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t ,~ e e MEETING SUMMARY .~ Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. 11111 (gg DATE: December 10, 1997 LOCATION: City of Ramsey SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Meeting with School Districts IN ATTENDANCE: David Buck, Director of Business Services, District 11 David Flannery, Superintendent of Schools, District 728 Sylvia Frolik, Zoning Administrator, City of Ramsey Fred Hoisington, Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. Brad Scheib, Hoisington Koegler Group,' Inc. The meeting was held to identify the issues and critical elements ofthe Comprehensive Plan that have an impact on area schools and to collect information on school facilities and enrollment .figures in the City of Ramsey. The following is a bullet point list identifying a majority of the issues that were discussed at the meeting with school district representatives: . School districts need to know where growth is planned to occur in order to plan for future facilities needs. . 7-10% of Elk River Schools student population consists of Ramsey residents. (NW Quarter) . New schools are sited depending on where growth is to occur. If growth is projected to occur in another direction, then facilities plans must change to reflect that growth. . Current growth impacting District 11 schools is coming from Andover and Ramsey. . Ramsey students will eventually end up at the Anoka High School. Elementary students go to Ramsey Elementary; however, the boundaries flex as the school fills, sending more or less children to Anoka depending on their enrollments. Middle school students go to either Anoka or the new facility in Andover. . New facilities have been built in Andover and Ramsey Elementary has been expanded. . Both districts are very large and complex crossing multiple municipal and county jurisdictions and thus covering a large geographic area. (160 square miles in District 728, 170 square miles in District 11) . Anoka-Hennepin has a facility plan completed in the late 80's which goes to the year 2040. The plan indicates that they can not afford a new high school. Anoka High is built for a capacity of 3,000 students grades 9-12. . There is a need for space at the High School facilities in Anoka-Hennepin. . Elk River is looking at either building a new high school in the southern portion of the district or building one large school to accommodate the entire district. . Less revenues are received than average for metro area. The problem occurs in the operating budget. If more property tax dollars are brought in at the local level, it reduces the amount of Page 1 of2 123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1659 phone (612)-338-0800 fax (612)~338-6838