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Special Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Page 5 diverse and attractive employment options to encourage Discussion related to relocating in Roseville included former communications from the City via “Business Link” e-mails and its current obsolete status; lack of budgeted funds to pursue additional communication opportunities; living wage issues; potential survey of businesses and their expectations/needs of the City (i.e., access, safety); multi- functionality and broad distribution desires of a business newsletter (i.e., educational code enforcement items suited to businesses); new technologies (i.e., website) to accomplish; availability, accuracy and cost of obtaining business data; and additional public relations opportunities between the City and business community. compatibility of ordinances with the needs of a diverse Discussion related to population included: educational aspects again based on ethnicities and cultural issues related to design standards; increased diversity anticipated by 2025; and those items that are appropriate or not appropriate in City Code in practical applications for the broader community and urban areas. It was the consensus of Commissioners that a priority item would be to support a systematic and periodic code review, including potential code definition rewrites to make them more understandable and to reflect current and potential future issues. Considerable discussion was held regarding advantages and disadvantages, and creation of a Roseville Chamber of Commerce impacts in or more focus on Roseville from the North Suburban Area Chamber of Commerce; partnerships between the Roseville Visitor’s Association (RVA) and tapping into their existing substantial resources and promotional opportunities; RVA’s promotion of the OVAL; and the City’s participation and partnership in an active, rather than reactive role. market analyses on economic and/or demographic trends and Discussion on benefits of each economic sector included: the value-added of such analyses; market-driven economies with little ability of the City to dictate outcomes; land use, zoning, and development related to economic trends; and benefits of specific Roseville demographics provided in recent John Shardlow presentations. incentives from the City to encourage master-planned areas or site Discussion of assembly rather than piecemeal development included: problems in the recent Twin Lakes litigation due to inclusion of the Twin Lakes Master Plan in the Comprehensive Plan; and corridor developments and master plan advantages. ensuring that code enforcement officers had adequate Discussion related to resources, political support and authorizing ordinances offered strong support; however, recognized the educational aspect again and systematic code reviews. environmentally sustainable public facilities and properties Discussion related to included: opportunities for the City to actively and aggressively pursue shared infrastructure with schools and other interactions; and the City taking the lead in becoming a better facilitator in improving energy standards (i.e., study of city vehicle needs, types, sizes and their energy consumption); identify new and innovative resources; proactively seek grant funds for those initiatives; and a commitment by the City to reduce their fuel consumption by 20%. Given time constraints, additional items were discussed on more general terms, recognizing that many items were duplicated or inter-related to other discussions points already addressed. That discussion included: architectural amenities and diversity in housing redesign; rental housing registration and/or licensing and additional needs over the next twenty-five years given that much of the City’s housing