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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 13, 2015 Page 9 fy extending those hours at this point. Mr. Trudgeon further noted that some min- imal investment had been made in the building over the last few years, but if the License Center was not relocated, more significant remodeling would be required, whether in 2016 or in the near future. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Finance Director Miller confirmed that only a few thousand dollars had been spent for those minor remodeling or maintenance issues to-date. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Mil- ler further clarified that identified mold issues had been immediately addressed last year. Based on her experience visiting the License Center, Councilmember Laliberte opined it was very cluttered, and needed some branding to identify the facility as a City of Roseville facility. While not advocating making the current facility a huge service center, if the City intended to stay at that current location, if needed some sprucing up. Specific to the old Fire Station and in response to Councilmember Laliberte's comments, City Manager Trudgeon advised that the building is used for signifi- cant storage by the City, and if it was sold, repurposed or otherwise used, an al- ternative storage option for those materials would also be needed. In his discus- sions earlier today with Community Development Director Paul Bilotta, Mr. Trudgeon advised that they had discussed some options, in addition to finding an option for storage needs for the facility's future use. Mr. Trudgeon noted the ad- vantage in the City owning the property, and advised that focus would be given to holding those discussions in the near future to address City Council and resident expectations, costs and other considerations as part of that analysis. Regarding the Fire Department, Councilmember Laliberte sought further discus- sion and explanation regarding current and proposed duties of Battalion Chiefs and absorbing the duties of the Fire Marshal at his retirement; and how that im- pacted the full-time structure of the department's reorganization. City Manager Trudgeon responded that the initial restructuring to full-time in- cluded Captain positions at the level immediately below that of Battalion Chief; but after further consideration and as a cost-saving benefit, he and the Fire Chief had determined using Battalion Chiefs and an Assistant Fire Chief— as recently presented to the City Council — would provide a better approach for full-time su- pervision of shifts. Whether supervision was accomplished through Battalion Chiefs or new Captain positions was immaterial, and Mr. Trudgeon advised that by using Battalion Chiefs available for 24 hour coverage, it created some redun- dancy issues with adding the Captain positions to cover that supervision; and therefore had been eliminated as an option. Mr. Trudgeon further noted the ad- vantage that by using the three Battalion Chiefs and adjusting those shift duties and tasks under that one position on duty, it created a more effective chain of