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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 14,2013 Page 28 Further discussion included how and when to ban or regulate products for people under or over age 18 who purchase these products; products that may be a feeder program for smoking later on; how to address he indoor air aspect; research by staff of other adjacent communities and what they have in place, and why these locations in Roseville have popped up along Larpenteur Avenue and whether this is a ramification of adjacent communities to the City of Roseville's borders; and other websites providing additional information. Hearing no objections from the council, Mayor Roedirected that staff return to the next meeting with a proposed definition; with further discussion scheduled at a later date. b. Receive Overview of City's Information Technology Function Finance Director Chris Miller provided a presentation (Attachment A) with an overview of Roseville's Information Technology (IT) function and distinctions between that function and a history of the Metro-INET and its business model, benefits to participating organizations, and current and future IT staffing plans specific to Roseville as well as to the Metro-INET. Even with a highly dedicated staff, Mr. Miller advised that the current business model was not sustainable; and even though the Metro-INET had created that need, long-term staffing had not been addressed sufficiently, and serious consid- eration needed to be given to remedy that imbalance. Mr. Miller noted that Rose- ville's specific IT needs had been highlighted over the last few years and previ- ously presented to the City Council as part of strategic plan and budget presenta- tions. At a minimum, Mr. Miller recommended the establishment of two (2) new posi- tions specific to Roseville's needs, consisting of System Engineers to reduce the staff workload to 45 hours/week plus emergency situations. Mr. Miller advised that other cities in the Metro-INET had committed to establish two (2) non- locally-funded positions to reduce service ticket backlogs and service response times. Mr. Miller elaborated on the need for the proposed two System Engineer skilled staff persons, as the Roseville need was already there and only getting bigger. Mr. Miller noted that, when Department Heads came before the City Council seeking funding and approval for new technologies and software to make them more efficient, the City Council needed to consider the impacts those new tech- nologies and software programs have on its IT staff. While that conversation just doesn't happen easily, Mr. Miller took responsibility for not being more proactive in introducing that aspect; and assured that he would be more disciplined in doing so in the future as those staff proposals come forward.