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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 24, 2018 Page 13 Mr.Tim Callaghan,3062 Shorewood Lane Mr. Callaghan stated he was a little concerned because what he sees year after year seems like the taxes on his house go up more than the cost of inflation. Part of his concern is that he was not sure he was getting any value for these increases. He wondered why the City spent six million dollars on park buildings that are barely used and were intended to be used fifty percent by people not in Roseville. He wondered why Roseville is supplying these services to other cities. He won- dered why the City built all of baseball fields. To him, it seems like the City is spending a lot of money for other cities. He asked why is Roseville rebuilding things that don't seem to have any need. Why does the City plan to rebuild C2, when the only thing that comes out of it is the business that is there loses access to part of the road. It does not seem of value so why is the City spending all of this money. He thought the City needed to get some better cost control on what is be- ing done. He cannot see value to the homeowners within this City of what the in- creases are. He thought it would be nice to give residents a write up with the in- formation he has asked. At this point,he does not see a value for the increase. Mayor Roe asked for Council comments. Councilmember Willmus asked the Council if there was a desire to potentially funding the Mental Health Liaison Officer for 2019. Councilmember Laliberte asked if it would be on top of what is being proposed or would there be another place to cut something. Councilmember Willmus thought at this stage it would be on top of what the Council has before them, keeping in mind the Council has reset a little bit what the Council was going to do on the EDA side as well. He thought that position, as per the City Manager's memo sent some time ago, was $85,000. Councilmember Etten stated he was supportive of working on how the City better services residents in the community who are in mental health crisis. Currently, the City does receive some services from the County but probably not enough. He was not supportive of a licensed officer doing that because the officer did not train to be a social worker and that is essentially what the City is asking them to be. He thought the City would be sending someone into that situation who may receive some training but are not fully trained in the work the City is asking them to do. If the Council was talking about whether Roseville should have a social worker,that is another matter. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Etten. She stated she thought there are a lot of needs in this area but did not think that was the solution she favored.