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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 28, 2019 Page 13 to get anywhere near the position of where the sky is falling. The City can look at other communities, other malls that have had reputations go down hill and people don't consider them safe anymore, the devastating financial impact that has on a community. She thought those who live in Roseville and currently feel safe do not doubt the facts of the rising criminal element with mail being stolen, cars be- ing broken into, and things like that. She would support what the Police Depart- ment is doing currently, and she really likes the diversity element that is being ad- vocated. She agreed that a mental health component is also important. She stated being a mental health professional, she knew that the presence and understanding of what the individual is seeing can make a huge difference. She stated she would, as a citizen,be willing to see her taxes go up and she thought the City Council needed to hear that. She noted she did not want her taxes to go up but if she wants to live in a good, strong community she recognizes that this might be necessary. She encouraged the City Council to keep an open mind. Mayor Roe thanked the public for their comments and Police Department for the presentation. a. Presentation from Northeast Youth and Family Services—continued Jerry Hromatka, CEO from Northeast Youth and Family Services made a presen- tation to the City Council. Mayor Roe stated he appreciated the update. Recess: Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:30 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:37 p.m. e. Discussion on Financing Options for the 2719 Lexington Ave Property Ac- quisition Finance Director Chris Miller briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the RCA and related attachments dated January 28, 2019. Councilmember Etten stated he would be interested in where staff thinks the funds should come from because when he looks at the funds, the only one with enough money in it to pull all the funds from is street replacement but that is a whole different policy decision. He asked Mr. Miller how he would go about put- ting together$1.5 million from these funds. Mr. Miller stated to repurpose any of these funds, even in a temporary situation, there are trade offs in doing that. He stated if funds were taken from the street re- placement program, it has plenty of cash to fund itself for the next ten years so the City would probably be okay. But, it also compromises the fund as well and will not generate the kind of interest that it used to. What it probably means is that the