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50 5. MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION DISCUSSION 51 Commission Chair Etten informed the Commission of the impending court hearing for the 52 most recent appeal of the City Bond process. This hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, 53 February 8, 2012. Brokke announced that the first round of Bonds were sold on December 54 29, 2011. The money has been secured and the bond requirement clock has begun, but the 55 funds are not available until after the February, 8, 2012 hearing and the subsequent riling. 56 ■ D. Holt voiced his frustration with the citizen group that has filed the appeals. 57 Because of the appeals the interest rate for the first bond release increased from 58 2.15%to 2.45% costing the City an additional $260,000 in interest costs. Holt feels it 59 is important that the community know the impact of this group's actions. 60 ■ Ristow and other Commissioners inquired into the possibility of a counter suit to help 61 cover damages caused by these appeals. Brokke explained that is a Council action and 62 will be left to their choice in how to best handle the situation. 63 Ristow mentioned how this is similar to past Twin Lakes actions that 64 resulted in the development falling through. Ristow feels that it is 65 important that Roseville Citizens realize that their elected officials 66 were selected to make decisions. 67 Commissioners would like to remind the community of upcoming Master Plan Renewal 68 Community and Neighborhood meetings. Community involvement has been the cornerstone 69 for the Master Plan process from the beginning and will continue through the upcoming 70 Renewal Process. 71 ■ January 25 — 7pm at the Roseville Skating Center, Rose Room. This meeting will 72 feature updates on renewal program projects, project timeline for the coming four 73 years and information on the fiunding schedule. 74 ■ February 8 — 6:30pm at the Roseville Skating Center, Rose Room. This 75 Neighborhood and Community Meeting will focus on Lexington Park Improvements 76 and plans for projects there in 2012. 77 ■ February 15 — 6:30pm at the Harriet Alexander nature Center. This Neighborhood 78 and Community Meeting will focus on HANC Improvements and plans for projects 79 there in 2012, including the replacement of the boardwalk, HVAC improvements, 80 other possible interior work and natural resource restoration on site. 81 82 The first major decision in the Parks and Recreation Renewal Program is to consider a 83 general procurement method. Staff is proceeding cautiously until after the February Stn 84 hearing. Work needs to take place during this waiting period to allow us to maintain the 85 aggressive timeline set to accommodate the bond requirements. Brokke briefed the 86 commission on the three options scheduled to be presented to the Council on Monday, 87 January 9, 2012. Staff has identified pros and cons for each method and will look to the 88 Council for direction. The goal is to select a process that gets the best development program 89 for the City. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan Renewal Program aims to get good 90 projects for a good price for a long period of time. 91 Best Value (BV) was the method used during for the Skating Center Geothermal 92 project. The Best Value Procurement System is facilitated by Arizona State 93 University. With this program ASU assists in the development of RFPs and guidance 94 with the selection of contractor, consultant and design work as well as producing 95 weekly reports and project progress reports. The Best Value system through ASU is 96 known for its on-time, on-budget record (98%). With BV, the City accepts proposals