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Roseville City Council
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9/8/2008
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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, September O8, 2008 <br />Page 8 <br />genuous for the City Council to invite public comment on the budget. Mr. Houck <br />opined that the public comment from the recent Imagine Roseville 2025 commu- <br />nity visioning process should have provided substantial resident feedback; and <br />opined that, only in government, could a tax increase to obtain more money due to <br />expenditures exceeding revenue be considered anything other than bankruptcy. <br />Mr. Houck noted that years ago the City of Roseville had initiated massive infra- <br />structure improvements (i.e., OVAL, etc) which seemed good at the time; how- <br />ever, now it was "payday" and their upkeep and maintenance were now taking a <br />toll. Mr. Houck suggested that, similar to corporate sponsorship and advertising <br />rights at the OVAL, the City encourage businesses to put their name on various <br />park and recreation facilities to offset costs. Mr. Houck suggested mobilization of <br />residents in specific neighborhoods with parks to determine interest and possible <br />sponsorships. Mr. Houck opined that he feared that when the infrastructure <br />drained the budget, it was always the public safety and street maintenance that got <br />cut; and that those were the core services that government was responsible to pro- <br />vide to the public; with the remainder being just a plus. Mr. Houck opined that <br />the City needed to put more emphasis on the essentials, rather than the pluses; and <br />concluded by stating that "we're not satisfied with a tax increase." <br />Gary Grefenberg, 91 Mid Oaks Lane <br />Mr. Grefenberg commended the City's efforts to encourage tree preservation; <br />however, expressed concerns with the need to improve efforts for newly-planted <br />trees, specifically noting those planted along County Road C, suffering stress due <br />to continued draught conditions, and regardless of who initially paid for the trees. <br />Mr. Grefenberg opined that the City was overall doing a good job budget-wise, <br />based on his experience as a taxpayer in Roseville for the last 10 years and com- <br />pared to recent increases in other communities. Mr. Grefenberg opined that he <br />was supportive of minor reasonable increases, as long as they were below the cost <br />of living, and to continue community improvements, suggesting that they repre- <br />sented agood return on his investment. <br />Mr. Grefenberg opined that the Police Department's designation as the "sacred <br />cow" may not be warranted, and questioned if they should be immune to budget <br />cuts. Mr. Grefenberg offered two examples over the last four years that he'd per- <br />sonally observed, and that made him question the efficient and economical use of <br />the Department's vehicle and staff assets, and his perspective on those incidents. <br />Based on those incidents, Mr. Grefenberg further noted the need for the Depart- <br />ment to remember that they were civil servants, and needed to develop their cus- <br />tomer service skills and protocol for interacting with citizens. Mr. Grefenberg <br />opined that City taxpayer monies paid for the well-earned compensation of Police <br />officers; and that should earn citizens some level of civic respect and considera- <br />tion, and patience in addressing fear of and providing assurance to residents when <br />an incident occurred in their neighborhood. <br />
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