Roseville's 2022 accomplishments and plans for the year

The new and former Roseville mayors reminisce about the achievements from 2022 as well as what's to come this year. Accomplishments of 2022 "In 2022, working with the residents and business community, the city made significant progress on the City Council Strategic Plan Goals," former Vice-Mayor and now Mayor Bruce Houdesheldt. He said that was one of the city's major achievements, "It all begins with community engagement. This is Roseville." Community engagement is important, Houdesheldt said. Some of the community's involvement, he said, was when voters chose to "increase the Hotel Room Occupancy Tax (Measure C) by an overwhelming margin to ensure those visiting the city pay their fair share for essential services." The city also began a redesign of Webber Park, a re-envisioning of what Roseville's first Commercial Corridors could become in the 21st-century. I'm proud of the Corridor Planning project that is now underway to encourage investment and redevelopment potential along Douglas, Sunrise and Harding," said Councilmember Krista Bernasconi, the former mayor in 2022. "These areas are gateways to our city and really provide an opportunity to our commercial developers to bring them up to par with newer areas." The city of Roseville also updated the Economic Development Strategic Plan Envision Roseville: Advancing our Economy, according to Houdesheldt. The Economic Development Strategic Plan Envision Roseville: Advancing our Economy "includes partnering with the Growth Factory on the Roseville Venture Lab and launching the Talent Pipeline Management Academy to ensure workforce development challenges are addressed," Houdesheldt said. Plans for 2023 Mayor Houdesheldt said he is looking forward to seeing the continued growth of Roseville this year. Houdesheldt "is excited to see Roseville's Downtown and Historic Old Town Roseville continue to come alive with new construction and new businesses." Bernasconi is also looking forward to continued growth in our downtown and old town to include completed new housing projects and the opening of new businesses." Roseville's competitive sports scene will also contribute to the city's growth. Houdesheldt is looking forward to the "design of the new 10-field Roseville Soccer Complex." The 10-field, 51-acre soccer complex located at Westbrook Drive at Brookstone Drive will be a "premiere facility for multiple sports," Park Planning and Development Superintendent Tara Gee said at a Dec. 21 City Council meeting, "In addition to serving our local sports needs, the vision of this facility is also to attract regional, statewide and national tournaments, which will be an economic driver for the city," Gee said. Houdesheldt is also looking forward to seeing the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) continue to fund "additional commuter rail trips from Roseville to Sacramento," making the community of Roseville more connected to its surrounding cities. The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority is a train line that offers an alternative to traveling the "congested I-80, I-680 and I-880 freeways," according to its website. "None of this could be accomplished without the creative and dedicated professional staff that serves our community," Houdesheldt said. Why it's great to live in Roseville Bernasconi said she "loves the city's preservation of natural resources, such as our trails and park system. We have 80-plus parks and 30 more on the horizon." She also "loves that Roseville residents feel pride living in or working in Roseville. They value our high standard of service and being a full-service city that operates its own utilities and power." Houdesheldt said that one of his favorite parts about living here is the people in Roseville's community. "Listening to how much they love the quality of life Roseville offers, whether they were born here, came here recently or like me, came here 30-plus years ago," Houdesheldt said. "They are united in wanting it to remain the nationally-recognized community it is and willing to volunteer on our Boards and Commissions or with the various nonprofits that are the heart and soul of Roseville, to keep it that way. This is why Roseville is Roseville."