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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 12,2018 Page 9 Councilmember Willmus also expressed appreciation for the organizational struc- ture change. He indicated support for the motion, but he suggested staff needs to look at how things can be done differently operationally. He asked whether there is a way to handle Auto Dealers' registrations that does not conflict with walk-in service. Perhaps the Passport Center should not be open as many hours as it cur- rently is. These are questions that need to be asked. Additionally, there is now competition with New Brighton. Councilmember Laliberte expressed support for the new structure. However, this is a great opportunity for staff to look at the customer experience. If there is a way to differentiate City staff as compared to the competition, this is when it needs to be done. Otherwise customers will go somewhere else. Mayor Roe added that this organizational chart indicates that the management at the License Center continues to look at how to do things differently. Councilmember McGehee thanked the Mayor for his comments. She believes this change shows this department is continually working to improve. The License Center is a money maker for the City, and it has been well-managed. Mayor Roe noted the City Council will be returning to the remodeling discussion in the future. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, McGehee, Laliberte, and Roe. Nays: None. c. Receive Presentation Overview of Rice St./Larpenteur Ave. Vision Plan and Adopt the Rice-Larpenteur Vision Plan Community Development Director Collins summarized the work done on the Vi- sion Plan to date. She introduced the consultant from Perkins + Will, Mr. John Slack, who has been the project manager on the project for the past year. She highlighted the three engagement bodies who have assisted and provided feed- back in this process: the project management team, made up of staff from Rose- ville, St. Paul and Maplewood; the community advisory group, which is com- prised of resident and business stakeholders; and the gateway planning committee made up of elected officials and staff. She pointed out that the original planning period was for nine months, but that period was extended to coordinate efforts with the Urban Land Institute's Healthy Corridor Study. Consultant John Slack greeted the Council and noted the three Cities and the County have been having conversation about these for a year or more, so there has been a lot of momentum building. In the end, the process was fantastic, de- spite the challenges posed by multi jurisdictional aspects of it. He is already start- ing to see the real positive outcomes of this process.