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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 22nd day of September, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Roe, Ihlan, Willmus, Pust and Klausing and the following were absent: none. Member Pust introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 10658 Encouraging Ramsey County to Keep Roseville Library Open During Reconstruction WHEREAS, The Roseville Library is an irreplaceable community resource; and WHEREAS, It houses more than 325,000 items, approximately 38% of the library system's collection; and WHEREAS, The Roseville Library annually circulates 1.7 million items -- more items than any other library in Minnesota; and WHEREAS, The diversity of its collection attracts visitors from throughout the metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, An average of 338 people per hours enter the library; and WHEREAS, The Roseville Library is a gathering place for the community with nearly 2,000 people visit the Library every day, making use of its vast collection and other amenities including 40 public Internet computers; and WHEREAS, The Library hosts more than 700 community meetings a year, and each week more than 150 children and parents attend the Roseville Library story time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Roseville City Council encourages the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners to keep an interim Roseville Library [in Roseville] in some capacity for the community during reconstruction. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Ihlan, and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Roe, Ihlan, Willmus, Pust and Klausing and the following voted against the same: none WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted