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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 3,2018 Page 11 Mayor Roe stated the opinion from the Attorney indicated the City could not do that. He thought what the City could do with Community Development Fund bal- ance is to potentially look at programs in the Community Development Depart- ment towards achieving certain goals and objectives as long as there is a nexus with the funds that are being collected in building fees and things like that. But, the City couldn't necessarily use Community Development Funds to fund EDA activities. Councilmember McGehee wondered if the Council could move some of the pro- grams into Community Development. Mr. Trudgeon stated the City needs to be careful of how the City uses the Com- munity Development Funds and the City needs to use the fees collected to do the work necessary there. He stated the fund does fluctuate. He suggested the Coun- cil not go down that road unless it is needed. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment, with no one coming for- ward. Etten moved, McGehee seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11560 (Attachment A) entitled, "Resolution Approving a Special Property Tax Levy, for the Benefit of the Roseville Economic Development Authority, on Real Estate to the Ramsey County Auditor for the Fiscal Year of 2019." Roll Call Ayes: McGehee, Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, and Roe. Nays: None e. Adopt the 2019 Utility Rates Finance Director Chris Miller briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the RCA and related attachments dated December 3, 2018. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment, with no one coming for- ward. Etten moved, McGehee seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11561 (Attachment A) entitled, "Resolution Establishing the 2019 Utility Rates." Council Discussion Councilmember McGehee stated she wished the City would look at this and think about it because it is clear the City did not change anything with the usage fee but at $177.55 per quarter, conservation is not anything that shows up even in the round off curve. She did not think the City had a good conservation program yet.