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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 15, 2018 Page 7 Councilmember McGehee agreed and thought as a City, the State put it in Rose- ville but the City has done their share in keeping the OVAL running, keeping it up, and the facility going. She thought some of the major twenty-five-year ex- penditures needed to go back to the Legislature to fund. She would like to see an analysis of the discussion between replacing the brine system with the alternate cooling system because it specifically spells out the difference in longevity versus initial energy savings. She thought staff should do that analysis before the City acts. Councilmember McGehee thought the issue with the edge was that it was not sloped correctly and never did slope correctly. Mr. Brokke stated it was all done correctly in the first place but over time the un- dulating has occurred. Councilmember McGehee wondered while looking at the OVAL, should it be made larger with some type of covering, a bubble, because the heat season is get- ting longer and with it exposed to the elements, it is harder to keep the OVAL up and is more wear and tear on the system. For the skate park in the summer, it would provide some shade for people using it. She stated it would prolong the life of the facility and might provide some protection for people using the facility. Councilmember Laliberte thought it was very important when going to the Legis- lature for bonding money that all of the information be included. The fact the City has actual data to go to the Legislature is very important. She thought the historical anecdote of how the OVAL came to Roseville is also an important story the City has to tell. She thought the City had to consider getting lobbying support and the Council needed to discuss this. She did not think there was anything built into the City budget or had that conversation so she did not know what that would look like financially. Councilmember McGehee asked if it would be feasible, to have some of the user groups act as lobbyist. Mayor Roe thought the user groups could tell the story, but he did not think those groups were lobbyist. Councilmember Laliberte stated the user groups would be testifiers, could go to the various hearings, and tell the story of how the user group uses the OVAL and how their user group needs the improvements. The user groups help tell the story verbally but on the day-to-day basis, lobbyists are educating the Legislature in a way the user groups can't.