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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 17, 2014 Page 4 Mayor Roe noted, froin his discussions and Outreach frorli neighboring mayors, the need f(..)r Jpint efforts to address this regional problem, arid apologi zed to those inayors for not ['011OWnIg Up on the issue. Mayor Roe suggested that the Commis- sion and/or staff' look at the issue further, and suggested some of tile partnering should involve Ratlisey County as well. Con IIILI i ('Clltej Chair Holt asked for City COUncII direction on whether or not to pIUrSUe this issue in 2014/2015, as the Con-irnission had kept it on the back burner for a long tirne, CVCrI thOUgh it Was Part Of discussions and, the whcole process during the Park Rc- newal Prograin and bonding consideration, Chair Holt advised that limited in- formation was available, but sought direction from the City Council oil whether they wanted more information or updates oil the existing information, or no action at all by the Commission. C0UIlCilHIeJIIbCI McGehee !Sta�lted that personally, she would say taco, because the opportunity was missed xhen the bonding arid community survey NAtent through; with the rcAdt ()f six gatilering spots or buildings, only supported by 6% ofthe residents surveyed, with a considerable amount of' public irioncy already spent, and the decision already rnade on how, it Would be spent. Councilmernber McGe- hee stated that slue favored a community center first, but the choice was not made that way. Chair Holt clarified that the Cornmiss4ni did not consider the gathering places to serve tile SaTTIC 1)1.11-110SC Zis a coo-nnimuty center', with the public's vision consisting of a nILICII larger structure to serve ITILIftiple functions. Counciltnernber McGehee opined that the public lead trot SUP1101-ted upgraded buildings to replace warming houses, arid not six buildings supported by, only W6 Of the Populace. Until she observed how the Parks Renewal Pro, rarn buildings were used arid funded fcW maintenance, she was not filterested in purSUitlg other buildings, COLHICilmember L,i,'fliberle opined that it was always good to collect updated in- formation taTMo assist in ongoing decision making over the short- and long-term., and Supported as limited aniount of Corrunission time to be spent on the issue. COUn- ciltnernber Lalit.)crtc spoke in Support of' updated ini"onnation on the Shoreview Coinniunity Center and recent improvenients they undertook and their jUStifiCa- lion of, those iinprovenients and associated costs-, i in pro venients, on the New Brighton Corinnunity Center, if any, and any recent infImnation available foill the City of Maplcwood's facility. COUnciltnernber LaIlberte expressed her inter- est in obscrvin, how the new [lark Renewal FIrograrn buildings would be utilized over the next year, and t.berefore, thought the earliest need for updated inf'or- rnation by the City COUncil would be in 20l6,