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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 17, 2017 Page 4 community use aspect were still being reviewed for clarity; including taking into consideration the age of both existing pools and whether the best option would be for repair or replacement. Ms. Thompson reported that the School Board was awaiting results of a feasibility study on the physical state of both pools. Superintendent Sicoli advised that, as part of this process, the School District had held not only community meetings, but through their participation on criteria committees throughout this process, Roseville senior citizens using the Fairview Community Center pool had been consulted for their feedback. Given the small number of pools in the Twin Cities area with warm temperatures, Superintendent Sicoli reported that the consensus was that those citizens felt strongly that the School District shouldn't go to one pool for the swim team, but to take the com- munity into consideration before proceeding into the future; and recognized that both existing pools needed considerable work. Board Chair Traynor stated that, one thing he'd personally learned through this process, was that many other school districts may not have as many facilities de- voted to the broader community. Instead, those facilities may be run by cities or other localities. While it varies across communities, Board Chair Traynor noted that the School Board continues to support the tradition of our school district by focusing on providing those community services. With that historical perspective, Board Member Boguszewski suggested that one thing that could come out of this discussion was whether the current alignment was relevant in addressing both the needs of the district and city. From her personal perspective, Councilmember McGehee opined that the district had a lot of resources used by the community, and while the city has a considera- ble amount of infrastructure it's currently updating, in recognizing the importance of the school district and its available resources for community needs, it was of major importance to address that partnership. Councilmember McGehee noted the city's ongoing and recent updates to the pathway structure, skating center and Oval, and other amenities, but lack of a pool. Councilmember McGehee noted the resources provided by the school district including the senior center at Fair- view and the pool, together with the resources provided by the City comprise nearly a complete "community center" offering. Acknowledging Councilmem- ber Etten's description of a distributed concept when planning for the Parks Re- newal, Councilmember McGehee opined that to her it seemed that a pool and possibly a gym were the only"community center"pieces missing pieces. Moving back to the priorities identified by the Criteria Committee and their deci- sion-making as detailed in the slide, with their core criteria for safety and basic functions, Board Member Gogins noted that a pool was at the bottom of the list before addressing the great needs of higher priority. Board Member Gogins noted that realistically all could not be delivered or expectations fulfilled, but any areas