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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19, 2011 Page 13 Further discussion included housing information available on the Interna- tional City Manager's Association (ICMA) website for sustainable cities; average income guidelines for affordable housing delineations; whether condominium living was large enough for a family of four (4); how af- fordable units were calculated by the Metropolitan Council and how cur- rent market value or existing units were not part of that calculation for fu- ture goals and/or needs; drop of housing values making more homes af- fordable, while dropping incomes may not make homes any more afforda- ble for many families; and the need to balance police call stats with those at the Rosedale service area, and how to accurately identify police calls based on per capita or specific land uses and which had greater impact; or various tax bases and percentage of property taxes paid and comparable police call activities. Councilmember McGehee expressed concern with the Police Department database and how information could be filtered. Police Chief Mathwig advised that the information displayed during to- night's presentation by Councilmember McGehee had been in response to her public information request of the department; with this synopsis in- cluding some residential and some retail calls. Chief Mathwig advised that the City's data system was based off 9-1-1 calls by address, by land line or cell phone; and did not indicate the type of land use, whether com- mercial or residential, with that information only becoming available when the officer arrived on site unless they were personally familiar with a spe- cific address. Chief Mathwig advised that this data was used by civilian law enforcement agencies throughout the nation and built on address list- ings. Mayor Roe noted that the City's GIS system may be able to provide more refined data; however, he questioned whether the cost of such a search would be of value. Councilmember Pust questioned the purpose of further study or discus- sion, opining that the City already had generalized knowledge applicable to Roseville, and questioned why Roseville would be any different that other communities or whether residential properties versus commercial properties required any more or less in City services. Mayor Roe concurred with Councilmember Pust, opining that he didn't want to spend a lot of time or resources gathering additional information. Councilmember McGehee noted that the City's Public Safety budget represented 48% of the City's total budget.