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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 7, 2014 Page 16 Discussion ensued between Councilmember McGehee and Chief O'Neill on spe- cifics of the proposed model, including the number of supervisor shifts and rota- tions; ultimate goal for full- and part-time firefighters and total number of em- ployees in the department between implementation of this model and ten years from now, with further evaluation needed as the department and their roles changed with new technologies and regulations and to meet training and equip- ment costs associated with hiring; and whether it would be better to make 2015 the transition year by eliminating part-time firefighters and go with a fully-trained full-time staff. Mayor Roe agreed that it made sense, as part of the 2015 budget as a status quo and then to reasonably project out a few years. However, Mayor Roe opined that the challenge would be to predict that staged approach for transition while not knowing who planned to leave for whatever reason. Mayor Roe opined that the other extreme alternative would be to move to full-time in 2015 at year one; and advised that he would want to know year one costs and those costs in outlying years to help him make an informed decision as part of the budget process. Councilmember Willmus expressed his appreciation for the approach suggested by the department; and as requested by Councilmember McGehee he wanted to see budget implications going forward. Councilmember Willmus agreed with Mayor Roe, opining that overall he liked the thought process behind the sugges- tion and direction the department was moving, but he wanted to see those cost projections. At the request of Mayor Roe as to whether there was any objection for staff mov- ing forward with this model as part of the 2015 budget, Councilmembers Laliber- te, Etten and Willmus and Mayor Roe expressed their support. Councilmember McGehee apologized if her previous comments seemed harsh; and clarified that the longer a firefighter was involved in the community the better it was for the community; and offered her support of that approach. However, Councilmember McGehee advised that she wanted to see if a longer transition was of better benefit for the City. Mayor Roe expressed appreciation for the presentation; and staff was directed to proceed as evidenced by Council consensus. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area Ordinance City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed past discussions and proposed amend- ments by staff to Table 1005-01 and suggested next steps, as detailed in the RCA dated April 7, 2014. Staff sought comments related to changes detailed in red in the table and types of uses allowed in Community Mixed Use (CMU) Districts;