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Regular City Council Nlecting
<br />Monday, November 17,2014
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<br />the niany different concepts 17(ir a community center, bUt 11SO t10ted the need t"or a
<br />realistic and specific discussion orae costs For those cornponents as they related to
<br />the overall costs, arid inaking a determination on exactly \vhat a conimunity center
<br />concept is desired, After those discussions, Mayor Roe AlggCSted plans be Put in
<br />place and a generic structure to guide as future process, so when irnportant deci-
<br />sions rteext to be made, the information is available and they are Roseville s,pecif-
<br />ic.
<br />In resj,.)(,)nsC to tile comments of' 'o)uncilinernber Willmus, Councilmernber
<br />Laliberte requested market data. f"or Roseville, as well as surrounding conit'nunities
<br />with cominunity centers having private CiUbs or facilities, as better uildet•standing
<br />ofthe negative and/or positive impacts arid co in petit i oil frorn of those private 111-
<br />cilitics, and a better understanding of'operating deficits in corninu,"ity-ovy'ned th-
<br />cilities,, including, coinpeting choiccs,
<br />As a 1011g -6111C SUPP(Hiff Of' a COATUTIL1111tv center providing facililies to serve the
<br />entire population year-round, Councilmeniber McGehee reiterated her support of
<br />as Conlintlulty C011tCr. COUncilinernber Mc(iclice advised that she had contacted
<br />the City of Shoreview's, Finance Departnient, and they informed her that the City
<br />plarined an annual dOicit, setting aside 25('ri'!, funding, in order to keel) community
<br />center fecs within the reach of the entire coniniunity, eVOI tl.l(.)Llgl'l they realized
<br />they were subsidizing the operation from their tax levy to do so, but considered it
<br />differently than an operating deficit. When a serious community center disetis-
<br />sion carne f'orward, Councilmember McGhee opined that it Would be nice tew have
<br />that type of format 1'(,)r a pricing structure; and while a market survey was fine, as
<br />COTI-11111111ity Centel- Was not intended as as fitricss center, I -,)Lit very different, arid
<br />should not be considered to be cornpetitive with those private businesses.
<br />Cornmissioner Stoner duly noted the various information being requested by the
<br />City Council, and also the consistency in rcqUests for updated ini"orination on oth-
<br />er coniniunity centers, recent irnproven-itints, and updated financial data, and tim-
<br />ing for the Con-irnission to gather that inft)rrriation during 201.5,
<br />Chair 1.folt advised that he was considering the inFormation gathering toward the
<br />end of 2015, allowing information tea be provided after Roseville Eacilitics are in
<br />use and then having i-nore factual infornilation available next fall to present to the
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<br />lity Council.
<br />Mayor Roe ernph,isjzed again the need ror C0111111LInity input, siniihar to the listen-
<br />ing sessions for the Master Plan process, besides factual and financial infor-
<br />niation, perhaps even with a small, statistically valid survey offering various
<br />choices or components 1"or as comiliunity center. Mayor Roe also, ernphasized the
<br />need for putting, as plan in place, with steps,, to get. there.
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