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N / City of Elk River MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michele Bergh, Recreation Manager DATE: July 21, 2003 SUBJECT: Drivers Training Elk River Recreation offers introductory athletics, leagues, family activities and safety related classes such as firearms safety, babysitting, first aid, and CPR. We began offering Drivers Education in the fall of 2002 through a partnership with Life Skills Driving School, based out of Milaca. We decided to explore this opportunity as we had received many phone calls from people who said there was a need and we felt it was a good fit with our programming and with Lions Park Center being directly across from the schools. We worked with Gordy Leaf, of Life Skills Driving School, to come up with a mutually agreeable arrangement in which we schedule drivers training around everything else in the building at the latest possible date so as to not interfere with rental requests. We collect $15 for each participant in the classroom only and $20 for each participant who signs up for both classroom and behind the wheel, which is arranged completely by Life Skills Driving School. This relationship has allowed us to help meet the needs of the community as well as generate a small amount of income towards Lions Park Center, which we wouldn't have received otherwise. This past spring we asked the Boys and Girls Club if the classes could be moved there as we had a lot of activities going on at Lions Park Center. Duane Howard was very agreeable to this arrangement so we committed to a regular schedule for the summer months. The classes will be moved back to Lions Park Center this fall. This type of partnership is common for our department. Some examples are: • Pinewood Golf Course to provide golf lessons and a league • Skyhawks Inc. to provide sports camps throughout the summer • ProExcel Soccer to provide soccer camps throughout the summer • Elk River Cheerleading Booster Club to provide cheer clinics