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Special City Council Meeting Monday,June 1, 2015 Page 13 preferable that the City of Roseville wasn't the last customer for this outdated software, given the few local users yet on that system. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Bilotta clarified that new soft- ware would allow more online availability and more efficiencies (e.g. applying for building permits online) and freeing staff time for other duties. Mr. Bilotta advised that staff was working with the IT Department on whether or not capital costs could be leveraged across the entire organization rather than in the depart- ment itself. Councilmember Willmus asked for a review of escrow accounts for various per- mit fees and what they could be used for had been revised recently, or their threshold. Mayor Roe noted that had been accomplished in some areas already; however, Councilmember Willmus suggested there may be some remedies for issues or ar- eas of concern being experienced now. Councilmember Willmus advised that he wanted to address the current compre- hensive plan and areas zoned as high density residential (HDR) and an issue that continued to come up in various areas of the community. Councilmember Willmus questioned if something had been overlooked in that previous plan, and asked that the HDR component for the future update be done sooner rather than later. From his perspective, Mayor Roe suggested disengaging that review from the comprehensive plan process and begun sooner as a stand alone issue. Councilmember Laliberte echoed the comments of Councilmember Willmus re- garding looking at multi-family housing sooner than later, expressing her hope that it could be done before beginning the comprehensive plan process. Coun- cilmember Laliberte also spoke in support of escrow requirements and inconsist- encies in amounts for projects, and asked that costs be covered in all of those situ- ations. Councilmember Laliberte questioned where discrepancies were coming from with staff time for review. Mr. Bilotta responded that meetings ahead of time, changes in plans, and other parts of the process requiring additional staff time in multiple meetings and per- sonnel from the engineer,building official and/or planner, all with a cost. Councilmember Laliberte asked staff to look at things from a black and white per- spective versus an interpretation of conditions. Specific to any potential redevelopment in the Har Mar Mall area comparable to the West End Development in St. Louis Park, Councilmember Laliberte noted this