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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 15, 2008 Page 2 a. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn spoke to Councilmember Willmus' service on the City Council in fulfilling the term of late Councilmember Tom Kough; and expressed apprecia- tion for Councilmember Willmus' similar philosophy and strong constituent ser- vice, as well as strong concern for the community in general. Mr. Kysylyczyn opined that Councilmember Willmus had finished late Councilmember Kough's term well. b. Marsha Cressy, Centennial Gardens Apartments, Roseville Ms. Cressy expressed concerns with a recent letter addressed to the City from de- velopers/owners of Centennial Commons related to their violations to their agreement in overcharging rents, and their claim that this was an inadvertent error on their part, and requesting that the City not charge them the five percent (5%) fine dictated by law, equating to approximately $240,000. Ms. Cressy opined that, as a resident at Centennial, it seemed not to matter whether at this point their error was made inadvertently, since they had yet to re- turn all of the monies. Ms. Cressy noted that, in her conversations at the Capitol with legislators, they were of the opinion that if Roseville didn't wish developers to abide by the law by determining not to fine them, that the State could use mon- ies for other purposes. Ms. Cressy implied that the City Council was scheduled to make a determination in January; and opined that what was occurring at Centen- nial was very sad. City Manager Malinen advised that he was not aware that this item had been scheduled for further discussion on an upcoming agenda, noting that Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon had been working with those parties in- volved. Mayor Klausing requested that staff provide the City Council with an update on when and if further City Council action was indicated. c. Carol Kough Mrs. Kough thanked Councilmember Willmus for filling late Councilmember Kough's Council term. Mrs. Kough questioned if there had been any additional follow up by the City Council related to City Code requirements for storing trash bins in garages, noting the dangers of combustion of flammable materials and/or hot coals, citing several recent fire incidents. Mayor Klausing, and Councilmembers Willmus and Pust, clarified that City Code requirements were for screening from the front, not indoor storage.