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down the road for clarification. I ... I am more cognizant today <br />that the future of this city is very dependent in the fact that we have <br />got to work together among our agencies to make the most <br />efficient use of what land we have left, and the fiscal resources that <br />the public give us to use. And, I do think that the City shares a <br />responsibility in land use related to school space, because we <br />construe school space to be recreation space in this community. In <br />other words, we make the assumption if you build a school, that's <br />going to be additional play space for the residents in the <br />community. So, there's a serious need, I think, for the City to have <br />a shared responsibility. <br />As to the funding measures, that is, to me, something we all need <br />to sit down and talk about. We know that there are some <br />challenges out there. When you talk about a middle school that <br />may cost $15 million, or an elementary school that may cost $10 <br />million, obviously the School District's got to come up with the <br />funding, but maybe the City has a role in the land to serve in that <br />space. So, I just wanted to throw those comments in, knowing that <br />we need to discuss this more thoroughly in the community. Thank <br />you. <br />Mayor Young: I have four of you with your hands up. I'm going to start with Mr. <br />Glaze. Was yours directed ... [both talk at once] <br />Surlene Grant: [both talk at once] ... Clarify. <br />Mayor Young: Point -counterpoint? <br />Surlene Grant: I don't want to do point -counterpoint. <br />Mayor Young: No, no, no. That's why. <br />Surlene Grant: I'm not in disagreement that we need to look at all our resources, <br />and do some joint use stuff. The ... the General Plan that's been <br />presented to us, that all this came from, addresses just that. It <br />encourages joint use; it encourages ... it just doesn't use as bond <br />language, and make us what ... you know, responsible for so <br />much. <br />Mayor Young: Mr. Vice Mayor. <br />Vice Mayor Glaze: Yeah, I ... the one thing that I do want to make a point on, is on <br />the new facility planning and the site, I think the City should be the <br />integral pivot point on it. Because I think the problem that we've <br />had in the past is that one is ... we don't use all of our resources to <br />