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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 10, 2013 Page 8 Councilmember McGehee urged the Commission, if it chose to go forward, to se- riously consider the location, noting the lack of any park amenities in the SW por- tion of Roseville. Councilmember McGehee noted her past support in moving forward with a referendum for a community center that would incorporate the in- terests of all residents, rather than starting with individual park buildings in spe- cific parks, all of which were located other than in the SW portion of the City. While still supportive of a referendum for a community center, Councilmember McGehee expressed her disappointment in not having offered something for the entire community versus specific parks. Councilmember Etten opined that he felt it was very important to pursue a local option sales tax, since there were a number of users of the Roseville park system, as well as the City’s infrastructure system and businesses, beyond Roseville resi- dents, providing an interconnection and regionality of the park system. Coun- cilmember Etten opined that this helped to make the system and the City of Rose- ville unique from most other suburbs not serving the regional community, and opined that it was logical for the City to move forward with a request to the State Legislature; and would also serve as obvious way to fund a community center. Councilmember Etten further opined that it would provide a great tool without putting the burden only on local property owners; and encouraged a proactive ap- proach in accomplishing this goal. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she had yet to make up her mind on either item. On the topic of a community center, Councilmember Laliberte stated that it was reassuring to know there was a history available for review; however, she suggested that there were also lessons to learn from other communities and their community centers, those that had proven successful and those efforts that had not achieved success in funding yearly operations. Councilmember Laliberte request- ed any future information and discussion include that background information and research as well. Regarding the local option sales tax, Councilmember Laliberte noted that, even though this would broaden the tax burden, it would still put that additional burden on Roseville property owners and residents, which she found not amenable, when looking at the additional burden already placed on them with the Park Renewal Bonds. Councilmember Etten suggested that the local option sales tax could serve to cov- er some of the City’s CIP items and provide a wonderful tool for the overall community. Regarding the local option sales tax, Mayor Roe questioned if this was intended to be specific to the Parks & Recreation Department needs, or for broader City is- sues (e.g. public safety services also taxed by regional traffic). Mayor Roe ad- vised that current State Statute required the tax to be tied to regional, capital needs. Mayor Roe noted that one option would be to lobby the State Legislature to change the statute, which he was supportive of doing, providing greater oppor-