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Special City Council Meeting Thursday,July 18,2013 Page 17 Mr. Trudgeon cautioned that local problems were under the control of the City; however,there was little impact the City had with state taxation or bigger issues. As an example, Mayor Roe noted results of recent visits with Symantec earlier this year and their request for a crosswalk on Cleveland Avenue for their employ- ees to access parks during their breaks and to encourage walkability and connec- tivity. Mayor Roe spoke in support of positive impacts available for Ramsey County and the City of Roseville to make life better for area businesses and resi- dents. Administration Department In his role as Interim City Manager, Mr. Trudgeon distributed a handout outlining his presentation. Mayor Roe requested, and Mr. Trudgeon duly noted, that the bench handouts be incorporated as part of the official agenda packet for tonight's meeting, in accord- ance with City Council policy, including his spreadsheet breakdowns as above- referenced. Specific to the Communication Fund revenue, Mayor Roe confirmed that the funds were made available through the current franchise agreement with Comcast, and increased 5% annually. As she had noted at a previous meeting, Councilmember McGehee noted that her research had indicated that the Cities of Edina and St. Louis Park had 4-5 Human Resources employees respectively. Mayor Roe advised that he had removed the Recycling component from his spreadsheets; and addressed Fire Relief Association funding under employee costs; opining that including it as a personnel cost seemed inappropriate since, un- like PERA, the information didn't match the current budget categories at this time. Mr. Trudgeon referenced his memorandum dated July 18, 2013, entitled, "Admin- istration Department Reorganization," provided as a bench handout. Mr. Trudg- eon cautioned that this represented his very preliminary and initial findings and recommendations for reorganization the Administrative, Communications and Human Resources functions of the City, after receiving and considering City Council feedback and consulting with other communities related to their adminis- trative functions. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he was attempting at this time to keep any administrative reorganization fairly cost neutral, anticipating future cost increases. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Trudgeon clarified that the HRA was amenable to providing $30,000 from HRA funds toward a Communications Man-