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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 22, 2010 Page 2 tion and administration of the Westwood Village I Housing Improvement Associ- ation (HIA) assessment project; and hosting of a Realtor Day to promote ameni- ties of the community. Mr. Trudgeon provided comparison foreclosure informa- tion for the City of Roseville for 2009 and 2010 to-date, along with comparisons to other communities in Ramsey County. Mr. Trudgeon noted that this year's Home and Garden Fair came closer to the goal of being a "zero waste" event, with 97.9% waste recovery compared to 95.6% in 2009. HRA Chair Dean Maschka provided preliminary information on a potential pub- lic/private development opportunity for multi-family housing, with more detailed information available to the City Council in July; highlighted recent meetings with the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) for county- wide funding. ideas, as they served as one of the largest providers of housing in the State of MN. Councilmember Roe noted, on the 2010 work plan, that the rental registration data was now being compiled for the two-year trial period, and expressed his anticipa- tion of that report in the near future from the HRA. 5. Recognitions, Donations, Communications Councilmembers Ihlan and Roe announced upcoming educational and informational op- portunities available to the community, with additional information available on the City`s website or by contacting City Hall. Those opportunities included the upcoming 7- week Roseville University for abehind-the-scenes look at Roseville's local government, with information and interaction with all City departments, scheduled to begin on Thurs- day, April 15, 2010 (registration deadline March 31, 2010 -call 792-7001); public infor- mational meeting scheduled this week on the Fairview Pathway improvements as part of the Northeast Suburban Connector Route from County Road B-2 to the U of MN campus system (contact City Engineer Debra Bloom at 792-7042); and the second open house for the Zoning Ordinance Update this week to bring the City's Ordinances into compliance with the recently-updated Comprehensive Plan (contact Thomas Paschke at 792-7074). Councilmember Roe also announced communication scholarships available from the City's cable franchisee Comcast, through the North Suburban Cable Commission (NSCC), with an application deadline of April 9, 2010, and additional information avail- able at CTV 15.org. 6. Approve Minutes a. Approve Minutes of March 8, 2010 Regular Meeting Roe moved, Johnson seconded, approval of the minutes of the March 8, 2010 Regular meeting as amended. Corrections•