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e ar C~ ...° en`s ~r~ aye eto er 5~ 7 age ~6 other motorcycle patrol users, the City would experience higher Workers Com- pensation rates and/or claims. Mayor Klausing recognized Councilmember Kough's attraction to a proposed motorcycle patrol; however, opined that he couldn't justify it while consideration elimination of other items and supported by the Police Chief in her original budget requests. Councilmember Ihlan suggested consideration of the proposal, and reallocation of funding to accommodate this minor spending initiative. Councilmember Ihlan clarified that the e-mail included as her written request had been e-mailed to the entire City Council; and while she was not sponsoring the request, asked that the City Council consider it and invite representatives to pro- vide apresentation for Council information. Discussion included clarifying funding for pathway maintenance, not construc- tion; past year's annual contingency amounts compared to this year's, and staff's attempt to provide some flexibility for the City Council to continue prioritizing of Imagine ~Zoseville 202 initiatives and potential 2008 action steps; with staff re- quested to clarify original amounts, as per Councilmember Roe's recent e-mail to staff, of the Imagine Roseville 2025 initiatives at $200,000 or $250,000; and the amount allotted for the Deputy Police Chief position (i.e., $11,000?). Councilmember Roe expressed interest in hearing more about the Block Nurse program. Kough moved, Ihlan seconded, including in the 2008 Budget, authorization for funding to purchase a Harley Davidson motorcycle for the City's Police Depart- ment, with the intention that one officer become a Traffic Officer, and noting that the cycle was not intended for use daily; at a cost not to exceed $8,600, taken from existing funds set aside for department overtime. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of the motion, as long as funding were found within the existing budget, and didn't represent a levy increase, and in- cluded the not-to-exceed amount, with consideration given to drawing from re- serves. Councilmember Klausing expressed his personal frustration with the annual budget process, and individual Councilmembers supporting new initiatives, but unwilling to increase the levy further; and opined that he found the inconsistency frustrating. Councilmember Roe advised that, if the Council chose to support the Block Nurse Program, it was his intention to find savings elsewhere in the budget; and ex- pressed his understanding that today was the self-imposed deadline for considera- tion of any new initiatives. Councilmember Roe, speaking to the motion, recog- nized Councilmember Kough's passion for this issue and his relatively good ar- guments for a motorcycle patrol; however, opined that he had difficulty in sup-