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Special City Council Meeting Monday,June 1, 2015 Page 16 some recommendations to offer, Mr. Trudgeon noted it would be up to the City Council as a whole to determine the best approach for use of this one-time mon- ey. Councilmember McGehee agreed with the comments of Mayor Roe about all four corners in SE Roseville being considered. However, Councilmember McGehee also noted the limitations of staff time, particularly that of the City Manager and Community Development Director and additional efforts in orchestrating interac- tion and planning across jurisdictions. In order to do things right, Councilmember McGehee opined it may be necessary to seek outside assistance in those efforts. c. Public Works Department Budget Presentation Public Works Director Marc Culver briefly summarized the priorities and chal- lenges he saw for the 2016 budget as outlined in his written report. Mr. Culver highlighted the recent department reorganization and addition of one FTE, as ap- proved by the City Council earlier this year and building on the initiatives imple- mented by former Director Duane Schwartz and in succession planning efforts. Mr. Culver thanked the City Council for their support of these endeavors, allow- ing a needed shift as staff retirements were taken advantage of and shifting con- centration to management and asset management support, along with hiring an outside firm for facility maintenance versus in-house staffing. Due to the work of former Director Schwartz, Mr. Culver advised that he was seeking no additional increases in staffing for 2016, opining that the department was in a good place in the short-term. Mr. Culver noted increased maintenance costs as the Pavement Management Pro- gram (PMP) funding was shifted from sealcoating to mill and overlay, and the po- tential for additional costs for short-term maintenance based on delamination is- sues, and more time and money spent on patching. Mr. Culver advised that he an- ticipated increases in material costs with his proposed budget submitted to City Manager Trudgeon showing a slight increase accordingly, and alerting the City Council to potential risks with those cost projections in 2016. Mr. Culver advised that he also anticipated some increases in infrastructure re- placement and management costs due to experiences in higher bids coming in for Roseville as well as its colleagues, even though long-term CIP projections had positioned the enterprise funds well to assist in those endeavors. However, Mr. Culver suggested there may be a need to adjust the CIP and enterprise funds ac- cordingly, as well as the street maintenance fund supported from the general fund levy. Mr. Culver noted that this current bidding climate impacted smaller con- tracts as well (e.g. patching, sidewalk installations, and water main breaks). Mr. Culver noted that, while increased pathways were always good as requested by citizens, it also created a need to address those additional maintenance costs. Based on that, Mr. Culver noted the need to revisit how that was annually funded