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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 09, 2009 Page 16 Councilmember Roe noted his preference to get input from the community on the proposed budget; and areas that are not funded, areas for adjust- ment; to adequately reflect the needs of the public and all priorities, rather than replacing one program or service with another. Councilmember Johnson advised that he didn't want to micro-manage everything, but that there were different levels and expectations for service levels (i.e., snow blowing; ice control) based on community input. Councilmember Johnson noted that if he applied his salary to reinstate the neighborhood outdoor ice rinks, he'd have nothing left to bargain with for other services and/or programs. Councilmember Pust noted that there were 160 items to consider for allo- cation and/or reallocation. Mr. Miller, as noted in past meetings, reiterated the one driving factor in staff pitching the BFO process was the sense of urgency on staff's part in eliminating the unsustainable practice utilized by the City in maintaining its resources. Mr. Miller encouraged Councilmembers to decide whether their decisions were sustainable practices or not; otherwise they were only deferring for another year how to right the ship. Councilmember Roe, in addressing levels of service and outcomes, noted the prioritization method he'd used. When he recognized something he thought the community had directed as something they wanted to excel at, such as Parks and Recreation programs, he'd ranked them very high; while some other Parks and Recreation activities had been ranked lower. Coun- cilmember Roe noted the direction provided by the public in the Imagine Roseville 2025 process, to keep the City's infrastructure and financial house in order (i.e., upkeep and maintenance), with him taking that charge and ranking those items high, which hopefully reflected the BFO process tied to outcomes. Councilmember Roe opined that the City could do bet- ter in defining performance and the standard of measurement (i.e., such as community relations or service at the reception desk) through qualitative measures, ranked higher with a high standard of performance expected; the ultimate outcomes and how that outcome has improved or evolved to reach that expected level. Councilmember Pust questioned whether that process of measuring out- comes could be accomplished through this BFO process, when the exist- ing budget took 160 line items without taking into consideration perform- ance measurement from one year to the next. Councilmember Pust sug- gested that next year, the numbers be set aside and Department Heads and