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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 25, 2013 Page 14 eluding 10 years of old data converted into this program, with preventative maintenance and any service requests for vehicle repair. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Schwartz noted that there were flags built into the program for preventative and/or periodic maintenance (e.g. new fire station) such as for HVAC equipment and other typical building mainte- nance items. Over time, Mr. Schwartz advised that other departments would be able to get their facilities into the system as well. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Interim City Manager Trudgeon re- sponded that other departments could and would bring their infrastructure assets online as well. Councilmember McGehee suggested that, rather than having it accomplished de- partment by department, consideration be given to someone to oversee this project to ensure consistent reports across the board versus disparate information; with Mr. Trudgeon duly noting that request for staff consideration. Parks & Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke advised that this was a really good tool and asset to have for the future; and advised that they were in the process of inputting information, recognizing that it took time to accomplish, but that his de- partment was making an effort to do so in 2014 as their new buildings came on line, as well as the existing skating center. Mr. Brokke advised that the infor- mation was available on spreadsheets, but needed conversion to the asset man- agement system. Councilmember McGehee recognized that everyone was busy, with most depart- ments already having a full plate; and justified her rationale for getting this criti- cal information completed to provide for better planning for residents and use of their monies. Councilmember Laliberte took those comments one step further, and asked that each department submit a report listing their anticipated implementation plan and date of completion. Councilmember Laliberte expressed that if one department at a time was attempted, totally new technology would be available by the time it was completed. Interim City Manager Trudgeon advised that staff could prepare such a report; however, he asked that he be allowed to talk more with Mr. Schwartz and Ms. Ri- card about the software's capabilities; and training/demonstrations for Department Heads. Mr. Trudgeon questioned if other departments were even aware of what this software could accomplish. While it would take some time to evaluate it and bring it back to the City Council, Mr. Trudgeon committed to do so.