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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 17, 2017 Page 3 that there were things that had been built in the city that needed maintenance, but there was no budget allocation to build up the necessary funding to address that maintenance and with no long-range needs being addressed she noted that the City was currently using reserves for every annual budget even when the City Council repeatedly stated it would not do so from one year to the next, resulting in the gap increasing. Further, Councilmember McGehee noted another point that continues to bother her is with the compensation study, goals and policy adopted by the city. Howev- er, Councilmember McGehee noted that the city continued to move away from that goal of 98% of the average compared to the rest of its peer cities since the policy was adopted in 2014, with current cost of living adjustments (COLA) for city employees now well below other metropolitan cities and that granted to Ro- seville's union employees. Mayor Roe clarified that, as a result of the compensation study, the City Council at that time agreed to put in place a policy regarding COLA that would take into account CPI (consumer price index) and employee cost input (ECI) indices. Mayor Roe opined that the city was meeting those targets; and further clarified that the policy was not adopted that the City of Roseville would consider parity with outside entities. Councilmember McGehee opined that the compensation study merited further re- view the City Council, since some union employees are over 100% while non- union staff continue at far less than the 97% of that study. Councilmember McGehee opined that the city had diverged from that practice and was not treating its non-union staff appropriately. Mayor Roe duly noted Councilmember McGehee's comments. Mayor Roe asked, with confirmation by Finance Director Miller, that the OVAL costs are not included in the Park Improvement Fund calculations, or in the Build- ing Replacement CIP Fund. Mayor Roe asked if those building replacement funds accounted for State bonding funding if and when applicable. Mr. Miller re- sponded that they are not yet factored in, but part of the solution the City Council has spoken to in an effort to improve the bottom line. Mr. Miller clarified that these figures assume the current status of revenue and expenditures; while recog- nizing the City Council's proposed pursuit of state bonding funds as had been past practice. Mayor Roe asked, with confirmation from Finance Director Miller, that the Parks CIP and use of the Park Dedication Fund were still ongoing discussions and not yet reflected in these figures. Mayor Roe noted that this process for state bonding funds would need to begin soon.