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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 14, 2017 Page 12 on an annual basis, stating that he was prepared to deal with that decision-making going forward. Councilmember Willmus stated that he too recognized Councilmember McGe- hee's concerns with financial sustainability and break-even costs. When also sit- ting through the PMP planning process and implementation meetings, Coun- cilmember Willmus stated that one thing became clear to him: that this communi- ty strongly desired meeting places in close proximity to where they lived and their neighborhoods, noting that was largely what these community buildings were now accomplishing. Having lived in Roseville his entire life and watching the ever-increasing use of parks, particularly those facilities recently replaced or con- structed, Councilmember Willmus opined that they represented an intangible that couldn't be addressed as a dollar amount on a spreadsheet, but did provide a tre- mendous benefit to the community and those neighborhoods. When stepping be- yond those black and white numbers for construction and operating costs, and see new families moving to Roseville with an option of using this gathering space, Councilmember Willmus noted that it represented some of the real things that at- tracted people to the community and helped it stay vibrant. Therefore, Coun- cilmember Willmus opined that this was another step in that direction; and further opined that this building was different enough and larger in size to enhance those other community gathering facilities. Councilmember Willmus spoke in appre- ciation of Councilmember McGehee's financial perspective, but noted how that broader picture came into play for him as well. Councilmember Etten stated his agreement with the comments of Councilmember Willmus and Mayor Roe in seeing these buildings as community resources. In presentations made to the City Council prior to their construction, Councilmem- ber Etten noted that the park buildings were never billed as revenue generators, but intended as a community resource. Councilmember Etten also noted that this larger facility, as addressed by Councilmember Willmus, also brought another op- tion into the picture for the community's use beyond existing gathering spaces; and agreed that the proposed clubhouse went beyond strictly dollars when consid- ered as a community resource, with demand high and the community responding favorably to these upgrades. Therefore, Councilmember Etten offered his support for the motion. Councilmember Laliberte recognized the comments of her colleagues as all being valid and none counter to each other. While not a topic for tonight, but in light of these additional ongoing costs, as she'd suggested in the past, Councilmember Laliberte noted the need to look at ways to drive more revenue-generating oppor- tunities with these buildings, the License Center, and increasing revenue in the city operations beyond how a municipality typically looked at those operations. Councilmember McGehee agreed that she also saw this as an intangible commu- nity resource; but also noted the City Council's responsibility to look at the bot- tom line. Given the amount of tax revenue being allotted to these facilities,