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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 17, 2017 Page 6 were needed, but also a layoff was required. Mr. Trudgeon agreed with Finance Director Miller that the CDD would have downturns periodically and assuming that the City Council wanted to keep operations similar to those of today; the fund balance should not be used for operations outside this department. As a follow-up to Councilmember Willmus' comments about economic develop- ment, Mayor Roe asked if those CDD permit fee funds could be used for site ac- quisition for the purpose of economic development or if that was outside their purview; or if they could be used for studies toward those efforts but not actual acquisition. Mayor Roe stated that he would be interested in knowing the city's or EDA's lim- its; specifically with economic development and a focus on commercial properties that he would like to see more city resources put behind if possible. City Manager Trudgeon advised that staff would provide further research on the use of CDD permit fee funds for EDA purposes and report back. In general with the 2018 budget, Mayor Roe clarified that it was not his under- standing that there was any interest in looking to add new programs, since a num- ber had been done over the last few years. Mayor Roe noted the need to figure in inflation in projections as well. Mayor Roe stated that he would like to see the city target the 2018 impact to an average single-family property owner some- where in the 3% area as a starting point. Mayor Roe suggested that may be close- ly in line with projected inflation this year. While seeking to accomplish what was possible, Councilmember McGehee stated that she was not prepared to lock herself into a target levy increase range at this point, but reiterated her support to get away from use of reserves that typically ended up as an annual solution at year-end when finalizing the next year's budget, as pre-arranged notions and targets are addressed from individual council mem- bers. Based on community input to-date, Councilmember McGehee noted the public's support for continuing programs and services at their current levels, and absent other sources to offset those costs or charge users of those benefits or amenities, funding becomes an obvious levy issue. Councilmember McGehee noted that she didn't hear any great dissension from the community for anything they didn't want as long as the city continued to be fiscally responsible, even if that meant weaning off the use of reserves and increasing city taxes accordingly to accomplish what needed to be done. Regarding the three areas of focus in the staff report, Councilmember Willmus stated that he had no strong desire to significantly cut or add to any of those areas, as long as operational expense needs were addressed. Specific to the property tax levels or fees for residential and business property owners in Roseville, Coun- cilmember Willmus stated that he'd be comfortable falling within the range of 3%,but wanted to remain open to see how things played out.