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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016 Page 20 this isn't done now, Mayor Roe noted this allowed flexibility if and when a future City Council may choose to manage those types of fund disbursements rather than having the foundation do so, since the city was responsible for managing those services. Mayor Roe also noted the addition of language on the draft ordinance, (Attach- ment C, Section B, lines 33 — 36) addressing annual reporting. Mayor Roe ad- vised this paralleled language for the Roseville Visitor's Association (RVA), a similar organization using funds collected through hotel and lodging taxes in Ro- seville under statutory requirements. Specific to Mayor Roe's comments, Councilmember Laliberte asked if the intent of language referencing state statute and public safety-related services was that a sitting City Council would annually disburse those funds rather than having the foundation do so. Mayor Roe advised that was not intended at this point with the foundation dis- bursing 100% of the funds for non-public-safety purposes; but as with statutory language, reserved that flexibility and right for a City Council to do so. Ms. Pust noted that the foundation's current policy excluded disbursements for public safety purposes, and also noted that the foundation makes disbursements on a quarterly basis, so an annual determination on public safety disbursements from the City could be disruptive to the foundation's operations. Additionally, Ms. Pust opined that the City ought to fund public safety operations from other tax sources, rather than using lawful charitable gambling proceeds. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her agreement, thus her question on how to address the practice. Mayor Roe reiterated the language simply allowed for the possibility, but that it wasn't mandatory and that the ordinance clearly stated the City's intent NOT to have the foundation be involved in public safety related disbursements, reserving that responsibility, if exercised per statute, to the City. Councilmember McGehee thanked the RACF and Ms. Pust and City Manager Trudgeon for working through those changes. Since this was a shadow entity, Councilmember McGehee welcomed their plan to link their new website to the city's website. Regarding the composition of the board, Councilmember McGe- hee asked how members of the community could find out if they were eligible to serve on the board and how they would go about that process. With the RACF's annual report to the City Council and clearer website availability, as well as a