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Regular City Council Minutes - 06/09/03 Page 16 City of Roseville. Chief Gasaway recognized the difficulty faced in timing this discussion during ongoing budget deficits for the State, and related impacts to the City, but reiterated his need for Council direction prior to determining costs. Councilmember Maschka expressed his preference for time to review the material generated tonight, and to receive public input for such long-range planning. Councilmember Maschka recognized the huge community impact this decision would make and the potential significant commitment of funds. Councilmember Klausing concurred with Councilmember Maschka, further opining that public input would need to be informed input in the context of the level of current and proposed services and cost and service implications. Councilmember Maschka asked for additional time to review the statistics and demographics presented, and suggested this might be a good issue for further defined review by an appointed task force. Mayor Kysylyczyn spoke of the difficulty in obtaining informed and productive public comment, given the limited time available to residents to research this issue. Mayor Kysylyczyn referenced the research done to-date by the League of Women Voters on this service issue. Mayor Kysylyczyn opined that the Council needed to set a floating ceiling on the proposal, which would determine the level of service provided and how that impacted other city departments; and questioned a policy decision on whether or not the Council wished to expand government, or whether the private sector could provide those services at a more cost-beneficial rate to the taxpayers. Mayor Kysylyczyn reiterated his questions related to the issue, opining that the Council couldn't move forward until that information was provided: I) What can we do on our own; 2) What can the private sector do;