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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 24, 2017 Page 5 McGehee moved, Etten seconded, approval of the newly-created positions as de- tailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated today's date; and authoriz- ing staff to begin the process of recruiting and filling the positions. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment at this time, with no one appearing for or against. On a related note, Councilmember Laliberte reported on a recent Metro Cities event she had attended last week, along with Mayor Roe. At that meeting, Coun- cilmember Laliberte advised that in-depth conversations had ensued with other metropolitan cities on the availability of the city's IT service to other entities. Without hesitation, Councilmember Laliberte reported that those communities considered the City of Roseville's IT service to be valuable; and even intimated that Roseville could increase the cost for those provided services without undue effect. In general, Councilmember Laliberte reported that the message received from other entities was that there were no others currently part of this collabora- tive effort that could recreate or provide similar services on their own compared to what they were asked to invest in the Roseville-based IT business model. Councilmember Laliberte suggested future consideration of increased fees to gen- erate additional revenue. Of separate note, Councilmember Laliberte noted past discussions on space con- straints for IT staff, recognizing the March 2017 staff presentation from IT staff and requests being heard from member cities asking for more on-site staff. Coun- cilmember Laliberte suggested that perhaps both situations could be addressed if those cities could house on-site Roseville IT staff to free up additional space at Roseville City Hall. Councilmember McGehee stated her pleasure in hearing that report; and reiterated her belief in this enterprise. However, Councilmember McGehee stated her pref- erence to not get too greedy in seeking additional funding, opining that the con- sortium was working well and shouldn't be messed up by becoming greedy. Mayor Roe cautioned that the willingness to pay additional funds for this IT ser- vice had only been voiced by one city currently within the consortium, and there- fore not vetted by all forty-three member entities. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte, McGehee, Willmus, Etten and Roe. Nays: None. C. Consider an Interim Use Renewal, Pursuant to Section 1009.03 of City Code, Approving Park and Ride Facilities at Nine Locations during the 12-day Minnesota State Fair (PF17-002)