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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 16, 2014 Page 6 Chief Peterson agreed to that suggestion. Mayor Roe questioned the need for the City Council to dictate the length of shift, without input from District 916 staff, unless Councilmember Willmus preferred the agreement to return; to which Councilmember Willmus stated that he would like to see other options from the District before approving the agreement. City Attorney Gaughan pointed out Section 3, "Mutual Responsibilities" (page 3), with each of the six items requiring communication between parties; and opined that the length of shifts would be arrived at through that mandate to communicate, addressing areas of mutual need or concern and seeking solutions to any problems (items 5 and 6). Mr. Gaughan opined that, if the City Council authorized this agreement, it could mandate staff to provide shifts of less than ten hours or what- ever length they preferred, and staff would need to live up to that area of authori- zation. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Attorney Gaughan confirmed that this would enforce the City Council's objective, but not create a specific term in the agree- ment. Councilmember Laliberte suggested adding a sentence that: "Shifts are not to ex- ceed 8 — 10 hours, and not be past midnight." Mayor Roe suggested that the City Council be careful not to add something that District 916 may not like as part of their program. Councilmember McGehee suggested that City Attorney Gaughan's recommenda- tion be followed; with Chief Peterson take the revised agreement back to District 916 and return for approval at a future City Council meeting. At the request of Mayor Roe, Chief Peterson confirmed that there was no time sensitivity for the agreement; however, he stated that it wasn't clear to him exact- ly what the City Council was seeking. Mayor Roe clarified that the intent was for the shifts to be long enough to be ef- fective and productive, but not too long or too late into the night; which was con- firmed by Councilmember Willmus. Mayor Roe reminded all that there were cur- fews and other considerations for youth in Roseville that needed to be taken into consideration. Chief O'Neill suggested that typically the shifts would end at 6:00 p.m. when shift changes occurred, and be no longer than six hours and no later than 6:00 p.m., but was open to the City Council's discretion if they preferred another op- tion.