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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 20,2012 Page 10 traffic generator at the mall, providing them a net benefit and probably the last ten- ant they would want to turn away. However, Mr. Miller reiterated that there was some risk involved. Councilmember Johnson asked that as the Finance Department moved forward in updating the License Center business plan, it include planning to bring the Center back on campus of an alternative site owned by the City to bring the profit level back to the City. Finance Director Miller advised that staff had several sites in mind; however, they were reluctant to recommend building a facility specifically for the License Center, opining that it made more long-term sense to partner with another City facility. However, Mr. Miller noted that this was not on the table over the next 4-5 years. At the request of Acting Mayor Willmus, Mr. Miller suggested that the CIP Task Force could serve an ongoing role or function, depending on the objective of the City Council. Mr. Miller noted that, as it currently operated as a subcommittee of the City Council with staff support, it provided for a more detailed review of CIP needs and a subsequent report to the full body. Mr. Miller noted the various func- tions of the Task Force (e.g. water/sewer infrastructure, rolling stock and equip- ment, and now Parks and Recreation and other needs); noting that its future and function would depend on the City Council's information needs and how much time they wanted to devote to that issue along. Fire Department Fire Chief Tim O'Neill provided an overview of staffing, facilities and whether in the next two (2) years to consider a future First Response Team to transport pa- tients. Chief O'Neill noted that this would require considerable time and analysis, including addressing State Statute levels for Provider Service Areas (PSA), and other considerations. Chief O'Neill noted that for a current firefighter to become fully trained, it required a three (3) year training cycle; with many of those fully trained firefighters then moving on to other departments providing full-time employment, and creating sig- nificant turnover of firefighters for the Roseville Fire Department. Chief O'Neill noted current actions regarding potential unionization for firefighter pay and bene- fits by the State Mediation Board. At the request of Acting Mayor Willmus, Chief O'Neill addressed recent changes in location of Allina rescue units from Arden Hills to Mounds View, creating some reduced response times for Roseville, depending on the location of the call. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Chief O'Neill advised that it took an average of one minute for Ramsey County Dispatch Center to alert Roseville to dis- patch; with Chief O'Neill advising that the Department met with Ramsey County