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�r��-� � �� - Memo To: Mayor and Council Neal Beets, City Manager From: RichardB. Gasaway Date: May 15,2006 Re: Discussion on Quality of Life Goals Date: OS115/06 Item: 3.c City Council Goal 2 Quality of Life Goals I��trod�ct�o�� At the Apri122,2006 Goal-setting meeting, the Council and Staff identified nine (9) goals for the next year (200612007). The #2 goal or priority as stated at the meeting was: Address and maintain determinants of quality of life, systematically and proactively rather than piecemeal and reactively. In an effort to further define this goal and to identify potential objectives or action steps that may be needed to achieve it, the following information is submitted Defining quality of life The well-being or quality of life of the city is an important cancerr�. There are many components to well-being. A large part is standard of living, the amount of money and access to goods and services that a resident has; these numbers are fairly easily measured. Others like freedom, happiness, art, environmental health, and innovation are far harder to measure. In cities throughout the United States, the intangible aspects that define quality of life have proven to be in conflict with the programs and policies created to fit quantifiable economic measures. The components of good quality of life are individually defined and have been compared to defining the word beauty as being in the eye of the beholder. Thus, it is recommended that the council and residents be engaged in a process to define what quality of life should mean in Roseville. Some of the dimensions that are commonly offered include: education, employment, environmental, health & wellness, human rights, income, infrastructure, public safety and recreation. Notwithstanding the need for community involvement in defining this concept, staff has discussed the components of quality of life in Roseville and offer the following as a framework for future discussions. These items are listed randomly. 1) A well-maintained, easy to traverse transportation infrastructure. 2) Well-maintained public and private properties ensuring property values remain competitive in the market place.