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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 25,2013 Page 32 vendor had been pre-selected causing concern for her. Also, Councilmember McGehee opined that City Manager Malinen's statement at the previous meeting that Decision Resources' cost was 2.5 times higher than others was simply not ac- curate. Councilmember McGehee advised that she spent considerable time ran- domly polling clients of Decision Resources in other cities, finding costs for those services ranging from $13,000 to $25,000, and while costs were based on particu- lar formats used, the statement Mr. Malinen made related to cost was blatantly false., Mayor Roe clarified, in City Manager Malinen's defense, that the reference to the cost for Decision Resources was based on the last time it was reviewed, not this particular bid process. City Manager Malinen, without getting into more minutia, advised that the cost for the Cobalt survey was $10-12,000, and while not randomly calling fourteen (14) different cities, the cost for the City of Shoreview's survey was in the neigh- borhood of$20,000. Mayor Roe noted that Decision Resources didn't even bid this time, so their price was unknown and of no fruition to this discussion. With previous comments heard during public comment earlier tonight, Coun- cilmember Willmus expressed his concern in repeat concerns heard from vendors who were of the opinion that Roseville's bidding process is skewed. Upon the advice of City Attorney Gaughan as to form, McGehee moved, Willmus seconded, to reject all bids for conducting a community survey at this time. Councilmember McGehee supplemented her motion opining that no rebid for a community survey occur at this time. She stated she saw no value to do so this far into the budget process and expressed her disappointment that a survey was not done in a timely fashion. Councilmember McGehee opined that the budget pro- cess move forward utilizing a previous survey and the Strategic Plan. Councilmember Willmus concurred; opining that the survey data from the last Cobalt survey could continue to be used. If the City continued to use this type of budget process, Councilmember Willmus opined that a survey component would be of value; however, he noted the vital need for an honest and transparent bid process for all vendors. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her disappointment that a survey would not be available; however she concurred with the motion to reject bids and move for- ward. Councilmember Laliberte asked that the future budget calendar have a built-in process allowing for a citizen survey. Councilmember Laliberte advised