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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 10, 2012 Page 16 With City Council consensus affirmative with his comments, City Manager Ma- linen further clarified that the water usage rate had been excluded from this ac- tion;however, the water base rate as recommended would be adopted for 2013. With City Council consensus affirmative with his comments, Councilmember Willmus also clarified that this action would also reduce the 2013 residential customer recycling rate to $6.00 per unit per quarter. Councilmember McGehee requested a more in-depth discussion in 2013 regard- ing storm sewer and sanitary sewer rates. Mayor Roe noted that there was nothing preventing the City Council from changing its rate structure beyond statutory requirements. Councilmember McGehee opined that the extensive additional fees and in- creased levies asked of Roseville residents in 2013, whether tax-supported or non-tax-supported, were significant. While addressing many of the business model shortcomings from the past through the CIP recommendations adopted, Councilmember McGehee opined that general operations needed to be reviewed for funding sources in the future. As a taxpayer and resident of Roseville, Councilmember McGehee stated that she didn't think the City should have giant blips on the screen if operations were being managed properly; and going for- ward, a business model should be in place that provided a direct pass through for costs that provided transparency for the public to be fully aware of the ra- tionale for any increase in fees, as well as to provide a means for the City to capture all expenditures for the services it sold. Councilmember McGehee stat- ed that she supported what the City Council was doing now; however, she wanted additional discussion in the near future. Councilmember Johnson stated that he was in agreement with the first portion of Councilmember McGehee's statement; acknowledging that the actions taken by the City Council were harsh; however,they were necessary to get the City on a sustainable track; and it was necessary to turn that corner. Councilmember Johnson noted that the discussions held and public testimony received about that major step taken and impact on taxpayers and residents had been taken seriously by the City Council last year, and had served as the impetus for enacting those changes over a two-year period, versus the original recommendation for imple- menting them in one year. Councilmember Johnson concurred with Coun- cilmember McGehee that management needed to be carried forward and annual- ly scrutinized; and now that the base had been put in place, the City Council needed to move forward accordingly and the conversations needed to continue. Mayor Roe noted that the whole point of the actions taken by the City Council over the last two (2) years were to avoid the spikes from unexpected expenses