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Park. The Master Plan represented the results of an extensive community planning <br /> process begun in October 2006. On September 2, 2008, the City adopted core <br /> objectives concerning the proposed uses of the Community Park. The Existing Specific <br /> Plan Alternative would be inconsistent with the Master Plan's objective for the <br /> Community Park to include an ice skating facility. <br /> The Existing Specific Plan Alternative is also infeasible because it does not provide the <br /> significantly greater social and economical benefits to the City associated with an ice <br /> skating facility. Thus, the Existing Specific Plan Alternative fails to provide the following <br /> economic and social benefits: <br /> A City sales tax revenue that would increase when visitors come from out <br /> of town to ice center special events and do business at local hotels, <br /> stores, and restaurants. <br /> Retail sales tax dollars that would be generated by the ice center <br /> restaurant and retail shop. <br /> The funds offered by the ice center developer to construct a substantial <br /> share of the remainder of the 17 acre Community Park. <br /> The social benefits resulting from the preferred project related to the <br /> relating to health, education, recreation, family life, and special needs <br /> provided by a variety of ice skating activities, including: <br /> Public skating sessions <br /> Public school physical education classes and possible future <br /> competitive team practices and games <br /> City Park and Recreation Department programs <br /> Private class skating lessons <br /> Youth and adult hockey practices and games for men, women, <br /> boys, and girls <br /> Figure skating <br /> Speed skating <br /> Curling <br /> Synchronized skating <br /> Ice dancing <br /> Olympic level figure skating instruction and practice <br /> 10 <br /> Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br />