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Special Joint Meeting Roseville City Council and the Roseville Area School Board, District No. 623 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Page 10 Director Edstrom noted the large senior population in Roseville, their enormous support of the School District, their "ownership" of the Fairview Community Center, and the con- tinued population growth of that senior population as it related to future facility use, ac- tivities, and community needs, including transportation and walkability. Director Ed- strom opined that it was an issue for the City and the School District to address those transportation and facility needs from the "cradle to the grave," using the Carver and Da- kota County concepts as examples in developing "communities for a lifetime." Director Edstrom further opined that if it helped kids, it would help the senior population as well, with both representing huge assets to the community. Additional discussion included the advantage of additional time for the Lake Owasso fa- cility's future use; and how best to proactively prioritize and move forward with tonight's discussion. After further discussion, it was suggested by Councilmember Pust that each organization process tonight's discussion internally, and report back to their respective boards at their next meeting as a specific agenda item for further internal discussion; then to share those discussions with each other, and come up with a joint task force to proceed; with the con- sensus being that the inventory would provide a tremendous amount of information, while not creating a significant financial burden to either entity to achieve. Additional comments and discussion included including tonight's main discussion points with the Imagine Roseville 2025 and EPAC#1 priorities to determine areas of commonal- ity and to structure future discussions. Director Edstrom, with concurrence of the Board and Council, suggested that once a list by each party of five or six (5-6) items, additional input be sought from the community to determine if there were items inadvertently omitted in tonight's discussion. Councilmember Pust noted that by each group refining tonight's discussion at their re- spective public meetings, it would provide a good opportunity for public input. Superintendent Thein noted the EPAC#2 process and ongoing work assignments and commitments, while noting the involvement of each municipality in the School District, and public comment during that process; allowing for shaping priorities, while recogniz- ing limited staff, City Council, and School Board time commitments and limitations, based on current workloads. Mayor Klausing charged City and School District staff with providing a joint list to en- sure everyone was working of same page, and to return with a synthesis of tonight`s dis- cussion.