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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 25, 2010 Page 9 types similar and comparable year to year; a synopsis of cases from 2004 - 2009, with increased numbers due to reassignment of staff and better documentation, and a map displaying areas of enforcement throughout the City. Mr. Munson noted that overall, quick compliance and cooperation were received from resi- dents, evidenced by the closed case rate and timing; with a 20% reduction in cases in the NEP from 2008 and 2009 due to increased education of neighborhoods and their support of the program and concern for their neighborhoods, with most comments very supportive. Mr. Munson reviewed information previously requested by the City Council for those public hearings held and abatement billings in 2009; with 16 of the 20 pub- lic hearing cases resolved to-date, and three working their way through the court system. Mr. Munson noted that, while a significant amount of staff time was re- quired for this enforcement, bringing them before the City Council for abatement did serve to help resolve cases; and reminded Councilmembers that all expenses were eventually recovered through voluntary payment or assessment to property taxes. Mr. Munson provided before and after pictures of several foreclosed homes where abatement action was taken in 2009; and anticipated several procedural changes in 2010 to speed the documentation process; as well as bringing forward several proposed ordinance changes for City Council consideration and additional public education in 2010. Councilmember Roe thanked staff for working cooperatively with the City Coun- cil on this concerted effort to make the program work better for citizens; and noted the benefits already being realized for the residents and the entire commu- nity. Mayor Klausing concurred with Councilmember Roe, expressing his particular in- terest in the value of the education efforts to allow residents to support the impor- tance of maintaining a quality of life and the market values of homes in their neighborhood. d. Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke introduced Citizen Facilitator Jake Jacobson of the 28-member Citizen Advisory Team (CAT) convened in Septem- ber of 2009 for a ten month review of the Roseville Parks and Recreation System to process situational discussions, receive community input, and facilitate profes- sional findings. Mr. Jacobson presented a summary of activities to-date by a Power Point presen- tation, to be made available on the City's website in the near future; and thanked the Roseville City Council and citizens for their input to-date. Mr. Jacobson re- viewed the efforts to-date in creating an up-to-date Master Plan for the Roseville