CC_Minutes_2023_1106 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 6, 2023 Page 7 Ms. Molli Slade, Ms. Dunia Ahmed, and Sally Vanerstrom reviewed their history with the Community Action Team and the reason why they wanted to be on the team. Ms. Vanerstrom reviewed the client calls for service in 2023 and how each person was treated. Deputy Chief Adams concluded the update for the City Council. Councilmember Groff thanked the team for all of the work being done.He indicated he has heard rave reviews from people in the community. Councilmember Schroeder thanked the team for the work. She has heard many great things and talks about the Community Action Team to other city officials. Councilmember Etten echoed all of the positive things being said. He thanked the team for their work. Councilmember Strahan indicated she had the opportunity to do a ride-along a year ago and the team has grown since then but those few hours were super impactful to her and adds a level of understanding. She thought the overwhelming response from residents was that people know the value of the team in the community. Mayor Roe echoed all that was stated by the City Council. He noted the two questions that come to his mind are that they are probably not providing enough resources in this area, even for the City of Roseville. The other piece of it is that the City could and should be advocates for more funding,more support for this type of work through Minnesota and the Country, and anything the Council can do to get this on the radar of the Legislatures, decision makers, and policy makers at high levels.He thanked the Community Action Team for all they have done and continue to do. e. Review the Proposed 2024 Proposed Utility Rates Finance Director Michelle Pietrick briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated November 6, 2023. Councilmember Schroeder thanked Ms. Pietrick for the presentation. She asked for clarification under the base fee if that is where the capital is. Ms. Pietrick indicated capital is in both the base and usage fee. Councilmember Schroeder stated she went back to the spreadsheets, CIP, and the capital fund for the sanitary sewer and it showed there was a lot of money in that account, more than the City needed. She wondered if the City needed to do an increase on this. Part of the reason she is asking is with property rates going up,