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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 16, 2016 Page 21 great opportunity to have a united voice on some of those issues that inform the broader comprehensive plan process. Polity Priority Planning (PPP) Initiatives Housin� / Economic Development & Infrastructure Sustainability SE Roseville Engagement City Manager Trudgeon briefly reviewed these initiatives as previously discussed as part of the PPP document and process. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of partnering with SE Roseville hous- ing developers, whether AEON or Common Bond or both, to proactively come up with solutions. Councilmember Willmus admitted that may take dollars, a viable plan, or some other type of participation by the City of Roseville. Housinp� and Economic Development Staffing Pro rg ams City Manager Trudgeon advised that staff was going through the process now, and would be providing recommendations in the near future to continue moving forward; whether that involved program or staffing changes, or hiring of outside consultants. Investment in Infrastructure City Manager Trudgeon noted that investment in infrastructure was ongoing and important; and ultimately embedded in all the other areas. City Council Input about Initiatives City Manager Trudgeon sought input from the City Council in general about these proposed organizational priorities and initiatives; or things that were not being addressed that should be. Specific to various and overall technologies, Councilmember Laliberte noted the need to pay attention to that, since the city had invested in various software pro- grams to-date that didn't work across the organization and/or with other software programs. Councilmember Laliberte stated that it would be helpful to her to have a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of those existing technolo- gies and software systems; and what is needed to fix the gaps and make them more consistent. City Manager Trudgeon responded that this was certainly an important issue and needed further discussion internally and at the city council level throughout the remainder of the year. Mr. Trudgeon stated he anticipated that staff would be prepared to discuss that in more detail, but advised that they had not felt comfort- able in doing so at this time without having additional answers available. Mr. Trudgeon noted that all city departments struggled with this on a day-to-day basis; including how to better allocate dollars to IT and communicate better among those systems rather than having to resort to paper methods.