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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 9, 2008 Page 18 Mr. Karges thanked Councilmembers for the special relationship and opportunity to work on this project; and invited Councilmembers to visit their LEED certified offices in Roseville. Mr. Karges expressed his appreciation in working with staff; and the opportunity to go to Arizona State University for the best value training; and assured the City of his firm's due diligence and encouraged them to contact him at any time with questions or comments. Mr. Harty thanked the City Council as well; and noted that the best value process was a new experience for all involved; and assured Councilmembers that they would make every attempt to provide the requested costs to them by mid-week for the next Council meeting. Mayor Klausing noted that this was a major project for the City; and expressed the City's interest in working with the firms. Mayor Klausing offered to take Mr. Karges up on touring their facility. Mr. Brokke thanked City Attorney Squires for his work in coordinating the best value process with Arizona State. Mayor Klausing thanked Mr. Brokke for his work on this major project. 11. Public Hearings a. Public Hearing for Community Input on the 2009 Budget Mayor Klausing opened the Public Hearing at 8:05 p.m. Public Comments Tam McGehee, 77 Mid Oaks Lane Ms. McGehee expressed her wishes that the City Council would seek substantial contributions, similar to the Cities of Edina or Bloomington, to the retail and commercial community for city services (i.e., police services). Ms. McGehee noted that the majority of the City's crime was not perpetrated by Roseville citi- zens, but through the clientele of those retail and commercial establishments, and thus, they should compensate the City accordingly. Ms. McGehee expressed similar comments related to continued expansion of Northwestern College off campus, and used the example of the City of Northfield and the annual contributions of Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges to compensate the City for general wear and tear of their students in the community. Ms. McGehee noted recent purchase by Northwestern College of three apartment buildings across Snelling Avenue, the Edina Realty building, the car dealership where KTIS Radio is now located; and their continued encroachment on City property and the City's tax base, and the need for them to pay their fair share. Ms. McGehee ad- dressed issues that came up during the most recent land use case for Northwestern