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Charlie Blesener May 1, 1992 Page 2 of 2 programming in the community when no funding is provided for the balance of the community within which programming occurs. 5) Because of an equity argument generally relative to corrwnunity education and not recreation progranxning, this City Council is interested in providing parity funding to School District #728 in some form or fashion to operate community education programs. It is likely that we wil! continue to have a desire to do that in any future years for which City of Ramsey proper~.y tax ~iollars are contributed to School District #11. It is unfortunate, however, that cities ct,ntinue to bear a large brunt of the State's budget woes and, prior to cutting areas such as police protection, fire protection, street maintenance and park development, cuts of other programs such as community education run by a different level of government with different funding sources will naturally occur. Given all of the above, Charlie, Council reviewed your April 16, 1992 letter regarding additional fees for non-participant communities and felt somewhat affronted. We understand the need for resident and non-resident issue identification and resolution. This Council feels that any Ramsey resident within School District #728 is a resident of the school district and therefore should receive equal treatment because of issues mentioned above, specifically the community education levy which comes in part from the City of Ramsey. While it is obvious that we are not pleased with this decision, it is our hope that we can all work together positively as we all continue to deal with the service deliver>, to our citizens in times of State budget crisis which will be ongoing. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 427-I410. Sincerely, City Administrator RRS/jmt Mayor and City Counci/members Finance Officer Sandra Ashley Helling Parks/Utilities Coordinator Mark Boos I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I