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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 20, 2012 Page 9 Finance Department Finance Director Chris Miller reviewed the three divisions under the Finance De- partment: Finance/Accounting, Information Technology (IT), and the License Cen- ter; and their respective goals, staffing levels, continuing increased staffing needs for the IT Division based on the needs of partner cities and covered by revenues from those partnership agreements; and those goals specifically related to City Council goals and others related to the long-term success and operation of the de- partment. Finance Director Miller asked that the City Council give consideration to whether there was an ongoing role for the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Task Force. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Miller confirmed that his projected need of$2.6 million annually going forward included facilities, equipment and roll- ing stock, and what was formerly known as the Parks Improvement Plan (PIP); along with IT needs to maintain the City's overall technology and infrastructure needs. While some of the funds were identified through a combination of addition- al fees to support infrastructure, and property taxes, Mr. Miller advised that this was not the only solution, and additional resources would be required and funding through other sources needed. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Miller advised that the average ages of computers being retired was between 5-6 years, and staff's preference would be to keep that closer to 3-4 years, given ever-increasing technological advances. At the request of Acting Mayor Willmus on the potential return of the License Cen- ter(Goal #6) returning to the City Campus, Mr. Miller advised that this had been an objective of staff for almost a decade, that the License Center could be housed in a city-owned facility, whether on campus or elsewhere, with the first choice being on the City Hall campus. Acting Mayor Willmus expressed his concern with the License Center, a major rev- enue generator for the City, remaining in leased facilities and at the whim of a lease agreement. Acting Mayor Willmus asked staff to review the current lease agree- ment and any short termination clause should that strip mall redevelop or be sold and moves in a different direction and how the City would be protected. Finance Director Miller advised that the existing lease was for a four (4) year term, and would be up for discussion at the upcoming City Council meeting (August 27, 2012), with staff recommending renewal for another four (4) years, following their negotiations with the current mall owner. Mr. Miller advised that this was staff's recommendation since they saw no momentum to build space for a License Center over the next four (4) years. Mr. Miller advised that he would review the cancella- tion clause, and admitted that such an event was a risk; however, he noted that the City and current landlord had a good relationship, and the License Center was a