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City of j~1 Minnesota, USA Regular City Council Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, August 24, 2009 1. Call Roll Mayor Klausing called to order the Roseville City Council regular meeting at approxi- mately 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone. (Voting and Seating Order for August: Ihlan; Pust; Johnson; Roe; and Klausing) City Attorney Scott Anderson was also present. 2. Approve Agenda By consensus, the agenda was approved as presented. 3. Public Comment Mayor Klausing called for public comment by members of the audience on any non- agenda items. No one appeared to speak. Councilmember Ihlan, speaking on behalf of several residents who had contacted her, sought information from staff regarding several of the vacant buildings along County Road C in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area that apparently continued in an insecure status, without doors or windows. Councilmember Ihlan noted that residents had ex- pressed concern that the buildings were a public danger, and asked that the City secure the buildings, or require that the owner do so. City Manager Malinen advised that he would seek additional information from and fol- low-up with Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon on the buildings, but suspected that several of those buildings may actually be in pre-demolition stage. 4. Council Communications, Reports, Announcements and Housing and Redevelop- ment Authority (HRA) Report Councilmember Pust announced that the Ramsey County Library was offering free, live homework assistance from trained educators; with additional information on their website at www.ramsey.lib.mn.us under the "Homework Rescue" icon and by entering the pa- tron's library card number. 5. Recognitions, Donations, Communications 6. Approve Minutes a. Approve Minutes of August 17, 2009 Regular Meeting