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REDA Meeting Minutes — Monday, June 21, 2016 Page 10 that firm's expertise and ideas that the city may not have been aware of that were incorporated into the end product, making it better. President Roe noted this allowed a process without getting bogged down in editing detail; and expressed his appreciation for having a range of possibilities or bullet items provided for the body to choose what they liked or didn't like, and then incorporate that into the policy. President Roe opined that putting that responsibility on staff given their other workload, was unreasonable; especially when recognizing that the estimated $10,000 cost for each policy was a maximum amount identified by staff. Councilmember Laliberte sought clarification as to whether it was perceived that these were two separate amounts and two separate consultants. Ms. Collins noted the similarity of both priorities; and opined that she thought it was possible to find a consultant with expertise to accommodate both. Ms. Collins also noted Roseville staff's relationships with numerous consultants who already know Roseville well and have good working relationships with city staff. Ms. Collins agreed that staff would need outside assistance with the SE Roseville and comprehensive plan update, but noted with staff s ongoing relationships with numerous consultants on a variety of topics and policies, expressed confidence that someone would be readily available to assist the city. Ms. Collins agreed with Member Willmus that if these policies served as the foundation for the REDA moving forward, someone outside city staff would be better to make sure all areas and incentives were investigated to inform the process to the best of everyone's ability. Member Etten noted he felt push back, but as he reviewed the amount of time needed to review consultants to provide a broader level of experience, he asked how much time — by staff and the REDA — would be required far the request for proposals (RFP) process and interviewing to find the right consultant. Member Etten asked if the specificity needed to develop these policies was already under the city staffls capabilities. In response to the references to the tree preservation and PUD processes and efficiencies of the process, Member McGehee stated she liked those aspects, opining it was some of the best work done yet for the city. Based on that consultant's broad understanding of the process and the broader metropolitan area and viewpoint, Member McGehee stated that was the style she liked; and expressed her interest in getting that started sooner rather than later. President Roe ageed that had been a good experience. Member Etten agreed with the good process; however, he noted it took 3 or 4 months of back and forth. While appreciating the format and end model, Member Etten noted the timeframe in the remaining months of 2016 or early 2017 was his concern to get it done sooner rather than later.