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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 18, 2017 Page 21 garage under the Police Department, but was not being done, causing her to ques- tion why. City Manager Trudgeon reported that some vehicles may be stored for short-term impoundment, but storage was mostly for inspection, Police Department, and a few other city vehicles; advising that he was unaware of any prior agreement for storage of impound vehicles. Councilmember McGehee stated that it was at the time Ramsey County was building their new detention center, and all their vehicles were stored outside. When questioned by the public when Roseville was adding onto City Hall, Coun- cilmember McGehee recalled that they were told it was for impounded vehicles; and therefore questioned why that wasn't the case. Councilmember McGehee al- so questioned the size of the space. Mayor Roe recalled that at that time, a number of uses had been identified, includ- ing city-owned vehicle use and for impounded vehicles. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Culver advised that the length of time for holding impounded vehicles depended on the court case and evidentiary needs. Mayor Roe noted that the city was currently paying for lease space for impounded vehicles in addition to the area used beneath the Police Department; but opined that impounded vehicles should be housed inside so they were not impacted or easily accessible to the public. Mr. Culver proceeded with his presentation including square footage comparisons with other communities; and displayed four alternatives/schemes for on-site alter- natives, including off-site seasonal storage and a review of a new potential relo- cated maintenance facility and average cost ranges for each. Mr. Culver noted that the Park and Recreation storage included Community Band equipment (paper music and potentially band instruments) adding to the challenges within staff's recommendation and for storage compatible with that use. With the existing facility, Councilmember Willmus questioned what if any effi- ciencies there were (e.g. break rooms) if another location in close proximity to City Hall was found in addition to the continued use of the existing facility and an additional 60,000 to 70,000 square foot. All things being equal, Mr. Culver agreed that it would be much more efficient to locate in close proximity to the City Campus and existing space, not only with staff, but also remaining in the center of the city for response times versus moving to another corner of the city. Mr. Culver opined that the largest challenge was with broken yard space between two sites. Based on architectural recommenda- tions, Mr. Culver questioned if relocating would be large enough to meet the full