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Brief Historv of Planning Efforts reaardinq a Roseville Community Center as of 31311D6 1�= Voter Referendum for a Community Center. Proposal included (per Reso 8419) acquisition and betterment o# a community and cultural center, ice arena addition, acquisition of park land and betterment of park land by construction of trails, ponding areas, and outdoor recreation improvements to the city's park properties" and was anticipated to cost $8,372,000.00. Failed by a vote of 1049 in favor to 4951 against on 5/2/89. 1��: City of Roseville Residential Survey of 403 Residents wherein sixty-three percent favored the idea of a Community Center, twenty-four percent opposed it, and thirteen percent were unsure. 7��: VISTA 2000 Leisure Panel recommends Community Center, ��+��; The Guidant John Rose Minnesota OVAL was constructed with the potential plans for a second (banquetlmeeting rooms) and third phases (replacement of the RAC). '[994: City of Roseville adopted its Comprehensive Plan with an implementation strategy to create a master plan for a City Center to be located generally around the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Co. Rd. C. '[994: Recreation Infrastructure Committee studied issues relating to improvements in Parks and Recreation facilities based on the direction from VISTA 2000, and recommended that a planning committee be established to lead to the building of a Community Center. The committee recommended against any significant expenditures to repair the Activity Center in the former Ralph Reeder Elementary School at Arona and Lydia due to the location and deterioration of the Center. 199$; Community survey identifies Community Center as an amenity desired by 65% of respondents. 1998; Roseville City Council created a citizen task force to define the City — Center concept, identify the community needs, and make specific _ recommendations to the City Council. 1��: City Center Committee studied issues relating to the land use of the City Center complex, and recommended that space should be used for government services, community space, and recreation.