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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 39 tic. Mr. Thibodaux stated he had yet to find a free lunch; and opined you got what you paid for, and if you buy cheap, you got cheap. Mr. Thibodaux opined that this proposal represented a cheap imitation of the current Roseville Police Department, and further opined that citizens of Roseville deserved better than that. Julie Dean, 831 Grand Avenue As a twenty-five year resident of Roseville, Ms. Dean stated she didn't want to lose her police department. Being employed in the public safety field and under- standing the reasoning behind this proposal, Ms. Dean noted that Roseville was unique. Ms. Dean noted no one had addressed domestic terrorism potentials in Roseville with the local tank farms on the western edge of the city, other chemical manufacturers in the community, the Williams pipeline running through Rose- ville, and Rosedale Mall as home to over 12,000,000 visitors annually. Ms. Dean opined that the Roseville Police Department not only provided patrols for the mall but also provided its residents good services. Ms. Dean referenced prostitution and human trafficking at local hotels, opining that the Police Department had done an excellent job in addressing that. As far as it being unique, Ms. Dean also noted that Roseville was only one of two inner ring suburbs directly abutting the Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In her review of Councilmember McGehee's proposal, Ms. Dean opined it was at- tempting to compare apples to oranges when comparing it to other police depart- ments. Ms. Dean noted those peer communities weren't looking to lose their lo- cal police departments, and opined that Roseville shouldn't have to think about losing theirs either. Mary Bakeman, 1178 W County Road B While most had already been voiced, Ms. Bakeman noted one thing was missing from Councilmember McGehee's report, even though she'd looked for it. When talking about community policing, Ms. Bakeman stated that this was a service Roseville now had. Ms. Bakeman cited several examples, including a police chief interested in warking with the community that would not be available with Ram- sey County. As far as accountability, Ms. Bakeman stated she believed in it and agreed with the comments of City Manager Trudgeon. Ms. Bakeman referenced a personal request by a Ramsey County Sheriff's Deputies seeking election to the Office of Sheriff asking to place an election sign in her front yard, opining that just wasn't right and she preferred a police chief who was accountable to the City Manager and City Council versus someone elected to the position.