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City tanager's 2004 Budget Recommendations VILImpacts on Residents (and a Few Comments abou What Is Not Being Cut) i cannot describe with mathematical precision exactly what impact each of these outs would have on the residents of Roseville. what follows, however, are a few well - informed, I hope, impressions about those im- pacts. Mostly, I urge us all -- Councilmembers, Community, and Staff - to explore and discuss impacts in detail at Council work sessions on the budget. I know we can listen and learn from one another. Snow will be plowed from City streets and trails pretty much as it is now. The reduction in overtime will have some negative effect on our ability to plow on weekends. We may have to flex City staff, which means they come in on the weekend to plow but are re- leased from normal duties on a weekday. 'Thus, some other jobs they would otherwise do on that weekday, such as sign fabrication or any number of other maintenance projects, would take longer and fewer of those projects would be completed. But something has to give. I any not proposing at this time to move from a two inch standard to three inches or more before snow plows are sent out as Bloomington is Ting -- though that is something to consider. However, we may not be as prompt in responding as in the past, especially on weekends, and this would inconvenience some motor- ists and pedestrians. In addition, if we flex staff to plow on week- ends then other lower priority weekday jobs will take longer or not get done at all. Grass and grooming in City parks would be handled pretty much as it is now. There may be a little less frequent mowing. There may be a decision to let some lesser -used areas naturalize rather than be mowed all the time. But the parks will look about the sane as now. In the long run, I favor reducing widescale City mowing by 25% and emphasizing more fine grooming of the maintained areas. Cutting internal support staff means more work must be done by other staff... which means those staff members can't complete as many City projects and can't complete projects as quickly. There would also be some transition issues connected to a support pool concept. For example, all of us would probably make more mis- takes dealing with phone and front counter situations we are net familiar with, All of this would inconvenience some members of the public.