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process will broaden the base of community use, ownership and acceptance. . Quality in Materials and Services Roseville already has developed a history of high quality expectations as evidenced by design standards, PMP and PIP improvement criteria and service delivery requirements for all city functions. In City Center, the best materials, newest technologies, latest designs and high efficiency service formulas must be incorporated into all planning strategies. . Collaboration The very definition of the word collaboration means the coming together of individual interests committed to a singular common goal with the willingness of all participating entities to provide resources, shared decision making and resultant benefits. "City Center", instead of relying solely on public dollars, will combine cost efficient government investment with commercial partnerships and a growing citizen volunteer effort that has been an ongoing Roseville signature characteristic. . Leveraging Four years ago, the City Council established development policies which they recently reaffirmed which recognizes that a total reliance on public dollar investment cannot support the future extensive redevelopment necessary for a city such as Roseville. The adopted policy requires the leveraging of private and non-city tax dollars for citizen tax dollars spent. The acquisition and preservation of the significant natural resources of the St. Paul Waterworks property through the use of communication tower revenues is an example of creative leveraging. "City Center" will require similarly creative leveraging. . Creativity, Compatibility and Flexibility of Usage Traffic patterns, linkages, commercial endeavors, green space, spatial relationships, architecture, parking, pedestrian circulation, etc., all will require the best creative thinking of neighbors, citizens, users, planners and professional consultants to insure the highest quality, most livable and cost effective spaces possible. The commitment to explore creative alternatives is not intended to commit the City Council to a particular outcome. Rather, it is the City Council direction to explore and evaluate the merits and opportunity costs of all reasonable alternatives to the "City Center" site. . Establishing Critical Mass Addressing community needs, to the broadest range feasible is the basic tenet and the programmatic theme of "City Center". Interests of all ages, 3