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Regular City hCouncil Meeting Monday,June 20,2011 Page 9 Mayor Roe welcomed Commissioners, and recognized Chair Etten to proceed. Staff present included Jeff Evenson, Jill Anfang, and Lonnie Brokke. Chair Etten asked each Commissioner to introduce themselves, noting that some are also on the Organizing and/or Citizen Advisory Team (CAT). Those present were: Greg Simbeck, Erin Azer, Mary Holt, David Holt, Gale Pederson, Lee Diedrick, Harold Ristow, and Bill Fanner(CAT, not a Commissioner). Chair Etten provided brief opening remarks for this joint meeting immediately following the survey presentation; noting that the Parks and Recreation system operated through many volunteers. Chair Etten noted that the system provided many amenities in the community, including but not limited to, improving proper- ty values (based on the results of a recent McKnight Foundation survey) that be- nefitted all of Roseville. Chair Etten requested that tonight's discussion focus be based on the survey information and how to make Master Plan items into realities, whether short or long-term and potential funding mechanisms to accomplish that; and asked that Councilmembers first provide their initial comments to the Com- mission. Councilmember Willmus thanked the Commission for their work to-date on the Master Plan process and survey over the last few years; and in order to provide guidance to the Commission, based on recent "decision packages," what was the Commission most comfortable with. When looking at survey results, Council- member Willmus opined that he was amenable to bonding or a referendum, with subsequent discussions needed among the Commission and eventually the City Council. Historically, Councilmember Willmus opined that Roseville's parks and schools are why people chose to live in this community; and further opined that he held the City's parks system in the same light as a core services as police and fire; and from a community facilities perspective, he didn't want to see any further deterioration of them. Councilmember Johnson echoed the comments of Councilmember Willmus re- lated to bonding or a referendum. As an elected official, Councilmember Johnson opined that it was his responsibility to uphold and maintain what had been pro- vided for the community in the past, whether its parks or infrastructure; and ad- vised that he had no problem bonding for them. When talking about new facili- ties (e.g. a community center), Councilmember Johnson advised that he could not support bonding for those. However, he may support a referendum for new facili- ties. Councilmember McGehee advised that she had first read the "comment" section of the survey, and opined that it had provided her with more information about the general community wishes than any other information received to-date.