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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10,2011 Page 21 • For the public's benefit, Ms. Bloom advised that, until given further direction from the City Council, staffs ability to determine what funds would come from the City and what from MSA dollars was limited. Ms. Bloom reviewed how MSA funding was received by the City from gas tax monies through the State, but not necessarily drawn upon for that specific roadway. Ms. Bloom advised that, currently the segment from of County Road C-2 from Lexington to Hamline Ave- nues was on the MSA system. Ms. Bloom further clarified that funds would still be there and available from future state aid funds; and once a roadway was desig- nated by the state and approved as part of the state aid system, it would continue to be eligible for future state aid funds, and would need to be built to a certain standard to continue receiving those monies. While recognizing that there would be some trees removed if County Road C-2 was opened up, Ms. Bloom advised that she was not aware of any heritage tree p eservations in City Code,would offered to research it further. Councilmember Willmus opined if there were trees or other vegetation on exist- ing unbuilt city rights-of-way, they should not be there, nor any other substantial vegetation. Related to costs included in estimates, Ms. Bloom clarified that for the addition of a right turn lane, it would be at an approximate cost of$10,000. Related to losses to the City in its tax base from property value reductions, Mayor Roe noted that there were many annual variables, both positive and negative, that impacted property valuations. Mayor Roe advised that the City determined an- nually how much it needed to fund its budget, through an aggregate dollar amount, and that amount was sent to Ramsey County, at which time they deter- mined the amount allocated through a specific formula to the City to determine that tax amount for Roseville properties. Mayor Roe advised that, when individu- al property values went up or down, it affected who paid the total amount, and in- dividuals may see changes in their property taxes from a variety of reasons, in- cluding impacts from area projects. Jerry McDonald Mr. McDonald reiterated his question about what problem was being fixed from spending $131,000. Mayor Roe advised that, after hearing the substantial and often passionate posi- tions of both sides of this issue, the City Council would be discussing whether or not to do this project; and would provide their individual and collective justifica- tion for their decision. • Councilmember Johnson, responding to Ms. Patricia Rantanen's questions as to why this project is not reflected in the City Council's budget and priority ranking,