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City Council Meeting Retreat Tuesday, February 18, 2015 Page 39 be communicated well, Councilmember Laliberte opined that it was difficult without identifying what the City wanted to be known for. Mr. Rapp questioned if that was related to the vision comments provided in the group list. Finance Director Miller opined that it might, but noted that most cities like Roseville would come up with a list, but stated that the unique part of this was what distinguished Roseville; why you live, work and/or play in Roseville rather than anywhere else. Mayor Roe questioned if the group was skirting the value proposition form the customer intimate model, opining that it was a big step to go from a command/control model to the customer intimate model; and questioned if it was linear or three different and separate foci. Mayor From his perspective, Mayor Roe indicated that his first question would be what the City government wanted to be good at; and his second was what the communi- ty's image was using a maximum of two words for that description. Mr. Rapp suggested it would be asking what a great community was versus what was its greatest service, noting that it may be a broad definition as addressed by Finance Director Miller. Since everyone talked about Roseville's existing park system, City Manager Trudgeon questioned if the vision was already out there. Councilmember McGehee opined that to be a good city, there needed to be balance, cau- tion with the tax base, and engineering in place for all amenities. Councilmember McGehee further opined that Roseville had shopping amenities, senior housing and healthcare, but needed to address move-up housing as requested by its residents. Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that she was less interested in a brand for the community that with a good, solid community with a good functioning form of government with a good park system. Councilmember McGehee noted some areas needing improvement, including living wage jobs and increasing the tax base to support community amenities (e.g. trails, pathways, parks) so they can be afforded by those living in the City's housing stock. Councilmember McGehee stated that was more in line with community expecta- tions, with comments repeatedly heard that residents didn't want Roseville to be another Edina or St. Louis Park. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she in turn didn't want Roseville to become a Brooklyn Park or Fridley either. City Manager Trudgeon stated he wanted Roseville to be great at better communication with its citizens, which staff was striving to do in every service and program, with land use issues often being the first response areas. While that goal may not be tangible, Mr. Trudgeon opined that he wanted Roseville to be great across the board and crossover among all areas, with that being his take-away theme.