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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 14, 2016 Page 18 Councilmember Willmus questioned if the timeline was being looked at properly; and if the focus is property acquisition, the build date was irrelevant. Therefore, Councilmember Willmus stated he wouldn’t enter into a long-term lease if the City Council consensus was to pursue acquisition that should remain the focus. Councilmember Willmus suggested serious consideration should be given to relo- cation expenses versus adding onto the existing infrastructure already in place at the leased License Center facility. Mayor Roe agreed with the short-term nature of a lease, stated his interest in short-term leasehold improvements to address how to use the expanded space and process customers with better flow and as economically as possible. Mayor Roe suggested, that the direction to staff was for a shorter term lease, and to consider inexpensive leasehold improvements based on further discussion and decisions on how the city wanted to move long-term and going forward. Councilmember McGehee agreed, but noted the additional cost to buy out the les- see to the south and necessary agreement to do so by the property owner. Coun- cilmember McGehee stated she wasn’t sure she agreed with Councilmember Willmus on his version of a short-term lease, opining it didn’t allow sufficient time for the city to perform its due diligence to ensure all the cohesive pieces fit together, noting there were a number of moving parts and various complexities involved. Councilmember McGehee with Finance Director Miller’s suggestion that the city could get a better lease if it was for a longer term; and stated her pref- erence not to be rushed in making this decision based on an unrealistic short-term lease. Mayor Roe asked that staff return to the City Council with more information on the options noted in the RCA, along with numbers associated with them. Mayor Roe clarified that this didn’t mean an appraisal that need to be discussed in Closed Executive Session, but to just provide options versus stipulating only one path for staff direction at tonight’s meeting. Mayor Roe questioned if further discussion on this was feasible in December given other agenda items, but suggested that staff provide at a minimum numbers and lease costs, and leasehold costs involved, in order to make a more informed decision. Councilmember Willmus clarified that he wasn’t suggesting a short-term lease, but could agree to a two-year lease term, with his main concern being that the lease term should not run longer than the acquisition date for acquiring property. If the City Council had no intention of agreeing on property acquisition within five years, Councilmember Willmus agreed that then by all means, staff should be directed to negotiate a five-year lease term.