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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 16, 2011 Page 4 sues and a required police presence continue to escalate, Councilmember McGe- hee opined that since Rosedale had to-date consistently refused to work with the Roseville Police Department to pay for a portion of these extra services, it may be necessary to implement such a District. Furthermore, Councilmember McGehee noted that there would be financial im- plications if the grant was awarded and accepted, in paying the difference in what the grant allowed and what Roseville's sworn officers received, including salary and benefits. Councilmember McGehee questioned the staff time in applying for these grants; and whether the City was in the position to make a one-year com- mitment to fund the position(s) at the end of federal funding. Councilmember McGehee expressed her preference in delaying this grant applica- tion to explore the possibility of a Special Taxing District going forward to pay for those extra services. Councilmember Pust noted the comprehensive nature of considering the Special Taxing District; and questioned whether such a review could take place prior to the grant application deadline of May 25, 2011. Mayor Roe requested that Police Chief Rick Mathwig and Administrative Assis- tant Karen Rubey respond to questions and comments. Chief Mathwig advised that the grant application, review, and approval process would take until approximately November or December of this year as each ap- plication was vetted and its merits determined; at which time if the grant was awarded to the City of Roseville, it would then come before the City Council for their approval to accept the funds and enter into a grant agreement. Ms. Rubey advised that staff had yet to undertake the task of writing the applica- tion until the City Council authorized the application; and at the request of Coun- cilmember McGehee, estimated that the application would entail approximately eight(8) hours of staff time to gather information requested. At the request of Councilmember McGehee as to how much time elapsed between staff becoming aware of grants and the application deadline, Ms. Rubey advised that staff usually had no more than thirty (30) days between notice and response deadlines. At the request of Councilmember Pust as to the negative consequences to the City and/or Police Department in receiving the grant and then not accepting the funds, Ms. Rubey was unaware of those consequences; noting that the City currently had a good relationship with the Department of Justice staff at this time; and that they were aware that all communities were facing budget issues.