Agenda - Council - 01/14/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I ,i I JOINT Backgrountl~] As you are talking for School Distn.~l powers agre$n School Distric grant approval, School Dist~ t School DistriCt influence that significantly It: school distriqt 1993 and thai: which the ser9i CASE ~(~WI~RS AGREEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS ~ IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS g728 AND #11 [ By' Ryan R Schroeder, City Administrator re,:~noka-Hennepin Community Education, within School District #11, has been · ~ ti~e about amending the existing joint powers agreement between cities and the reg~ding operation of community schools. Enclosed for your review is the joint tnt[which the School Board approved on December 9, 1991 and for which the is r~luesting that the City of Ramsey and the other cities within this district also Th~ committee that worked on the drafting of this joint powers agreement included andlcity officials, Community Education Program managers and citizens from the eorqknunity. The result of the joint powers agreement appears to be that the level of a p~ticular city can exert upon the community education program is reduced just~tthe community school programming. Additionally, it is contemplated that the ¥ill :~rovide a basic level of service within this joint powers agreement effective in ervi~es above this stated basic level of service will be 100% funded by the city in :e is[ provided. Also enclose[for ~our review is a letter dated December 6, 1991 from Mr. Charlie Blesener, Community lE~ruca[ion Director for District #728 in Elk River. Included with this letter is a job description of~Req~reation Coordinator, a budget for 1992 and a proposed joint powers agreement for a Comm~ty t~ecreation Coordinator for which it is contemplated that Ramsey will be a participant in:t~e fu[ading based upon the population of Ramsey within District #728 in comparison to the total p~. [ulalion of #728. The first year cost of this proposal is estimated at $55,794 of which RamS~s p+rtion would be $4,465. You will note within our budget process, recently completed, [_h~t t~e Council set aside $3,500 but directed that prior to signing off on the contribution: m !his program that the item be addressed specifically and individually at a later date. Different fro~a~h¢ ;chool District #11 program, it appears that the School District #728 program is directed entirel~ t, Yards recreation programming such as baseball and hockey and is not inclusive of a broader~a~a of other recreational and community education Programming except which already exiStS; ~ ,ut fie of this community housed at the Community Education Department in the City of Elk P4_'ix -~r. I'he reason for programming at this facility, it has been explained to me, is due to lack of avOtl ~b facilities within School District #728 and located within the City of Ramsey. Mr. Blesenet as i~nformed me that should we identify programs which we would like and a location for th~ ge, {chool District #728 would attempt to offer these on a cost-share basis of some sort. I Finally, I have bee~n told that Mr. Blesener does have some scheduling conflicts but, if at all possible, he wl ll atlempt to be here at the Council meeting in order to provide responses to any questions yoa ~ ~ay [~ave. I Council Acti on:i Based upon di,~ :ussmn. Review Ch'e~kliS~t: City Administrator Finance Office( CC: 01/14/9~