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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 13, 2015 Page 8 Councilmembers McGehee and Laliberte spoke in support of that as a policy and process. Councilmember Laliberte agreed completely, noting that having those compo- nents earlier and then pulling everything together later in the year would provide a more accurate picture and allow for more dialogue earlier in the process. Coun- cilmember Laliberte expressed her interest in having CIP analysis to determine if it was still on track and the costs remained in line with the last analysis. Coun- cilmember Laliberte noted only one meeting of the Finance Commission was scheduled after that to analyze the CIP. Councilmember Laliberte opined some additional work may be needed before the City Council is asked to adopt some- thing. Mayor Roe suggested two analyses for the CIP: one by the Finance Commission and their recommendations to the City Council, and one allowing for additional considerations before the third meeting out. Councilmember Laliberte noted previous discussions of the City Council and de- cisions not to fully-fund the CIP in past years and how that is impacting 2016 and beyond projected needs and funding. As part of the analysis, and recognizing the need to catch up, Mayor Roe noted the learning curve with the updated CIP since it's only been operational for the last 2-3 years; and shifts made during the 2014 and 2015 budgets based on each year's updated those CIP projections. At the beginning of 2015, Councilmember Laliberte noted discussions about the future status of the Fairview Avenue fire station; as well as discussions about the future location of the License Center if other than at the current leased facility. Before positions and responsibilities are fully considered, or additional monies put toward the License Center, Councilmember Laliberte suggested reviewing the other pieces going into that consideration, including whether or not to change hours to meet customer needs. Also, if the License Center stays in that location, Councilmember Laliberte opined that it needed some cosmetic updates, to make it more presentable to clientele to make sure clients preferred to come to the Rose- ville License Center versus a competing Deputy Registrar's office. In other words, Councilmember Laliberte suggested ways to increase revenue versus just adding additional staffing. City Manager Trudgeon responded that, at some time in the near future, staff would be bringing both those issues before the City Council. Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that Finance Director Miller and License Center supervisory staff monitored and adjusted hours frequently to meet current needs; and felt the current hours sufficiently serves customers. While more customers may be found if hours were extended, Mr. Trudgeon noted the additional cost of employees, etc. did not justi-