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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 19, 2015 Page 9 In reinforcing Finance Director Miller's comments, City Manager Trudgeon ref- erenced the indices, and noting that peer communities are ranging between a min- iinuin 2% to 2.5% COLA for non-union einployees, he supported a 2% COLA for Roseville City employees as a fair adjustment. At the request of Councilmeinber McGehee, City Manager Trudgeon reported on reinaining union contracts yet to be settled and depending on negotiations in pro- cess. 2016 Preliminar��et and Tax Levy Based on previous discussions and to continue transparency efforts, Finance Di- rector Miller reviewed new positions included in budget projections. Mr. Miller noted that the tax levy impact was only $5,0000 as the reinainder of the proposed positions would be fiinded by fees or other funding sources, including a signifi- cant amount of non-local fiinding. The new positions were listed in the RCA, page 6, lines 138 — 145. Mr. Miller aslced that the City Council alert staff now before the final budget is presented to the public and the City Council, that they provide staff with any addi- tional feedbacic or present additional infonnation requests now in order to guide discussions and recommendations between now and then. City Manager Tnidgeon concurred, noting that the attempt was made to leverage non-levy dollars to make the new positions happen and minimize impact on the tax levy. Councilmeinber McGehee requested additional infonnation on the Part-Time Parlc Building Scheduler and further analysis based on current staff performing those scheduling duties, comparison information on past and increased use of park facil- ities by residents and non-residents, and fee disparities for those two groups. Councilmember McGehee stated her concern was that Roseville residents are be- ing asked to provide an unfair amount of subsidy for non-resident use of buildings while those non-residents also do not pay city taxes that go toward uplceep and maintenance, suggesting the non-resident fees may need to be adjusted according- ly. Without the benefit of that additional analysis, City Manager Trudgeon prelimi- narily reported that the use of parlc buildings continued to be busy; and while a report was planned year-end, staff could report now on current trends, depending on what information was being requested (e.g. overhead and maintenance). Mr. Tri.idgeon noted that the position would pay for itself through providing improved rental scheduling and supervision; but opined with that better management reve- nue could also be increased. Mr. Tri.idgeon offered to provide a breakdown of that information, advising that staff had seen a spike in parlc building use from