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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 15,2017 Page 2 beyond those generalities for 13,000 plus parcels making up that picture in Rose- ville. Councilmember McGehee noted that the city has little control in that differential between residential and commercial properties. Finance Director Miller responded that over the last 30-40 years, the housing and commercial/retail markets had reacted differently and with the shifts both ways, they tended to even out over time. In this year, Mayor Roe noted that the shift tended toward the commercial property values. For the benefit of the public, Mayor Roe noted that this report was available on the Ramsey County Assessor's website. At the request of Mayor Roe, Finance Director Miller advised that historically the city hadn't provided a link on the city's website to this information, but offered to consider doing so. 8. Approve Consent Agenda At the request of Mayor Roe,City Manager Trudgeon briefly highlighted those items being considered under the Consent Agenda; and as detailed in specific Requests for Council Action(RCA) and related attachments dated May 15, 2017. a. Approve Youth Commissioner to Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) Willmus moved, Etten seconded, appointment of Elizabeth Hansel to serve as a Youth Commissioner to the HRIEC until the expiration of her term on July 31, 2017. Councilmember Willmus noted that, from time to time, conversations were held regarding youth commissioners serving on them and whether there was a need for cursory background checks for adults serving on those commissions with them. Councilmember Willmus noted this service frequently involved service in settings and situations outside the control reviews of the city that could have potential issues when putting minors in contact with adults. City Manager Trudgeon noted that this was an excellent point and well taken, since there are currently no background checks being done, even though this was a stand- ard practice for other organizations with youth commissioners (e.g. athletic organ- izations), and opined that it should be done in the city as well. Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that he and City Attorney Gaughan would consult on a draft polity and changes to forms as applicable for commissions working with youth to provide for background checks of those adults. Mr. Trudgeon opined that the city needed to