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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 8,2014 Page 20 Councilmember Etten noted that the City Council had an opportunity to do so ear- lier in 2014 and didn't take action, but now seemed willing to pass the dollar on, which he found troubling. Councilmember Etten stated that he was okay in con- sidering a partial use of reserves, but opined that this got the City in too deep of a hole. Roe Amendment to Laliberte Amendment to the Original Motion Mayor Roe suggested a slight modification to Councilmember Laliberte's amendment, that if the 2014 savings proved less than $200,000, that the re- mainder come from General Fund reserves, which would fall under the in- tent expressed in Councilmember Etten's original motion. Councilmember Laliberte accepted Mayor Roe's amendment to her motion. Mayor Roe noted that he was fully aware that the 2015 budget was not ap- proached through spending cuts,but opined that there were a number of things the City Council obviously found important to continue or needed to enhance or im- prove the City as discovered during previous discussions. Mayor Roe opined that it was not the City Council's role to continually cut spending, but to be good stewards of taxpayer monies and continue to strive to do a better job from year to year or become more efficient in delivery of services and programs. Mayor Roe stated that he was also very aware of the impact on taxpayers, and expressed his confidence that the economy would continue to recover, and that development would continue in Roseville, so that the Cit y wouldn't be facing the same issues in the near future. Mayor Roe suggested that, in order to use the levy in the future to recover reserves, and having it available for tax relief as needed, the City Council needed to seriously look at those reserve funds on a continuing basis. Councilmember McGehee stated that she hoped, over the course of the year in 2015, that the City didn't attempt to cut existing programs, opining that there were changes that could be made to the City's tax base or steps to facilitate devel- opment that could enhance the tax base and improve the community in that way. However, Councilmember McGehee stated the need to make sure those steps were fair and the things supported by the City Council were what the residents wanted and supported, by giving the residents options and having open discus- sions with the public by providing full and transparent information to residents and letting them make the decisions. Councilmember McGehee stated that she was not in favor of making cuts in line items as done in the past. Laliberte/Roe Amendment Restated Laliberte moved, Roe seconded, using the full 2014 carryover amount of $200,000; $282,000 in License Center Fund reserves; and if 2014 savings prove less than $200,000, the remainder come from General Fund reserves. Roll Call