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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 20,2011 Page 27 Mayor Roe advised that Mr. Schwartz was not on the Task Force, but that he and all department managers had participated in cost projections and recommenda- tions. City Manager Malinen commented, as the Mayor indicated, that staff prepared the numbers, relative to utilities, and that Mr. Schwartz was responsible for providing the information depicted in the graphs, with the City's Public Works and Engi- neering staff developing those numbers for the Task Force. Councilmember McGehee questioned the graphs and what the orange bars represented if not vehicles. Mayor Roe advised that the second graph referenced by Councilmember McGe- hee considered all capital needs, including parks, the fire station, rolling stock, and utilities; but that to-date the Task Force recommendations had only reviewed the rolling stock and utility portions of the CIP needs, since additional informa- tion on the parks and fire station remained pending at the time of their initial study. Mayor Roe noted that the recommendations to-date still do not solve the total gap, pending further discussion of those remaining factors; but would resolve the utility and rolling stock CIP funding. Mayor Roe suggested that, over the twenty (20) year span of the CIP, there would be obvious modifications required. Discussion ensued regarding street replacement and lighting remaining for future consideration; further refinement for parks costs based on the timing of Master Plan implementation recommendations; and potential impacts for property owners as all the pieces of the overall picture were considered. Councilmember Pust thanked the Subcommittee for their work and for the clarity of the issues and their recommendations through their reports. Estimating the po- tential impact for property owners and residents on their utility base fees, the pro- posed 3.4% tax levy increase for other needs, and potential bond referendum for a new fire hall and/or parks CIP package; as well as the GLWMO presentation, and state, county and school district components, she estimated base rates increasing from $621 to $638 for an average Roseville single-family home. Further discussion included a timeframe for consideration by the PWET Commis- sion and final recommendation of the Subcommittee to the City Council; with an- ticipated adoption later in the budget process based on the current calendar. In further review of these recommendations and impacts, Councilmember Will- mus questioned where the Subcommittee may have considered a greater percen- tage in shifting operations to offset these needs further. Mayor Roe, referencing the utility side, advised that the Subcommittee had dis- cussed a shift on operating costs similar to vehicles; with the reality for utilities