However, speaking at the announcement of a new two-year deal for midfielder Daniel Wells on Tuesday, Arocca acknowledged that the players had taken an interest in the redevelopment of the training facilities at Arden Street.
"I don't think that it's a sticking point as such," he said when asked about the influence the plans had on the extension of seven contracts since late June.
"We've actually got a model that we've prepared and they're (the players are) more excited because they can actually see and visualise what the facility's going to look like. It's now tracking up towards $16 million and our community involvement's probably going to be the major focus for the club.
"I think that the players recognise that it's now coming to fruition and that, from the club's point of view, our future is in Melbourne and the intention of connecting with our community in North Melbourne, Kensington, Flemington and in Melbourne generally, is a key platform.
"So we've got people like Daniel (Wells) and the captain and the leadership group and some of the younger players showing an interest in that direction [and that] just encourages us to keep going along that path."
Arocca also highlighted Wells' rapport with his teammates, specifically the club's other indigenous players, and said that his commitment to North until the end of 2010 tied in well with its community goals.
"The community programs we've got planned are pretty significant for the club," he said. "Obviously Daniel and the rest of the playing group are going to be pretty important for us.
"Personally, with the intentions we have for indigenous programs at the facility, someone of Daniel's maturity and respect is pretty important for us to be able to achieve those ideals. So we're thrilled."
And the signature of the talented Wells, in his sixth year, continues a run of successful negotiations that Arocca hopes to add to.
"We've probably put away about 75 to 80 per cent of the outstanding people we need to deal with and there's a handful left, probably another three or four, which we'll probably roll out in the next couple of weeks," he said.
"We've learnt that patience is a great virtue of football, people have to do things at their own time when they're comfortable to do it.
"So we're working through that process but we're pretty confident that by the end of '08 we would have signed away most of the list that remain unsigned at this stage."
