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City Council Study Session Monday, April 16, 2007 Page 14 been allocated in the budget to-date for roof replacelnent at Station # 1, nor for future improvements without tapping into reserves, nor inclu- sion of improvements or replacement in the City's five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which he noted had been stopped in the late- 1990' s, with the exception of City Campus remodeling components; and the need to prioritize and begin planning for such improvements in the City's CIP for future budgets. City Manager Malinen, at Mayor Klausing's request, provided his perspective that repairs and programmed maintenance at fire stations be placed on hold while the City conducts an evaluation of emergency services (Fire/EMS) that includes the number and locations of fire sta- tion to serve Roseville into the future. Additional discussion included projected and estimated repair costs for a new roof and mold abatement at Fire Station # 1 at $264,000; possible cost of a consultant to study facilities and potential source of funding from the Building Repair/Maintenance Fund; the need for a system-wide assessment of City facilities to determine needs and pri- orities; Mr. Miller's opinion that the fire stations were one area of governmental facilities that were a glaring omission from any major investments for decades; and current and short-term relocation of training to other facilities and long-term impacts on logistics and effi- ciencies for firefighters training away from the stations, vehicles, ap- paratus and equipment. Public Comment John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn stated that he had "the other 50% of report that was missing," and provided several Bench Handouts, including a memo dated February 6, 2002 from him ( as Mayor) to the City Council and entitled, "Infrastructure Investment Initiative - I3";" and "History of and Solution for Roseville Fire Station #1 (presented by John Ky- sylyczyn, Mayor 2000 - 2004); Mr. Kysylyczyn disputed Fire Chief Gasaway's interpretation of fire call comparisons from 1977 to 2007; as well as the Fire Department's use of a strategic plan, that hadn't gone through a public process, received a public hearing, or ever voted on by the City Council.