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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 23, 2015 for it. He stated that staff had looked into security cameras for the parks and estimated the cost for the fire hall to be about $10,000. City Administrator stated that the rental space in the lower level of the building provides a good service to the community, but there have been some problems with people not following the rules. The upstairs is used for seasonal public works/parks storage which is beneficial for keeping the public works building less crowded. City Administrator feels the Old Fire Hall still has a lot of use, it would be expensive to get rid of it, and the grade difference would need to be dealt with if the building was removed. Keis asked the Council for thoughts about moving forward with the in- house planner position. Torlcelson stated yes, it should be done. Fischer stated that he agreed, especially since it is an existing staff member doing career development. Keis also agreed that this should move forward. Montour questioned what was included in the levy increase of 3.5%. He stated that he is against the cable fund transfer since he looks at it like LGA money, and he feels that the city shouldn't get dependent on this fund even though it's at a healthy amount right now. He pointed out that if people stop buying cable this fund could go away. All Councilmembers agreed to not do a fund transfer from the cable fund. City Administrator clarified that the Council understood that hiring a new part-time Utility Billing Cleric goes along with creating the internal Planner. Mcgraw stated that there has always been a cushion built in to the budget in case something happens during the year, and he's uncomfortable with cutting everything down as low as they can go. Montour noted it's the Council's job to get the budget as low as possible while still providing the same services to the citizens. He stated that police and fire can't be cut, and the City Administrator has given the Council options regarding the Parks and Recreation Department, and they need to find more than $12,000 to cut. Keis stated that he knows that there is lot of emotion regarding the Parks Department, and he wants the public to know that services won't change even with staff reductions. Jim Meyer, 643 Labore Road, representing the Roseville Girls Fast Pitch Association. IIe stated that they use a lot of Little Canada fields and are very impressed with the services provided. He has concerns with the proposed reduction in staff and isn't sure that the services can stay the same with cuts in staff time.