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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 24, 2016 Page 2 c.Gary Grefenberg, 91 Mid Oaks Lane Mr. Grefenberg presented a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part here- of, entitled, “Public Comment to the Roseville City Council dated October 24, 2016. Mr. Grefenberg verbally read his letter. 5. Council and City Manager Communications, Reports, and Announcements Mayor Roe announced dates and variable hours for absentee voting at Roseville City Hall through the remainder of this general election cycle. Specific to communication efforts, Councilmember Willmus stated that over the last few months, he had seen advisory commission agenda packets lacking complete information for public review prior to meetings. As an example, Councilmember Willmus noted the most recent packet for the Human Rights Commission (HRC) that lacked prior meeting minutes and reports or information for those items on the agenda for discussion at the meeting, frequently only allotting a placeholder for those items rather than the infor- mation itself. Councilmember Willmus noted that, when he came into office, there had been issues getting council meeting packets out on time and information made available for the public. However, in the ongoing attempts to facilitate and improve open govern- ance and transparency, Councilmember Willmus opined that there needed to be a better effort made by and for the advisory commissions to provide that information in a timely manner; and asked City Manager Trudgeon to encourage better efforts in that regard. Mayor Roe echoed those comments; and City Manager Trudgeon duly noted that request and stated he would work with commission staff liaisons accordingly. City Manager Trudgeon noted that last week, Roseville had received a Leaders and Local Government Award from the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce for their efforts to- ward timely and effective digital communications. Mr. Trudgeon thanked Communica- tions Manager Gary Bowman and Communications Specialist Carolyn Curti for their ef- forts in keeping those electronic communications updated daily. Councilmember McGehee reported on her and Councilmember Laliberte’s recent attend- ance at the recent State of the Waters meeting sponsored and hosted by the Ramsey Con- servation District. Councilmember McGehee summarized the meetings and speakers, noting they provided very factual and historical information on water in the State of Min- nesota; efforts of the City of Edina in alerting their community of upcoming road work two years ahead to allow residents to plan for retention areas and rain gardens as part of those projects; planning ahead for stormwater work with Legacy Funds anticipated to run out in 2034; and the City of Shoreview’s phone app that provided a competitive way for residents to track their water usage. Councilmember McGehee further reported on pollu- tion inLittle Josephine Lake that apparently had been initially caused by a City of Rose- ville decision in 1972 to route stormwater runoff from city parking lots at City Hall and other public areas directly into that water body, with attempts now being made to correct that error. Councilmember McGehee noted the importance of conserving water, and the number of days for rivers to recharge compared to over a thousand yearsrequired for re-