on board under their governmental and communi- ty processes. Without objection, Mayor Roe directed staff to publically notice future meetings of the informal working group for these multi-jurisdictional meetings, all of which may not provide for public testimony, but to allow communication and observa- tion at a minimum, and to allow for a potential quorum of Roseville City Coun- cilmembers to attend at any given time. Without objection, Mayor Roe further di-