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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 31 Councilmember McGehee then shifted her concerns to budgetary issues opining that cost savings were necessary to continue the City's infrastructure repair, main- tain services for residents, address sustainability in major funds, retain out bond rating, and stop using reserves for ongoing expenses. She pointed out that in the past five years, water and sewer fees have increased 60%, taxes on the median priced home have increased 31 %, and the total combined increase with both taxes and fees on the median price home is 42%. She then stated that during that same period Social Security payments have increased 8.5%. With the City's current "not to exceed levy" at 5.5%, a proposed $2.88 hike in the utility fee, and a$1.94 EDA levy, the total current tax proposed impact for 2017 is 6.9% on the median valued home. If these proposed amounts are put in place for 2017, the total tax and fee increase over the past 6 years for the owner of a median priced home in Roseville is 48.9%. To illustrate the 2016 levy budget percentages, Councilmember McGehee presented a pie chart showing that Parks and Recreation required 28.8%, Police 22.8%, Pub- lic Works 14.9%, Fire and EMS 13.3 %, Capital Replacement at ll.1 % and 9.1 % for Administration. Councilmember McGehee continued with various slides of information regarding services, size, and options based on the City's requirements and proposals from Ramsey County. They showed potential savings ranging from the highest at $2.9 million and the lowest at $2.0 million. Council member McGehee then listed several potential ways in which such a saving could be utilized and leveraged to create even greater savings. She proposed applying savings to the current water fees thus returning $133.00 to $205.00 (depending on the amount of savings achieved) to each residential property per year. In addition, she proposed that the additional space in City Hall (100,000 square feet) could be used to house the Li- cense Center, store Parks and Recreation equipment, and house the Roseville His- torical Society. She closed with some frequently asked questions with answers from the Ramsey County Sheriffls Department. Councilmember McGehee's written proposal and power point presentation are in the 10/ 10/ 16 packet. City Manager Trud eon With permission granted by Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon asked that the City Council indulge him and for a response to Councilmember McGehee's pro- posal before they began their deliberations. As outlined in more detail in his memorandums as previously referenced, City Manager Trudgeon sought to make the City Council aware of his reasons and stated that he was not supportive of any proposal to seek police services from out- side the city organization.