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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 11, 2017 Page 4 with the Roseville Police Department. Commissioner Lundell highlighted some of the activities and business conducted over the last year by the commission, in- cluding citizen awards and officer merit awards for their team work. Commis- sioner Lundell referenced her personal experience with a ride-along with a twen- ty-two year veteran officer and the learning experience it had been for her. Mayor Roe thanked Chair VanderVegt and Commissioner Lundell for their report and attendance at tonight's meeting; noting their limited scope of duties as pro- scribed by statutory requirements. b. Receive Preview of the new Roseville Economic Development Content Man- agement System& Economic Development Marketing Pages Community Development Director Kari Collins and department staff provided an update on this new proactive economic development page in partnership with Golden Shovel Agency(GSA), a communications firm and software developer. GIS Technician Joel Koepp presented an overview of the site and marketing con- tent at GrowRoseville.com scheduled for launch on September 13, 2017, includ- ing specific sections beyond community profile demographics and the featured real estate listing module and data available to interested developers nation-wide. Housing & Economic Development Program Manager Jeanne Kelsey reviewed workforce data, programs and solutions, and the job listing section for businesses to use with assistance and approval from the city that city staff would incorporate into the information provided to employers during business retention visits. Ms. Kelsey noted social media aspects, business incentives (e.g. financing tools avail- able from the state, county and city), as well as sharing of success stories of local businesses. Ms. Collins advised that Golden Shovel consultants would continue helping staff to promote and market Roseville with new platforms and social media tie-ins; and encouraged the City Council to continue being ambassadors when attending events and activities to add that information to the site. Ms. Collins reported that a quarterly report and review of social media contacts would be provided to the City Council as this site evolved as a supplement and link with the city's website. Councilmember Willmus thanked staff for the demonstration, stating that of most importance to him is the marketing of the site and how the city chose proactive steps to get information out to directly feed information into the web page. Spe- cific to marketing, Councilmember Willmus stated that one area of concern for him was in the branding used on the page that seemed inconsistent to him in use of the Roseville logo or derivations of the current logo in some areas. Coun- cilmember Willmus noted the intent to lure firms outside the metropolitan area as well as out-of-state firms; and noted the need to clearly identify that this page was for Roseville "Minnesota" and not confused with cities of the same name in other states. Councilmember Willmus asked that staff ensure that this web page defines