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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 10, 2017 Page 20 particular code violation, no just the section number versus the City Council re- searching related code sections. g. Consider Community Development Department Request to Perform an Abatement for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 2749 Churchill Street N As previously noted, this item was removed from action in lieu of resolution prior to the meet ing. h. Discussion of 2017 Policy Priority Planning (PPP) Document City Manager Trudgeon briefly noted the updated Policy Priority Plan (PPP) as provided in the staff report and attachments (Attachment B redlined and Attach- ment C new). Mr. Trudgeon noted one new addition entitled, “Inclusive Commu- nit y and Governance” with four focus areas. Mr. Trudgeon noted that tonight’s revisions were intended as a broad picture for City Council review and approval, with the next step then being for staff to develop measures of accountability and responsible parties for additional approval. For the “Capital Improvement” priority, Councilmember McGehee suggested adding the word “adequate” to the second bullet point “Ensure Capital Improve- ment Funding.” Mayor Roe suggested the word “sustainable” instead of “adequat e.” While pleased with the economic development priority strategies underway and staff’s proposed next steps (e.g. visiting businesses, creation of the database, etc.), Councilmember McGehee suggested including options for small businesses to look to the city for support. With the inclusive community and governance priority, Councilmember McGe- hee advised that she needed more information on the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) “Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Program.” In the third bullet point of the “Inclusive Community and Gover nance” priority, Coun- cilmember McGehee questioned what “enact” meant with city policies and proce- dures, opining that the city couldn’t do much more than to enforce state and fed- eral law. With the last update of the PPP, Councilmember McGehee noted im- provements and accomplishments, including recruiting from the diverse commu- nity for advisory commission vacancies, positive benefits of the commun ity gar- den project, and the focus on SE Roseville; and applauded the city’s fire and po- lice departments for their significant steps in helping to achieve those goals. Spe- cific to the “Capital Improvement” priority, Councilmember McGehee reiterated her advocacy for sustainability of the CIP, having the cost benefit analysis as part of that priority, and being able to support the things needed by the community whether they be a program, a policy. or an inspection.