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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 17, 2017 Page 5 where partnerships could help meet those community needs area obviously very desirable. Mayor Roe noted the good partnership history between the district and city over the years; and as evidenced during the 2010 Park Master Plan process, many of those community center elements were scattered throughout both entities, whether in a school district or city facility, making the decision-making challenging at that time on whether or not to include a community center as a community priority. While the school district serves a larger area than the City of Roseville, Mayor Roe opined that the same constituency supported the community and should be continued, enhanced or added to for the good of all. Councilmember Willmus opined that was unique to Roseville and how it had ad- dressed the whole community center issue, was through a decentralized model with gathering spaces spread throughout the city. With other communities having more or better amenities than those offered in Roseville, Councilmember Willmus noted that they were now finding those facilities unsustainable and were partner- ing with other groups (e.g. City of Maplewood Community Center partnering with the Y) and asked if such a private/public model had been considered by the school district, not specifically for academic purposes but for community purpos- es. Board Chair Traynor reported that this had been a discussion of the Options Committee and consideration to centralizing resources at one site, including pools and gyms and having multiple ones at one location; and thus exploring partner- ships to support that larger option. However, Board Chair Traynor reported that the committee had decided not to go in that direction as they determined that those amenities should be offered at several sites for easier access throughout the community versus one centralized location. Also, Mayor Roe noted that, as a fully-developed city and school district, it would be challenging to find a site to accomplish such a centralized location. Ms. Thompson noted another challenge heard from the community and the Op- tions and Criteria Committees was the need to address the basics for school and community uses. While this may include a pool set at a warmer temperature for community use versus that of the swim team or for swim lessons, and gyms for both school and community use, Ms. Thompson noted the community was very clear on its preference for good value and basic programming. Therefore, Ms. Thompson opined that it didn't seem viable for the school district to seek out pri- vate partnership, since there wouldn't be a lot of opportunities for their use. Mayor Roe suggested looking at partnering with local non-profits that could help support programming at some point.