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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 17, 2016 Page 7 Mr. Cornejo referenced his past work with Roseville in developing their Parks Master Plan, using that as a point of reference. Mr. Dresdner also referenced the significant work over the years by SEH, Inc. in the community with various projects. Council Questions Councilmember Laliberte questioned how many cities the group was working with during the comprehensive plan update timeframe, and how many others they had solicited. Mr. Dresdner advised that for the Cuningham Group and this particular team they had one other proposal still pending. For the benefit of the community as well as for her personal interest and noting that Mr. Cornejo had referenced his past work with the Roseville Park and Recre- ation Department, Councilmember Laliberte asked if any other members of the team had worked in the community. Mr. Dresdner advised that Cuningham had worked privately with several church- es in the community, and approximately 4-5 years ago, had worked directly with the city on a Twin Lakes project. Mr. Leighton advised that while he hadn’t had an opportunity to work with Rose- ville yet, he had worked with for the City of Minneapolis for 15 years, and just developed his planning firm three years ago emphasizing feasibility and planner. Mr. Leighton advised that he had worked with 4-5 other cities on their compre- hensive plans (e.g. Burnsville, Mendota Heights), several in the metropolitan area and one in Valley City, ND, as well as other interesting work with other cities. Mark Lobermeier noted the long history of the SEH, Inc. firm with Roseville da- ting back to the 1950’s. Mr. Lobermeier advised that his first project with Rose- ville was in 1985 in developing the city’s first Water Resources Management Plan, noting he was currently working on the update for that plan. Mr. Lobermei- er further noted their firm had been involved in lots of infrastructure projects in and around Roseville, including Highway 36, painting of the city’s water tanks. Mr. Lobermeier stated that integration of the plan is a key role for him as part of the team. Mr. Cornejo noted beyond the one project he’d been involved with in Roseville, he’d worked on three different projects with the City of Falcon Heights as well as working on their last comprehensive plan update. Mr. Cornejo advised that he had served as the St. Paul Planning & Development Director in the early 1990’s as well as public and private work in other cities in Ramsey County. Mr. Cornejo advised that he had been involved in economic development, tax base and inte-