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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, September 10, 2007 <br />Page 14 <br />funds, opining that in working through strategies and priorities, some <br />projects already may be in place, or simply need tweaking. <br />Further discussion included Councilmember Roe's suggestions for a <br />10.2% levy increase, representing an approximate $1.2 million in- <br />crease from 2007, rather than that recommended by the City Manager; <br />including a $1.9 million transfer from the Taxpayer Reduction Fund <br />to the General Fund. <br />Mayor Klausing reiterated his concern that nothing was included in <br />this proposal for Imagine Roseville 2025 initiatives; and opined that <br />difficult decisions always seemed to be delayed. Mayor Klausing <br />recognized that attempts were being made to reduce impacts and pain <br />for taxpayers; however, from his perspective opined that Council- <br />member Roe's proposal brought a more palatable compromise into <br />play. <br />Councilmember Ihlan opined that further reductions were needed; and <br />further opined that even a 10% levy increase was more than could be <br />justified; rationalizing that tax increases needed to be in line with the <br />rate of inflation. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of funding <br />for a reasonable COLA increase; meeting statutory retirement fund <br />mandates; increased energy costs; however noted that many residents <br />lived on fixed incomes and/or faced stagnant wage increases over the <br />last few years, and needed to receive realistic tax bills. Councilmem- <br />ber Ihlan spoke in support of additional positions or capital expendi- <br />tures, if other funding sources could be identified; and supported use <br />of additional reserve funds to keep the levy percentage increase within <br />an affordable range. <br />After further discussion, specific items were clarified as suggested in <br />Councilmember Roe's proposal, with additional Councilmember in- <br />put: <br />^ Remove two additional FTE's for street and park maintenance - <br /><$100,000> <br />^ Remove Capital replacements - <$200,000> <br />^ General Building Repairs - <$50,000> <br />^ Information Systems Replacement - <$50,000> <br />