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.,y of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item #4.1. <br /> <br />TO: Park & Recreation Commission <br /> Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Pat Klaers, City Administrator <br />DATE: June 6, 1997 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Area Learning Center <br /> <br />The School District is requesting an informal review and discussion of their <br />current Area Learning Center (ALC) proposal. Much like the first proposal, <br />the current building concept is located at the Oak Knoll youth recreation <br />complex which is on property that is owned by both the city and the School <br />District. <br /> <br />I would like to frrst indicate that I am concerned about losing any youth <br />recreation fields. I am especially concerned about losing youth baseball fields <br />when the youth baseball organization has volunteered to be partners in <br />financing the development of the Cass recreation fields. On the other hand, <br />the youth soccer group has chosen to not be partners in the development of <br />this new youth recreation complex. At this time it appears that the youth <br />soccer group and the City Council have been successful in convincing the <br />School District to pursue another building option other than their first choice <br />which was to locate a facihty on their property (soccer field(s)). <br /> <br />With that being said, and without the benefit of seeing a detailed layout for <br />how the facility and parking will function in the area described in the <br />attached 5/26/97 letter, I would like to indicate that I support the School <br />District's current proposal and concept. The overriding factor for my support <br />is that this proposal provides the city with the opportunity to control the <br />balance of the property (all of the soccer fields) at a fair market price. The <br />city hopes to pay this fair market price to the School District over time as <br />sufficient funds are not currently available in the park dedication reserve. It <br />is estimated that we are talking about purchasing up to four acres. <br /> <br />If this most recent concept from the School District is rejected, we may again <br />see the School District pursuing theft original proposal as they own this land <br />and have some rights to use the land in a reasonable manner. If the school <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />