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--- DRAFT --- infrastructure and traffic management changes under consideration; the negative impact new retail will have on established retail businesses in places such as Rosedale, Har Mar Mall, and the Crossroads; and what new housing options will be made available. 4. Police Department Issues relevant to the Police Department's performance centered on topics of localized crime in places such as the motels on Snelling; patrolling residential streets for speeders and multi- family parking lots for illegal activity; providing the public with better information about the Crime Watch program's sign policies; and using the Block Captain network as a conduit for providing non-crime information to residents. Multi-family housing managers expressed the greatest concern about interaction with the Police Department. They reported incidents in which the Police Department declined to share information about events that occurred in their buildings. These managers were frustrated by Police Departments' response, because in some instances mangers are able to invoke eviction clauses when tenants are involved in crime and they can work other tenants to allay fears and improve overall security in their buildings. Section 2. Promising Actions to Respond to Issues What actions can the City take? 1. Increase Communication Participants offered several suggestions for ways in which the City could increase communications with residents. These included: . Enhance use of existing publications, such as the Roseville Wrap and the Roseville Review, and direct mailings of the City Code to new property owners . Expand use of the "Block Captain" network for issues other than crime . Create a Community Ombudsman or Liaison position to facilitate citizen requests, complaints, or concerns and to provide accountability to residents. . Provide trained mediators to resolve neighbor disputes or resident disputes with the City . Facilitate rejuvenation of the Crime Free Multi-family Housing Coalition and use it as a vehicle for improving communications between the Police Department and the multi- family housing property managers! owners. . Facilitate conversations among Northwestern College, Bethel College, and neighborhoods close to their campuses. . Develop policies that ensure citizen input in the early planning stages of development projects and with developments that will create significant neighborhood changes due to the type of business or the extent of the business' operations. . Facilitate conversations between rental property residents and owner-occupied residents to create stronger relationships and share information. Roseville RHRA Community Dialogue on Housing ---DRAFT --- Prepared by the Center for Policy, Planning, and Performance 8