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FC # pL <br />CITY OF ANOKA AQUATIC CENTER FUNDING REQUEST <br />By: Mark Riverblood, Parks Supervisor <br />Background: <br />For the past 11 years, the City of Anoka has offered the City of Ramsey's pool goers, `resident' <br />rates at Anoka's pool or .aquatic center, in exchange. for an annual .contribution. This <br />contribution from the Ramsey's Lawful Gambling Fund to Anoka equates to approximately <br />$44,000 for those years. Anoka identifies $55,000 in `savings' to Ramsey residents for pool use <br />and swimming lessons during this same period. <br />For 2009, the City of Anoka is offering the same arrangement as last year for $4,000. Attached <br />is the following information with which to evaluate this proposal: <br />• Cover letter outlining the program <br />• Aquatic Center hours and fees <br />• Area comparison of fee. structure. <br />• Historical spreadsheet <br />Observations: <br />Over the past years, the Park and Recreation Commission have offered differing opinions on this <br />value to City Council. The Commission discussed this topic at length at the February 12th, 2009 <br />meeting and again at their March meeting. Their recommendation was that $4,000 should not be <br />provided to the City of Anoka this year; and that the value of the program could be re-evaluated <br />next year depending on feed back from residents. The only known resident comment on this- <br />issue this year was a phone call subsequent to the televised Commission meeting, recommending <br />that Ramsey not subsidize resident rates at Anoka's Aquatic Center. <br />Committee Action: <br />Based upon discussion. <br />Reviewed by: `' <br />City Administrator <br />Director of Public Works/Principal City Engineer <br />FC: 03/24/09 <br />-121- <br />