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Special City Council Strategic Planning Meeting Saturday, February 7, 2009 Page 25 Councilmember Pust opined that the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process was not that old; and provided some community input, indicating that everyone wanted everything, but they didn't want to pay for it. Councilmember Pust opined that the community discussion needed to be reframed with financial impacts addressed. Councilmember Pust suggested, with Councilmember Johnson concurring, that every meeting include an agenda item to address cost allocations for services and programs; and that that part should have been included in the community visioning discussions and process. Councilmember Roe concurred with Community Development Director Trudgeon's comments; acknowledging impacts to staff with last-minute decision-making after the economy fell apart in the last quarter of 2008. Councilmember Roe opined that, given the abbreviated time frame, it didn't allow for the best decision-making. Councilmember Roe opined that, in these times of economic uncertainty, from the beginning to the end of discussions throughout 2010, both the optimistic and pessimistic points of view needed to be considered and heard, so that there were no surprises due to a lack of understanding in making those decisions. Mayor Klausing spoke in support of a more realistic, but hybrid budgeting process that would: 1) Allow us to focus on what services we value; 2) Take a different look at how we provide those services; and 3) Determine how best to provide revenue source generation - (i.e., IT) Ms. Gourlay observed the different perceptions of an internal versus an external process, impacting people's trust in the process, and the public's perception of the City Council's credibility. 9. Wrap-up with Lunch City Manager Malinen refocused discussion on City Council directive in staff seeking opportunities to engage neighboring communities, their individual departments, or other agencies to determine cost-saving opportunities; and whether staff preparation of a resolution indicating that City Council support would be helpful, considering potential impacts to political turf issues. Mayor Klausing spoke in support of seeking feedback from others. Councilmember Roe spoke in support of staff interactions with other entities; rather than being imposed by someone, and supported those ideas coming from departments to the City Council. Councilmember Pust opined that, while Roseville was a very unique community, she doubted that today's discussion was unique; and noted that value of other perspectives and ideas.