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Regular city Council Meeting Monday,July 22, 2019 Page 5 Mayor Roe asked how old JT was. JT stated he was ten. Mayor Roe thought JT was very brave to come up and speak and showed a lot of cour- age. He would like to think that if there was an organized effort to look for JT, that he would help to find him. A member of the audience stated the Mayor would help look for JT but not Ralph. JT asked why the Mayor would look for him and not Ralph and if it was because Ralph was older. Mayor Roe indicated that was not the case. He was trying to recall what his awareness of the case was at the time and he honestly did not recall what was going on at that time for him. A member of the audience suggested it was not a priority to the Mayor. Mayor Roe explained his understanding that it was a missing persons case in Stillwater, and he was not aware of any search being organized in Roseville. He did not remember specifically what was going on at that time. A member of the audience indicated she did not mean to put all of the pressure on the Mayor and there were other Councilmembers present who did not have anything to say, which she felt was weird. Mayor Roe indicated this is not an intended situation to get into a debate and a discussion and he is in the position of not having adequate information available to be able to answer many of these questions. Once again, the source of the information for these questions is the investigator the family has been working with and the Police Department. He stated there will be other meetings for the family and interested parties to get answers and be- yond that. He clarified that City Council is sort of the legislators of the City of Roseville and do not have day-to-day involvement or details of specific cases that are being inves- tigated by the Police Department, regardless of the case, who it is, and what it might be. The City Council's role is to make policies and pass laws for the City of Roseville and delegate the authority over those items to the City Manager. Mayor Roe indicated there were members of the Police Department in the audience who might be willing to talk to individuals after the public comment period is over, either ver- bally or in written comment. Ms. Amanda Som-Stewart, St. Paul, explained she understood what the Council was say- ing as far as not being able to provide certain answers this evening and what their roles