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Special City Council Meeting Monday,June 1, 2015 Page 3 Councilmember McGehee clarified the ordinances on the books when the pawn shop was approved, and revisions made after the fact which could not be ad- dressed at that time without further ordinance provisions. If a police substation was being considered for that corner, Councilmember McGehee asked City Manager Trudgeon that it be a multi jurisdictional effort. City Manager Trudgeon clarified and reiterated that there had been no commit- ments made at this point, and only concepts discussed but included among several jurisdictions. Mayor Roe thanked Ms. Sanders for bringing this back to the City Council's at- tention again, asking that the neighborhood recognize there were steps necessary in the process before they could take any formal action. b. Rick Sanders, 363 S McCarrons Blvd Mr. Sanders echoed the concerns expressed by his wife for this area. Mr. Sanders noted when he'd first moved to Roseville from California, he was excited to get away from the crime issues and happy about the quiet community and abundance of parks, trails and population diversity he observed. However, Mr. Sanders not- ed his increasing concern with things happening in adjacent cities and spilling into Roseville, making those safety concerns much more personal; and he had not an- ticipated experiencing them in his neighborhood. Mr. Sanders recognized that the Roseville Police Department was not controlling the situation, but asked that formal communications be undertaken with those oth- er jurisdictions advising them that this was not an acceptable situation and the City of Roseville did not want this occurring. While the idea of a police substation at the former ICO site may be better than nothing, Mr. Sanders questioned if that was the most desirable thing for people to first see at the gateway to Roseville, or something that was more representative of the City of Roseville. Mr. Sanders offered his willingness to work with the City to accomplish this; and expressed his personal appreciation to Councilmember Etten for his recent NextDoor.com communication, encouraging more such efforts even beyond that by the City Council to residents to avoid the blame game. c. Desiree Mueller, Bossart Drive Ms. Mueller echoed the comment of previous speakers, expressing her pride in being a Roseville resident, and her love of the community. However, Ms. Mueller noted the challenges in SE Roseville, including litter, violence and transi- ents sleeping in parks. Ms. Mueller also thanked Councilmember Etten for his NextDoor.com communication efforts since she had until them been uncertain of