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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 28, 2011 Page 20 City Manager Malinen asked that individual Councilmembers provide their spe- cific questions to staff to include as part of the ongoing discussions. Public Comment John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn encouraged Councilmembers to formally vote "no" so there was no ambiguity remaining as to whether this proposal was still under consideration. Mr. Kysylyczyn opined that the proposed resolution did not meet the tests of sta- tute; and strongly suggested that the City Council avoid any mixed messages be- ing sent to the state legislature on what metropolitan suburbs may be interested in pursuing. Mayor Roe expressed confidence that, by not taking any action, the position of the City was evident. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Discuss Parks and Recreation Master Plan Implementation Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Jill Anfang (staff lead for implementation process) and Jason Etten, Citizen Organizing Team Chair were present and refe- renced a bench handout outlining work of the Master Plan Implementation Team's vision. Jason Etten, Citizen Organizing Team Chair As a bench handout, Chair Etten summarized the recent Community Meeting #1 held on February 23, 2011; and provided a communication/progress report of the Parks and Recreation Implementation process; attached hereto and made a part hereof Chair Etten extended an open invitation to the next meeting, scheduled for May 11, 2011; as well as encouraging public participation in any of the Citi- zen Organizing Team (COT) meetings. Chair Etten referenced the previous discussion on the local sales tax option; and spoke in support of pursuing the option, opining that there was lots of energy and understanding in the community stemming from the Master Plan process and for those broadly-outlined projects included in the packet. Chair Etten further opined that this may be a good time for Roseville to pursue the option, since many of the projects listed in the proposal were of a regional nature. Chair Etten advised that it was the Implementation Team's intent to provide an update to the City Council every 6-8 weeks, or more frequently if requested or in- dicated. Discussion among Chair Etten and Councilmembers included including language related to the sales tax option in the survey currently being finalized; desire of Councilmembers to review the survey questions prior to public distribution; po-