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City Council Regular Meeting - 07/10/06 Minutes - Page 8 support of Councilmember Ihlan's suggestions and comments. Mayor Klausing encouraged the Commission and Council to work together for the entire picture as a whole in reflecting the changing community demographics to serve the entire population with pathways and quiet areas as well as play equipment and ball fields; and cautioned that parks and recreation amenities and their budget should not be discussed in isolation and needed consideration of other department involvement and budgeting (i.e., Police Department with Community Service Officers and Bike Patrols of our park system for safety concerns). Further discussion related to redevelopment in the community; creation of new parks in areas being redeveloped without fragmenting the park system; buffering through land use; discouraging pocket parks; ongoing maintenance obligations; infrastructure needs; adequacy of green space; land acquisition issues; and balancing the overall park system and community needs. Councilmember Maschka opined that the City had acquired as much as necessary at this time, twice the national average for a community, and noted that open space didn't necessarily represent public space and encouraged that the existing parks continue to be branded and identified as Roseville Parks and determine their highest and best use of each possible while recognizing the funding challenges to do so. Commissioner Pederson noted that there was still additional land acquisition sought near existing parks (i.e., Langton Lake and Central Park) and noted that if and when the land became available, funding needed to be found if possible. Commissioner Pederson further addressed maintenance costs for green space and the Commission's determination for recommending whether monies in lieu of land for park dedication served the community better in some cases, rather than development of another small park to maintain. Commissioner Pederson commended the Park