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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March O1, 2010 Page 10 Additional discussion included partnership perspectives from a department point as well as elected officials point, in defining who takes the lead and how the joint department could be structured. Councilmembers as a body expressed interest in how this partnership could be developed, with Roseville taking the lead to see it come to fiui- tion. Acting Chief O'Neill advised that a Council directive for consideration of joint services with other service areas or communities would be helpful; and that most Chiefs were in agreement that an organization could be im- plemented, with each party represented on a Board of Directors that would manage the day-to-day operations under a Joint Powers Agreement, and that there appeared to be fewer "turF' issues than anticipated, with the goal for more economy of scale for stations, equipment and infrastructure, with other cities facing similar issues to those faced by Roseville, as well as meeting training and mandated requirements of various agencies (i.e., OSHA); and other models available that have combined departments. Further discussion included age demographics in the department now and in the future; reduced staffing through attrition; 13 firefighters in Roseville at retirement age or coming into it within the next three years, causing the City to lose significant experience; impacts in filling vacancies when resi- dency requirements were eased several years ago; and ongoing turnover with the part-time position and other demands for time commitments. Additional discussion included the increased calls when the department began to function as a First Responder EMS services; changes to the staff- ing model since 2007 and those anticipated in the future under Goal #2 of the Strategic Plan document; evaluation of the EMS program since it's in- ception (Goal #6); inclusion of performance measures for the department to be implemented this year and incorporate into the BFO process while working with the same budget dollars as in 2008. Councilmembers thanked the Department for their great service; and an- ticipated their return over the next 18 months as their evaluations were completed. Acting Chief O'Neill encouraged feedback from individual Council- members on the Strategic Plan over the next few months to provide clear direction to the department; to formalize a committee to establish a time- line for a new fire station yet this year; and to bring those committee rec- ommendations back to the City Council (Goal #1).