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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 15, 2008 Page 4 and clarified that staff did take complaints seriously, and staff did get back to those involved in filing a complaint. City Attorney Jay Squires advised that there were also particular statutes that ap- plied when complaints were against police officers; one of which was that the complaint had to be reduced to writing, and cautioned the City Council in preced- ing outside that statutory context. Councilmember Roe concurred with the observations of City Attorney Squires; noting that there was a process in place, and while he didn't want to prejudge one way or another, he was happy to talk to those involved. Councilmember Roe opined that the City Council had heard only a part of the story; but concurred that statutory requirements needed to be followed. 4. Council Communications, Reports & Announcements & Housing and Redevelop- ment Authority (HRA) Report Mayor Klausing made several announcements regarding upcoming events, with addi- tional details available at City Hall or through the City website. Those events included: the free Energy Efficiency Workshop sponsored by the City's HRA; and a free forum sponsored by the City's Human Rights Commission entitled, "Creating a Welcoming Community" scheduled for October 14, 2008 at the Skating Center (2661 Civic Center Drive), and providing the community with an opportunity to dialogue using a United Way model. Mayor Klausing announced receipt by the City of Roseville of a $528,846 grant from the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to be used for right-of--way acquisition, and infrastructure/utility construction in the Twin Lakes rede- velopment area. City Manager Malinen thanked the City's Economic Development Associate Jamie Radel for her work in writing/submitting the grant application, with the original grant funds re- quested in the amount of $1 million. Mr. Malinen advised that staff would be providing additional information in the near future as the City Council considered acceptance of the grant, a timetable for various components, and how best to proceed in utilizing these funds. Councilmember Roe advised that the Steering Committee for the City's Comprehensive Plan Update had held their last scheduled meeting last Thursday, and had forwarded the draft Plan to the Planning Commission for public hearing at the October 1, 2008 meeting. Councilmember Roe invited interested members of the public to attend the meeting, or to access the draft Plan on the City's website or by contacting City Hall for a copy, and in order to provide their comment. Councilmember Roe noted that the recommendations of the Steering Committee were not without healthy discussion, nor without close votes in their attempt to provide a valuable product to move forward.