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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 20, 2011 Page 17 Commissioner David Holt opined that validation of the Master Plan had occurred through the survey; and noted that the purpose of the Master Plan was for its in- tended completion in entirety over a twenty (20) year cycle; and while the com- munity center came up as a high priority item over and over again during the Master Plan process, there was no indication of how to pay for it or how it was going to look. Commissioner Holt opined that the charge to the Commission was for a development of a future community center, but no firm determination on how it was going to happen. Commissioner Ristow noted how the City's Public Works Department partnered with other communities for equipment sharing and other options; and opined that a future community center may be another opportunity for such a partnership. Commissioner Ristow asked that the sacrifices made over the past many years by the Parks and Recreation Department be recognized by the City Council and that those funds now be made up and entrust the Commission to make use of them in the best possible way to benefit the community. Councilmember Pust, looking to the Commission as community leaders, asked that when coming forward with their proposals, they include as much detail as possible based on their work to-date and informed decision-making done by the Commission and community. Councilmember Pust noted the importance for that detailed information and recommendation, based on ongoing CIP discussions of the City's long-term and previously-deferred needs; potential increases in utility fees, potential fire station referendum and school district referendums, as well as impacts to municipalities from state actions or inactions. Councilmember Pust noted that the City Council would be looking at that overall picture as they made their decisions; and noted that the more the Commission could lay out in detail the proposals over that twenty (20) year period and based on their expertise and intel- ligence, the more seriously the City Council consider it balanced with other things. Mayor Roe noted one aspect of the survey results based on demographics, is that those community demographics would also change over the next twenty (20) years, and the philosophical question of who the community was most trying to attract. Also, addressing the CIP, Mayor Roe assured the Commission that all along, the CIP Subcommittee had looked at the park and recreation needs as part of the whole picture, as they considered the community-wide picture; and had been intentional in awaiting survey results before giving serious consideration to finalizing that CIP study, with recommendations to-date based on best informa- tion available, and picking low-hanging fruit. Councilmember Pust concurred, noting that it was understood all along that this process was going on at the same time as the CIP study.