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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19,2011 Page 17 referenced by Mr. Trudgeon. Mayor Roe noted that through involvement on their respective boards and in their policy studies, above and beyond the financial participation side, other communities (e.g. St. Louis Park HRA) fund economic development through service fees associated with the HRA or EDA that the City of Roseville was not currently charging but could be done outside of general property taxes. Mayor Roe opined that the City Council needed to keep all options in the funding resource mix toward the overall goals; and encouraged staff to keep the City Council apprised of such opportunities. Mayor Roe noted that this remained a"work in progress." At the request of Mayor Roe for any additional comment, Councilmember McGehee expressed her frustration that things were brought forward to the City Council without a larger community context for approval, with no discussion on how it fit in the community. Mayor Roe asked if Councilmember McGehee was specifically referenc- ing community development projects. Councilmember McGehee responded affirmatively; and asked that the City Council's decisions be made within a broader context going forward based on creating a policy under which to consider items brought before it. Mayor Roe noted that development projects to-date included information on how they related to goals in Imagine Roseville 2025 and the Compre- hensive Plan; or any negative impacts. Mayor Roe asked that staff be sure to continue including that information as applicable, whether positive or negative impacts were indicated; and expressing why staff has recom- mended that an application proceed through the process. Councilmember Willmus, based on the data and presentation tonight, opined that the City of Roseville appeared to be doing a lot of things right; and while agreeing that it was advantageous to have more community in- put, he didn't want to completely circumvent the current process. Mayor Roe concurred with Councilmember Willmus; opining that there may be other things that local government could foster, such as the St. Louis Park presentation given last year to the HRA. However, Mayor Roe noted, and Community Development director Trudgeon confirmed, that St. Louis Park Community Development staff was twenty-one (21) in their Inspections Department alone since they required point-of-sale inspec- tions; while the City of Roseville ran a small and lean operation.