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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 24, 2012 Page 25 Councilmember stated that she seconded everything said by Councilmember Pust. Councilmember McGehee advised that she had originally run for this job believing in civic engagement; and under the belief that the City Council should improve the revenue stream for the community. Councilmember McGehee ex- pressed her extreme disappointment that, so far during her tenure on the City Council, and from her perspective, the record for civic engagement and lack of additional things done to further revenue on the bottom had further jeopardized future revenue streams. Councilmember McGehee noted that she had consistently voted against the bond issues; and agreed with comments about the fire station's amenities be- yond a necessary, functional facility, including space to house SWAT equip- ment. Councilmember McGehee suggested that SWAT members from the five (5) communities should share in that extra cost rather than asking Roseville res- idents to carry the full load. Councilmember McGehee opined that, according to her research with a third party, the department had more equipment than needed, and whether those things were needed during this implementation phase are unknown since the community was not asked. When taxpayers were seeing consistent pay increases, Councilmember McGehee opined that the community supported a world class park system, even though the community already had the best system in the metropolitan area already. While not proposing to sell it off, Councilmember McGehee opined that, based on the City's current popula- tion demographics this was not the time to seek additional improvements for ex- isting parks or to acquire additional land. Councilmember McGehee stated that, based on results of the survey paid for with $21,000 in taxpayer monies and its results, and her travels around the met- ropolitan area, the Roseville park system was spoken of highly as they currently exist. Councilmember McGehee opined that everyone was in the midst of figuring out the new normal; and her discussions with taxpayers included those on fixed in- comes, those out of work, and those moving out of their long-term Roseville housing for various economic reasons. Councilmember McGehee opined that now is not the time for this approach; and without including a conservation component, the City had already started to improve its water infrastructure by increasing the base rate by 63%, as well as improving the enterprise funds for other utilities (e.g. sewer, storm water) and improved that deficit. Referencing the Cobalt Survey on what Roseville citizens valued, Councilmem- ber McGehee noted that they valued fire and police protection services, and wa- ter/sewer services, and they liked the parks in Roseville. However, Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that it was necessary to have priorities, and that the taxpayers should be allowed—through a referendum —to determine their priori- ties as a majority. Councilmember McGehee stated that while she loved the