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City of 1~i Minnesota, USA Regular City Council Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, December 17, 2007 1. Call Roll Mayor Klausing called to order the Roseville City Council regular meeting at approxi- mately 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone. (Voting and Seating Order for December: Kough; Roe; Ihlan; Pust; and Klausing) City Attorney Jay Squires was also present. 2. Approve Agenda Discussion was held regarding those items that time would allow for discussion tonight; agenda priorities requiring action at tonight's meeting; and those items that could be de- layed until January of 2008. Councilmember Ihlan opined that primary focus and discussion should be 2008 budget and levy-related and those items including consideration of the HRA levy be moved for- ward on the agenda to allow sufficient time for serious discussion, and efforts to reduce the proposed levy. Councilmember Ihlan suggested that tonight's discussion be limited to agenda items S.a, 6.a, 8 (Consent Agenda), 10.a and b (Public Hearings), and l l.b, c, h, i, and j. Councilmember Roe noted that the geothermal discussion could not be postponed as ac- tion steps were needed in the immediate future. Mayor Klausing noted that the Council had to-date held serious discussions and had nu- merous opportunities for public and Council discussion of the budget and levy items; and while he amenable to moving them up on the agenda, expressed concern about dropping other items from the agenda, creating more onerous agendas for future meetings. Councilmember Pust volunteered removal of Item l l.d that could be moved to January, as it had no budget implications; however note that Item l l.c (HRA Strategic Plan) did have budget implications, and should not be removed. Councilmember Ihlan noted that she had submitted a memo related to the 2008 proposed budget and levy that had been included in the preliminary agenda packet but not the final agenda packet; and opined that the memo raised issues she wanted discussed in a public forum.