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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 17, 2016 Page 12 group with more technical knowledge of what a comprehensive plan is and what all goes into it. Ms. Lee stated that she anticipated regular communication with them and more check ins with the Commission than with the City Council and/or advisory commissions to ensure they remain tied in directly to the process. As a parting thought, Mr. Cornejo noted everyone in the region is doing their plan updates, as well as other things. Mr. Cornejo referenced a brochure from MSP and their recent summit, noting that while all cities in the region are competing against each other, the region was competing against other metropolitan cities in and out of state. Therefore, Mr. Cornejo advised that the team would do their best to keep the City of Roseville aware of that larger regional picture to ensure Rose- ville was marketed to that regional audience. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:58 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:03 p.m. Mayor Roe welcomed Ms. Erin Purdu, spokeswoman for the team consisting or representatives of WSB Engineering. WSB & Associates, Inc. and LHB Corporation (LHB) Team As the proposed Project Manager, Ms. Purdu advised she would serve as the pri- mary source of contact, but all on the team would be working together on collabo- ration to accomplish the goals for a comprehensive plan that worked for the City of Roseville. Ms. Erin Purdu introduced the rest of the team and their areas of expertise:  Erin Purdu, AICP, GISP, Project Manager with WSB  Jim Gromberg, Economic Development Specialist with WSB  Lydia Major, PLA, LEED AP with LHB Architectural Proposal Ms. Purdu led discussions in reviewing the expertise of their firm, past experienc- es and components of their Roseville-specific proposal, with each member of the team participating in that presentation based on their areas of expertise. MS. Pur- du noted this was a unique team concept developed for Roseville with considera- ble expertise with inner ring cities in addition to Mr. Gromberg’s expertise in the economic development field, making them a good fit for Roseville. Ms. Purdu reviewed highlights of their presentation, including community en- gagement; housing; economic development; and developing a plan update that was visionary, implementable, and realistic incorporating things they believed were of importance to the community. As a landscape architect over the years, Ms. Major stated her specialty was with community engagement, and referenced her involvement with the Roseville Parks & Recreation Master Plan process where she’d learned those engagement tool from that great experience. Ms. Major opined that community engagement was