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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 27, 2012 Page 16 seminars for Roseville senior citizens; and to pursue partnering with other en- tities to do so. Depending on resources, City Manager Malinen suggested this be included as a short-to medium-term strategy. Councilmember McGehee suggested additional information was needed as to whether this was a pilot program or already established; and potential costs involved. Mayor Roe opined this may have task force potential. Councilmember Pust, as a representative on the North Suburban Senior Coun- cil (NSCC) Board of Directors, suggested that creation of another task force was unnecessary, as it may already be incorporated in the NSSC. However, Councilmember Pust noted that a broader discussion may be what Roseville area seniors wanted. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Coun- cilmember Pust advised that the NSCC served all communities served by the Roseville Area School District. Discussion ensued with references to the City's support level for youth through the NYFS, and the support indicated for senior citizen interests by comparison. Councilmember Pust noted the collaborative efforts of the NYFS with youth and families; and suggested that could serve as a model for the NSCC to con- sider as well, and justified the City's larger investment to the NYFS. With other amenities provided by the City to its senior population, Mr. Miller opined that the City's contribution well-exceeded the indicated $6,000 (e.g. Park and Recreation programs). Councilmember McGehee suggested a short-term goal to get other communi- ties involved. Mayor Roe suggested the first step, for taxpayer benefit information, should be to determine the source of any funding. City Manager Malinen opined that there were policy implications for some of the programs, their nature as cooperative versus a service; and the next level of social services associated with some of the programming; and the City's consideration and priority ranking for essential versus optional programming. However, City Manger Malinen spoke in support of future discussions by the City Council.