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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 26, 2018 Page 10 Mayor Roe wondered to what extent the FD can staff for those types of things, if there are 8 to 10 per year. NFPA standard is part of that equa- tion,but Roseville has to look at its own situation as well. Councilmember McGehee agreed the aid is working well. She asked whether St. Paul could be a partner. She also asked about calling in off- duty staff who do not live in Roseville, who may have a longer drive. Fire Chief O'Neill responded there is no auto aid agreement with the City of St. Paul. However, the Roseville FD has mutual aid agreements with everyone in the State, but primarily with those cities surrounding us. St. Paul could be called upon if needed for a larger event. They have been willing to help,just as the Roseville FD has helped them in the past. Ide- ally, it would be great if the firefighters live in Roseville. State legislation does not allow any city to mandate that. He noted that a lot of neighboring communities do not have staffing programs at all, so they have that time gap all the time. Roseville manages the time gap all the time, with the risk that if there was a large emergency,help would be called for. Fire Chief O'Neill stated throughout the budget process, there is also the discussion of equivalent FTE's and how that plays into the process. The FD has always considered 3 part-time firefighters to be equivalent to one FTE firefighter. Therefore, 82 part-time is the equivalent of 27 FTE's. The Phase II program desires a total full-time of 26, including the Chief and Assistant Chief. Assistant Fire Chief Brosnahan then highlighted a goal of hosting commu- nity outreach events, with the goal of meeting with folks and explaining the four pillars and how the FD can assist with these pieces in the commu- nity. Fire Chief O'Neill stated this process is taking the FD from part-time, where it was for 70 years, and making it into a full-time FD. Most com- munities do it over several decades, whereas Roseville is doing this within a decade. The price of the personnel in Phase II will be about $800,000 - $900,000. He presented numbers (from the Finance Department) showing an annual tax increase per household of $39.36. That figure is a gross number and is a worst-case possibility. Mayor Roe summarized there is a possibility revenue from other programs will offset some portion of that. Councilmember Willmus asked whether the $820,000 is the impact through 2022.