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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 17, 2017 Page 11 ties and more refined costs, including a better comfort level on his part. Mayor -- Roe noted that the conversations were still ongoing, and stated his feedback to the Foundation was that he's like to have answers to the questions raised tonight be- fore making a more substantial commitment by the City of Roseville. Councilmember McGehee stated that while she considered this a good idea, she was assuming that the Cities of Maplewood and St. Paul, and Ramsey County would share in the costs. If not, Councilmember McGehee noted that the City of Roseville had park land recently purchased where some of these social services could be offered. Councilmember McGehee opined that the questions raised to- night were valid, and questioned the prudence of proceeding with the City of Ro- seville committing to 100% of the costs hoping other entities would come on board. Councilmember McGehee noted that the city had a history of paying for things used by other communities around Roseville. Mayor Roe also questioned if the facility needed to be staffed 24/7, but deferred to the law enforcement efforts on that and coinciding with the issues out there to be addressed. Councilmember Etten asked the Foundation to provide additional information on police substation and community build-out areas and where that line was for the city financially. In initial cost analyses, President Faulconbridge reported that costs for hardening the police substation had come in higher than original estimates when the building shell was considered. President Faulconbridge advised that the information was available for the City Council's consideration for substation costs. President Faulconbridge stated that, from the Foundation's perspective, the message was if the City of Roseville waited for the other cities, it would be too late. President Faulconbridge advised that the Foundation felt strongly that this area of the com- munity will take a capital commitment from the City of Roseville whether, and by waiting the situation would become far less manageable without this type of struc- tured program. President Faulconbridge opined that there had been clever ideas expressed for the site to-date and noted that he anticipated more creativity, or else the Foundation wouldn't have brought this forward if it didn't see it as viable. Specific to private contributions from the Foundation's perspective, President Faulconbridge noted that while some have expressed interest or suggested their commitment one way or another, the overall theme is for the need to enhance public safety in this area of the community, creating a need for the City of Rose- ville to step up. President Faulconbridge noted that further discussion was neces- sary to address potential public/private partnerships, but also noted the Founda- tion's delight in not having to raise funds to construct a $3 million building. However, President Faulconbridge opined that time was of the essence and ad- vised that the Foundation would provide the requested additional information and comparisons to other substations as soon as possible.