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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 17, 2014 Page 18 infrastructure over a twenty-year CIP program. However, Councilmember McGehee admitted that, while not yet convinced that the current application of CIP improvements to base rates is the appropriate way to fund it, she was still seeking an alternative, and therefore, had asked staff to provide this information to initiate a policy discussion and look seriously at alternatives. Councilmember McGehee agreed with Councilmember Willmus' lack of interest in the annual re- view of Roseville utility rates compared to other household expenses. Mayor Roe opened the discussion for public comment; with no one appearing to speak at this time. Councilmember Etten stated that he was not ready to make any significant chang- es in how the CIP was addressed in 2015; and asked that the Finance Commission review options early in 2015, including cost-sharing among residential and/or commercial properties as values shift and potential impacts on both classifica- tions; and how non-profits, schools, churches, and others could be included in the system to pay their fair share, recognizing limited tax capacity over time depend- ing on legislative action. Councilmember Etten encouraged a robust discussion by the Finance Commission, and subsequent submission of their thoughts and recommendations to the City Council early in 2015. Councilmembers Etten, Laliberte and Willmus spoke against making any shift in CIP financing in 2015. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Finance Director Miller advised that, when cities assessed for this type of infrastructure improvement, it was typically done on a linear footage basis. Also addressing the capital side, Councilmember McGehee requested that the City Council address infiltration issues by reconsidering ownership between the main line and stub joint. Councilmember McGehee also requested that considera- tion be given to address those infiltration problems on the laterals when the main line was being lined, whether through assessing property owners at that time or as part of the overall project costs for the system; but not by the City necessarily ac- cepting responsibility,but just making sure the job was done. Councilmember Willmus suggested asking the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission (PWETC) to revisit the delineation between private and public infrastructure, as it came up during last winter's freeze-up issues, ask- ing for feedback from newly-appointed commissioners as well as those having served for some time. Mayor Roe noted that it was applicable to this discussion, and findings by staff at during the freeze-up issue that 50% of cities took responsibility at the street while the other 50% took responsibility at the property line. Mayor Roe noted there