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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 08,2011 Page 29 Ms. Obeda further opined that proposed reductions in the Police and/or Fire De- partment staffs could not be valued monetarily; and talk of eliminating the part- time receptionist would be one of the worst things possible. Ms. Obeda opined that people needed to feel welcomed at City Hall. Ms. Obeda provided her experience driving home from City Hall earlier this evening and being "tailgated" by a Roseville Police Officer, and then his apparent lack of courtesy in swerving around her, whether she was driving too slow or not. Ms. Obeda expressed her frustration with such flagrant disregard and suggested that his salary could be eliminated and those funds put back in the budget for bet- ter use. Councilmember Johnson thanked Ms. Obeda for her continued volunteerism; with Mayor Roe concurring and asking her to pass that appreciation on to Ed as well. Zoe Jenkins, 2930 Fernwood Street Ms. Jenkins referenced an e-mail she'd previously sent to the City Council; and concurred with the comments of Ms. Obeda 100%. While her brief review of City Manager Malinen's memorandum indicated that it was positive news, her comments were prepared before that. Ms. Jenkins addressed the proposed cuts recommended by City Manager Malinen, opining that she felt strongly that they took the heart right of Roseville; eliminating what made Roseville the community it is. Ms. Jenkins spoke in 100% support of the City's Police Department and Park Pa- trol program, of which she is a member); opining that the first year there may be a limited awareness or any negative impacts; however, eventually things would start to look tacky and things become more evident. Ms. Jenkins expressed sin- cere concern for this community of which she's very supportive; opining that the City's Police Department was spectacular. As a citizen of Roseville, Ms. Jenkins advised that she was more than happy to pay her fair share of the increased reve- nue needs, even it if meant more taxes for her to pay each month. Ms. Jenkins opined that "you get what you pay for," and while cuts could be applied to little things that didn't seem important at the time, they would eventually turn into big things. Ms. Jenkins stated that she was fine with the City Council raising her tax- es and would be proud to pay more; and if necessary, expressed her willingness to pay for someone else's taxes to keep things as they are in the City of Roseville. Mike Larson,Roseville resident Mr. Larson advised that in 2009, he and his wife were house hunting in the City of Edina,but being frequent supporters of parades, they had come to Roseville for the annual parade, and ended up living in Roseville based on their favorable expe- riences with the community. Mr. Larson opined that the annual parade was "pret- ty cool," and to eliminate it would be yanking the very soul out of the City.