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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 10, 2017 Page 3 provided by Roseville Police Chief Mathwig and his sincere efforts at listening more and promoting changes in the Police Department and among his officers. Ms. Ramundt opined that the City Council needed to take concrete steps to show support for the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) beyond the Mayor and Councilmember Laliberte leading their meetings. Ms. Ramundt reviewed past experiences with the former Human Rights Commission and the now-defunct Community Engagement Commission and expressed her frustration with the combination of these two in to the HRIEC and the potential loss of the human rights component. Ms. Ramundt opined that this was a leader- ship opportunity for the City Council, and noted that they had been told before that things were not all good in Roseville; asking that the City Council take care of the city and do something now. g. Tracy Sweetall, Resident of Woodbury, MN and former resident of Roseville (her father resides on Geismann Street in Roseville) As an Emergency Room Nurse working with Dr. Shapland, Ms. Sweetall spoke on behalf of Dr. Shapland and her character and professionalism even when under duress or when disrespected. Ms. Sweetall stated that she was appalled that this had occurred in Roseville and asked that the City Council find justice for its resi- dents of color. h. Sherry Sanders,McCarrons Blvd. Ms. Sanders spoke to the need for the City Council to work on the city reaching its full potential and to continue to work on what is trying to be accomplished in Roseville to make a difference and become the "city on a hill" rather than allow- ing barriers to be put up. i. Alex Lodner, 1072 Merry Lane (Como Neighborhood), St. Paul While not able to speak to happenings in Roseville, Mr. Lodner reported that he had spoken to the owner of this retail establishment after finding out what had happened to Dr. Shapland, and was told the same things reported by her. Mr. Lodner offered to respond to any questions of the city during their investigation and encouraged them to reach out to him to hear about his experience with Rose- ville retailers as well. Mayor Roe thanked tonight's speakers for bringing this to the City Council's and public's attention; stating that personally this treatment was not acceptable in Roseville, nor did it correspond with ongoing efforts of the new Imagine Roseville community initiatives. Mayor Roe clarified that this effort and its tagline "Imagine Roseville" was separate from the initial Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process, but in a sense grew out of that and was intended to create connections as the community's demographics contin- ued to change. As part of the Imagine Roseville planning effort, Mayor Roe assured to- night's speakers and the public that previously-expressed community concerns with Ro- seville business transactions and consistent customer experiences at local businesses were on this group's radar screen, and advised that he would suggest to that planning group