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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 21, 2011 Page 11 those improvements if the existing Station #1 was demolished to make way for a new central station. Councilmember Pust thanked each member of the Committee for their time and work, and for their great presentation. Councilmember Pust questioned if the Committee's recommendation was for one centrally-located station, whether they had considered that same location if the City should move toward regional fire- fighting, or if it was only applicable within Roseville boundaries. Chief O'Neill advised that the Committee had reviewed a possible shared services concept, and exiting services provided by surrounding communities. Chief O'Neill noted the Committee's observation that limited land was available within the City of Roseville, and to share services with other communities, a centrally- located station would still have the same ability to move in any direction and not limit response times within the City or region. Chief O'Neill noted that consoli- dating services into one station has many cost efficiencies; and when everything was considered following a review of potential shared services, the Committee had determined that such a scenario was not feasible at this time, even though it may be considered in the future; but that by positioning the central station in the center of Roseville, it allowed the City to be in place to provide services now and in the future, whether for the community or from a regional perspective. Councilmember Pust questioned if in the design process, the Committee took that into account as well, and how different communities in the region approached their firefighter services. Chief O'Neill advised that design was the next part of the process, with the Committee having focused to-date on how many stations and their location. Chief O'Neill advised that, if the City Council authorized the Request for Propos- als (RFP) process, the Committee would move into the next phase: planning and implementation, with involvement by the City Council, community and Fire De- partment, to determine a design that would serve the community today and well into the future. Councilmember Pust encouraged Chief O'Neill and/or Committee representatives to attend the upcoming Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG) meeting on April 28, 2011 where the topic will be reviewing fire-fighting assets geographically and regionally, not just defined by city boundaries. Chief O'Neill advised that he planned to attend, and was actually one of the pre- senters at that meeting. Councilmember Willmus thanked the Committee and Chief for providing a tour for him of all three sites; noting that he initially had different thoughts on the process, but after the tour he had a more realistic idea of the needs, and how the ,