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<br />Special Meeting <br />Thursday, March 29, 2007 <br />Page 8 of 20 <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust sought clarification that there was not an overall sense in the <br />community that people were not feeling safe. <br /> <br />Ms. Berry responded that the issue had not come up during discussions, indicating <br />that people seemed to take those services for granted, or didn't see it as an issue <br />and felt pretty comfortable. <br /> <br />Mr. Traynor noted that the several of the strategies with this goal discussed meet- <br />ing national standards; and that, even while we're "safe," we don't have adequate <br />benchmark figures to compare to national standards related to our emergency and <br />fire response times for adequate measurements; and that some interest had been <br />expressed in exploring where we are, and not just accepting the current status <br />without further examination. <br /> <br />Mr. Majerus noted that would be where the Inetrics would come in. <br /> <br />City Manager Malinen concurred; and opined that, along with performance meas- <br />urements, asking the cOlnmunity for their perceptions in community surveys al- <br />lowed staff to know how services were being interpreted, and allowing the City <br />Council to make decisions on where best to put limited resources. <br /> <br />Mr. Keel noted that this had been a difficult subject for the subcommittee, as deliv- <br />ery of public safety services was very emotional, with very strong feelings on both <br />ends of the spectrum. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust concurred that the community should define benchmark stan- <br />dards for our community, but the City Council and staff should be aware of other <br />standards for comparison purposes and as an alert to trends. <br /> <br />Housing <br />The housing goal was identified: Roseville housing meets community needs. <br /> <br />Strategies identified were: coordinate housing plans with all other community <br />plans; ensure sufficient affordable housing; implement programs to ensure safe and <br />well-maintained properties; ensure life-cycle housing throughout the city that at- <br />tract and retain a diverse mix of people, family types, economic statuses, ages, and <br />so on; fund housing progralns to meet diverse and long-term needs; employ flexi- <br />ble zoning for property redevelopment to meet broader housing goals such as den- <br />