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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 17, 2017 Page 6 Board Chair Traynor stated his first experience when coming onto the School Board and meeting a maintenance staffer who, as former Superintendent Dr. The- in explained, was the only maintenance staffer able to coax a particular, now ob- solete, boiler to run on a cold day. Board Chair Traynor noted that this exempli- fied the incredible and basic issues needing to be addressed. Mayor Roe recognized that need, noting that the city could relate to it as it had fi- nally been required to address its outdated city-wide infrastructure. b. Review City/School District Partnerships City Manager Trudgeon noted the memorandum prepared by Superintendent Sicoli and him outlining existing partnerships between the city and school district. Karen Schaub, Director of Community Education, noted that the only thing miss- ing in the memorandum detail was the shortage of after school space and needs of the city's Parks & Recreation Department to serve their programs and gym time. Therefore, Ms. Schaub reported that city and school district staff had initiated a task force between them to talk about available space and after school uses. Superintendent Sicoli echoed the comments of City Manager Trudgeon, advising that it was atypical for the school district and city to work together; and noted the importance of recognizing what was currently available and being partnered on, that vastly exceeded that of other communities. When Dr. Thein first toured the community and school district with him, Superintendent Sicoli noted his surprise with the partnering done beyond the High School, and into the Elementary build- ings, as well as with gymnastics. Superintendent Sicoli noted that was very unique and appreciated by the school district with that partnership over the years. Another thing not yet highlighted, but an important asset to the community, Mayor Roe noted the city's contribution to the Roseville Area Senior Program in partnering with the school district in meeting those needs. Board Chair Traynor advised that he had learned from the inventory of partner- ships detailed in the memorandum, and along with Board Member Gogins ex- pressed appreciation for that information. In terms of programming, other than gym and pool issues that were not a crisis, Councilmember McGehee suggested that until more details were available from the pool study, the city and school district consider historical partnerships and what additional partnerships should be considered and/or pursued. In serving basically the same constituency, Mayor Roe suggested looking at du- plicative areas (e.g. personnel or equipment) and potential cost savings that could be addressed. As an example, Mayor Roe noted turf maintenance performed on both city and school fields and if there were ways that one entity could contract