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<br />are looking to find creative ways in which they can allow seniors to participate in internships <br />during their senior year for half a day. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove commented that it is disappointing that students no longer have the <br />opportunity to earn credit by working a half day. She believed that a higher volume of businesses <br />would benefit through that type of activity. <br /> <br />Dr. Law replied that the district continues to ask the State to make changes to the standards for <br />graduation but that will be the decision of the legislature. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that she attempted to review information about the cohort on the <br />Anoka Chamber of Commerce website but noted that the data on the website has not been updated <br />since 2015. <br /> <br />Mr. LeTourneau commented that someone has to be part of the cohort in order to have access to <br />that page. He explained that the members of the cohort have asked for that page to be exclusive <br />for them to use to communicate. He stated that they have also learned that the way people gather <br />information has changed and the website has not added much value since that time as the members <br />of the cohort are not using the website to communicate with each other. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if the cohort is an exclusive group. <br /> <br />Mr. LeTourneau commented that it is for manufacturing by manufacturing. He stated that the <br />desire is for the group to work together with peers and not have general members of the public <br />involved as they would like to maintain their focus. <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that the Chamber was blocked by the City spam <br />filter and noted that he will send a request to IT to correct that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell asked how much of the $5,000 funding from Ramsey would go to Mr. <br />LeTourneau’s contract directly. <br /> <br />Mr. LeTourneau stated that the majority of the funding received goes towards the scope of work <br />and activities of the cohort. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell stated that at the EDA meeting the same question was asked and <br />eventually an answer of 98 percent was given. She stated that if 98 percent of the funding goes <br />towards Mr. LeTourneau’s services but there is value provided through that, she would be <br />comfortable with that. She stated that she does not have a problem with the percentage, as long as <br />the value is provided in return but wants to have a clear answer. She stated that she likes clear <br />answers and numbers and is not comfortable with the general answers provided. She stated that <br />this seems to be a great alignment with the school district and free market rather than having the <br />City of Ramsey provide specialized funding. <br /> <br />City Council / May 11, 2021 <br />Page 10 of 20 <br /> <br />