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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 16, 2015 Page 5 inarket climate at this tiine, Mr. Culver reported that negotiations are proving dif- ficult for an 18 month lease term. Councilmember Laliberte noted that it sounded like staff had found storage for most items short-ter�n; and recognized that the City continued to try to find a suit- able site for the Historical Society. While noting it may not be the best situation, Councilmember Laliberte asked staff what would cause them to have problems in using the maintenance facility yard for this winter season. Mr. Culver advised that while the maintenance yard had been used for outside storage of some equipment and machines as appropriate, this option proved diffi- cult in the need to continually move that equipment around to gain access other pieces and when loading trucks with sand and sale. While staff is able to work around that inconvenience, Mr. Culver noted that it increased potential accidents when moving things around and possibly bacicing into something, given the lim- ited maneuverability with that inside and outside storage. Councilmember McGehee noted the availability of a bay in the fire station, cur- rently housing a Bearcat and boat, and suggested since Ramsey County perfonned boat rescues and the other equipment belonged to the area S.W.A.T. team, per- haps another jurisdiction or agency could store that equipment rather than Rose- ville. Since this would provide an overhead bay door, Councilmember McGehee asked if staff had looked into that option at all. City Manager Trudgeon noted that alternative storage would be needed for those items currently stored in that bay; and further questioned if the available space would prove sufficient for the City's storage needs. Mr. Trudgeon also ques- tioned the integrity of Fire Department operations next to that storage (e.g. mate- rials and pipes) and safety of those coming and going in the building, as well as access and security at all times the Public Worlcs Department employees would need to access things, which could lead to unsafe operations for those not typical- ly involved in fire station and emergency operations. While recognizing that the Fairview Avenue fire station may be inconvenient for the Public Works Department, Councilmember McGehee opined that it would be big enough and may be less expensive to rent some space for the Histarical Socie- ty rather than warehouse space. City Manager Trudgeon responded that the Fairview fire station was already full of Parks & Recreation Department storage items, as well as Historical Society files that were stored there, but certainly not functional long-term. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that staff had shuffled things around as much as possible, but the Fair- view fire station was full already; and noted the City Council's previous discus- sions for a long-term solution indicating they wanted to get it cleared out in order to put the building on the market.