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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 9,2014 Page 14 center for one building that was available and convenient for all residents. How- ever, since that wasn't done, Councilmember McGehee noted that now instead of one area, there were six separate buildings to support, operate and maintain, even though she didn't hear that preference expressed by taxpayers and survey data. Councilmember McGehee opined that she couldn't see much hunger from the taxpayers for more bonding or increased taxes following the most recent bonding effort. Having talked to the City of Shoreview about their apparent annual funding gap, Councilmember McGehee advised that she understood that it was a deliberate at- tempt to keep their membership at a price point so all residents could belong, and to continue to leave it as is and provide public support to promote those efforts. Councilmember McGehee opined that this discussion should have occurred earli- er to respond to the community's wants, needs and expectations for a community center versus the buildings being constructed. While not having heard from the community at large, Councilmember McGehee opined that the 2014 survey re- sults would indicate to her that the natural resource component was the second highest, as in the 2011 survey as well; and many things now being financed are related to maintenance issues that have been sorely neglected to-date; and reiter- ated her previous concerns that a maintenance plan was needed going forward. Councilmember Laliberte recognized that this had been talked about for a long time; but noted that everyone envisioned a community center differently as to what it offered. While survey respondents indicate they want a community cen- ter, Councilmember Laliberte asked what they actually wanted, since some of those amenities may already be available in the community but not used suffi- ciently. In talking to a representative from the City of New Brighton recently, Councilmember Laliberte noted that they were looking at major improvements and investments to their community center, as they were finding that they lacked amenities, causing the community to go to LA Fitness, and other nicer, newer fa- cilities. Councilmember Laliberte suggested that Roseville already had four community center-type buildings that are underutilized, and when someone wants a community, there was a need to determine what features they were seeking. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she needed a clearer picture of that, and such information would prove helpful to her future decision-making about a communi- ty center. Councilmember Etten noted that discussion on how to fund a community center came up a few years ago, with the actual construction discussed through a local sales tax option, which has since filtered away. Councilmember Etten stated that he looked at long-term costs differently than the actual construction of a commu- nity center; with additional information needed on how to put the pieces together. As part of the Master Planning process, Councilmember Etten noted that some components were looked at, but there was no formal survey about what pieces were most valued by residents (e.g. indoor walking track); and while some of