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MEMORANDUM
Item #4.11.
Mayor & City Council
Pat Klaers, City Admini~~r
November 17, 1997
Lion's Park Teen Center Update
At the 10/27/97 City Council budget worksession a discussion took place on
how the city could financially participate in the Lion's Park teen center
building project since the bond referendum was not successful. The Council
generally agreed that it could find a way, over time, to finance the city's
share of this project. Additionally at this meeting, a number of
Councilmembers spoke about the possible involvement of the Boy's and Girl's
Club. Harold Gramstad, representing the Lion's Club was in attendance at
this meeting.
On Thursday, 10/30/97, the Mayor, Councilmember Thompson, staff and
about five Lion's Club members from its Finance/Building Committee, met to
further discuss the Lion's Park teen center proposal. At this meeting it
became clear that the targeted group which the Lion's wanted to work with
was the same targeted youth group which participate in the Boy's and Girl's
Club. The end result of this meeting was that the Lion's Club was going to
try to put together a proposal in conjunction with the Boy's and Girl's Club
and that the city would essentially stay out of the project with the exception
of providing a site in Lion's Park for the building. This would mean that
Community Recreation Director Jeff Asfahl would not be involved in
programming activities for the facility, the city would not have to finance
part of the facility, the project would not have to go through the open bidding
process, and the city would not have to have ongoing expenses for the
operation, maintenance, and staffing of the building. Staff wholeheartedly
supports a Lion's Club/Boy's and Girl's Club joint proposal.
The Lion's Club met with representatives of the St. Cloud, Minneapolis, and
St. Paul Boy's and Girl's Clubs on Tuesday, November 11, 1997.
Councilmember Thompson and Mayor Duitsman were in attendance at this
meeting. It is appropriate that Daryl and Hank provide the City Council
with an update on the results of this meeting and whether or not a combined
Lion's Club/Boy's and Girl's Club project is possible.
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