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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 8, 2014 Page 7 the desire to recreate the recommended language, with no opposition to the pro- posed revised language by Councilmember Willmus. Willmus moved, McGehee seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11174 (Attach- ment A) entitled, "Resolution Amending the Operating Fund Cash Reserve Policy for the City of Roseville;" as presented, with only grammatical changes and as recommended by the City's Finance Commission. Mayor Roe offered a friendly amendment, accepted by the makers of the mo- tion, revising language in lines 126-128 as follows: "If aggregate[unrestricted]reserves[in tax-supported operating funds] are outside of targeted goals, the Council is advised to create a plan to get reserves into targeted goal ranges by committing reserve funds[,]us- ing aggregate excess reserves to reduce the levy[,]or mak[ing]e appro- priate budget or tax levy adjustments." In speaking to his proposed revised language, Mayor Roe opined that it addressed Councilmember Laliberte's concerns regarding use of the funds; and opined that this language made him more comfortable versus more specificity. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. Nays: None. 12. Budget Items a. Adopt a Preliminary 2015 Tax Levy and Budget At the request of Mayor Roe, Finance Director Miller briefly reviewed the re- quested three actions as detailed in the RCA dated September 8, 2014; and in ac- cordance with the bench handouts addressing the most recent City Council direc- tions to staff and in various formats at their request. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Miller clarified what was included in the current $830,829 proposed levy in- crease of 4.6% from 2014 to 2015, including new spending. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon summarized budget and levy impacts for the tax-supported programs and impacts on residents depending on property values. Councilmember Willmus noted that, at the August 25, 2014 meeting, there had been some discussion regarding spreading the reserve refund over two budget cy- cles; and asked if staff had been able to accomplish that without hardship. City Manager Trudgeon responded that staff could accommodate that, if directed to do so, providing the City Council had in place a plan to refund reserve funds