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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 11, 2008 Page 18 taxpayers; and also requested a budget book showing more detailed breakdowns by departments prior to discussion at the next meeting. Councilmember Roe concurred with the request for more detailed breakdowns by department; and also requested inclusion of the Ice Arena geothermal funding in levy calculations for overall impacts. Councilmember Roe opined his preference for review and adoption of the fee schedule at the same time as the budget adop- tion to provide a true picture of the overall impact to taxpayers. Councilmember Pust sought clarification on the projected wage and benefit in- creases for 2009 and those contracts that have already been determined. Coun- cilmember Pust questioned if the contract language included a provision to ad- dress renegotiations when the State applied a cap on levy increases. Council- member Pust sought an opinion from the City Attorney of legal ramifications to the City if the contracts were opened for renegotiation; and suggested future con- tracts provide for such renegotiation provisions in lieu of legislation limiting levy increases. City Manager Malinen advised that the City had three contracts, all of which had been negotiated at 3.5% based on the average of cities determined in the subse- quent year. Mayor Klausing cautioned the Council as a whole in focusing on percentages, noting the ranking of the City of Roseville with comparison cities, based on qual- ity of life and services requested by its citizens. Mayor Klausing encouraged in- dividual Councilmembers and citizens to bring forward specific proposals on where to cut spending in the City Manager-recommended budget; and those spe- cific programs that should be continued or eliminated. Mayor Klausing opined that to go into structural imbalance with the City's reserves was not sound fiscal policy. Councilmember Ihlan requested additional information on specific public safety exceptions and their relationship to the overall percentage of funds; those sup- ported in the budget and those not. Councilmember Pust requested more clarification on actual projections in the rec- ommended budget for increased fuel and energy costs for 2009; as well as 3-4 years back to determine trends overall and by department. City Manager Malinen advised that staff was currently working on their recom- mendations to identify and minimize fuel and energy costs. 14. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Malinen briefly reviewed upcoming agenda items, and provided copies of those draft agendas to City Councilmembers and for the public.