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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19, 2016 Page 13 At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Bowman clarified that the Grani- cus module protocol didn’t allow for manipulation of the site to ask people how they found the site when logging into the profile. Councilmember Laliberte opined that would be nice to know, while recognizing the limitations of this site. Councilmember Willmus observed it was interesting to find out that the city was using Facebook and Twitter to alert people to the Speak Up! Roseville tool. Councilmember McGehee noted she had gone along with this tool with the same reservations expressed by Councilmember Willmus, thinking it was worth a try. However, with the length of time the site had been available, and only resulting in 126 members and 210 comments to-date, with a monthly cost of $400 excluding staff time, Councilmember McGehee opined this was a very expensive experi- ment, and found nothing that would warrant putting any more time or effort into it. As acknowledged by Councilmember Laliberte, Councilmember McGehee staff had done everything reasonable expected of them, and based on the commu- nity surveys from 2014 and 2016, she noted this type of Internet interaction was not very much a part of the community. While some residents may look to Twitter or Facebook from time to time, Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that if the city was going to spend $400 per month based on available community survey responses, it would be money better spent to add an additional page to the City News quarterly newsletter or provide a sepa- rate portion or separate one-page mailing that brought out relevant topics seeking public input before decision-making was done, by whatever tool was preferred by the public. However, Councilmember McGehee stated she didn’t find this tool impressive from her perspective. Councilmember Willmus stated he was in complete agreement, and as far as he was concerned, the plug on Speak Up! Roseville could be pulled today. Mayor Roe noted the city was committed to the term of the contract through the end of March 2017. As an alternative, Mayor Roe suggested receiving a meas- urement from staff to analyze information requested by Councilmember Laliberte, including staff time, and then be prepared to make an informed decision at the end of the current contract term. Public Comment Cynthia White, Roseville Resident Ms. White opined this tool is a black hole; with the public unable to determine you whether or not their input has been read by staff or if any city decisions had been privy to that input. With only 126 users to-date over the last 18 months, as a taxpayer, Ms. White questioned why the site would be continued, opining it was a waste of money.