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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 15, 2017 Page 12 more refined information and dollars as part of identified capital costs moving for- ward. As a follow-up to an earlier comment made by Finance Director Miller, Coun- cilmember Laliberte sought clarification about if and when additional staff had been added to address projected auto dealer business growth. Finance Director Miller clarified that additional staff and auto dealer services had been added, but that growth had a ceiling, creating the current dilemma that there was no space available to add another body or work station to handle any additional workload or to bring in more revenue. Mr. Miller further clarified that the physical space limitations involved that additional work station, as typically auto dealers dropped off a mass of work at once, or staff may pick up or drop off that work at their place of business to further accommodate them, depending on the situation. Councilmember McGehee stated that she was impressed with how well the License Center was run over the last few years and Finance Director Miller's vision and guidance in doing so. From her personal perspective, Councilmember McGehee stated that she'd like to receive additional information and costs for expansion and relocation of the existing tenant, but recognizing that the License Center Fund had sufficient funds for the improvements and enough reserve remaining after the re- model,she considered it a safe bet that it would improve customer service and flow. Councilmember McGehee opined that as staff worked in the space,they would best understand the flow and knew what was needed to get the job done right. Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that this was a good opportunity and further opined that the city was fortunate to be able to remain in the same location that customers had come to expect. Councilmember Etten spoke in support of Option 2, and expressed his appreciation of the work done by staff, opining that all residents and customers to the License Center knew that more space was needed. Councilmember Etten sought clarifica- tion from Finance Director Miller on whether the $250,000 potential investment included relocation costs for the existing tenant. Finance Director Miller reiterated that his estimate was broad, but suggested relo- cation costs may be separate to and in addition to those costs. Mr. Miller clarified that the direction staff was seeking from the City Council was how much of an investment they were interested in authorizing. Mr. Miller noted that a space needs analysis had been done, but not any architectural or interior design estimated, as staff considered that premature at this point until having this conversation. Mr. Miller advised that the License Center had approximately$1 million in reserve, so the $250,000 expenditure should go a long way, and may end up less than that estimate, given the amount of value-engineering that could be done between now and then.