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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 16, 2008 Page 12 • Discussion between Commissioners and Councilmembers were based on those topics and discussion points as outlined in the memorandum dated June 8, 2008 and included in the Council Agenda packet materi- als. Master Planning Councilmember Willmus opined that it was vital to have master plan- ning in place for parks; but noted that it was difficult to incorporate expectations from the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process without master planning, while noting that it came down to available monies, but that the two were tied together. Councilmember Willmus noted the proposals brought forward by the Commission to the City Council over the last few years, with the Council now chal- lenged to come up with ways to accommodate those proposals from a visioning standpoint. Councilmember Pust expressed her support of the Master Planning process. Councilmember Pust opined that it was obvious that master • planning was imperative, whatever process was finally determined to be most productive; noted the need to involve lots of citizen input for each individual park from the neighborhood and the community; noted that people identified their community with their parks, and that specific neighborhoods knew what worked and what didn't. Coun- cilmember Pust supported a process similar to that used for the Imag- ine Roseville 2025 visioning, to provide a twofold benefit: to inform the City Council of what the community wants, and providing a forum with citizens on available funding sources and community priorities. Chair Johnson noted the success of the recent Ladyslipper Park Mas- ter Planning process, and how rewarding it was to have citizens take stock in and ownership of that master plan. Mayor Klausing expressed his support for and high priority for park master planning; however, questioned the expectations of the P & R Commission; realistic implementation timeframes, budget priorities, and the overall park system and community facilities; and noted the need for staff s feedback on that timeframe. •