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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 5, 2015 Page 11 ers were available who did similar work, Councilmember Willmus spoke in sup- port of pursuing an RFP process to look at other parties and determine other fa- cilitators who may be available, especially with this proposal coming approaching $8,000. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon estimated that the services of Barbara Raye for the HRA strategic planning process was approximately $5,000, and resulting in a five-year plan updated from initial planning done in 2007 by S.E.H. Councilmember Willmus reiterated his interest in seeking additional proposals if this was the route being embarked upon. In response to the HRA's use of Ms. Raye, Councilmember Laliberte noted the advantages in using a facilitator already familiar with the City of Roseville versus having to educate someone from the ground up. Councilmember Laliberte noted that this was her rationale in wanting to continue with one community survey company to create a viable baseline. Councilmember McGehee opined that this process was entirely different from the HRA as a separate taxing body without the various components of the City. While not being familiar with Mr. Rapp, Councilmember McGehee opined that the facilitator should be someone familiar with overall city functions and their dif- ferent aspects. As a vital part of the retreat, Councilmember McGehee opined that it was important to have a conversation among themselves to discuss individ- ual goals and how each Councilmember approached problem solving and gath- ered information to determine how best to work together. Mayor Roe suggested adding that as part of the process; and asked City Manager Trudgeon to speak to his research of other facilitators in consideration of the sug- gestion to pursue RFP's and involvement of the entire City Council in that initial research. City Manager Trudgeon advised that he had researched approximately six entities familiar with municipal government, noting that the expertise is out there, but it came down to who could provide the best fit and best process. If the City Council ultimately chose to pursue RFP's, Mr. Trudgeon noted that it would require addi- tional time, and would require development of a very clear scope of work, which would take staff time and effort. Further, if pursuing an RFP, Mr. Trudgeon asked that the City Council appoint a subcommittee of two to sit in on that pro- cess with staff and interviewing candidates to avoid any perception that staff was attempting to bring in an insider and to determine if the candidate was the right fit.