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• Item 4.6. <br /> City of <br /> Elk -�-� <br /> River <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor and Council <br /> FROM: Lori Johnson, Finance Director <br /> DATE: July 23, 2001 <br /> SUBJECT: Discussion of Sites for Family Center/Charlie Blesener <br /> At the April 30, 2001,joint meeting with the School Board, the school district's family/art <br /> center proposal was discussed. Charlie Blesener has requested an opportunity to further <br /> discuss this proposal with the Council and will be present at Monday's meeting to initiate <br /> • discussion on sites and what city activities or spaces could be included in the facility. <br /> Attached is a memo from Mr. Blesener that includes a request for city assistance in securing <br /> a site for the facility; the memo does not state how much property is needed. As you know, <br /> both the YMCA and Minnesota Sports Federation have also requested property from the <br /> city for their facilities. <br /> The second item of discussion on Monday is the types of space and uses that could be <br /> included in the family/art center. The memo mentions public meeting rooms and senior <br /> center space. The Council has briefly discussed including large meeting room space in either <br /> the YMCA or an expanded city hall if this need is not met by the private sector. However, <br /> the Council has not recently discussed other space needs like senior center space. <br /> Finally, this will be mainly an informational presentation. No action is required on this item <br /> as it is still early in the development process. Also, the Council may find it difficult to <br /> prioritize and commit is finite resources at this point and may want additional time to <br /> consider this request since it is currently considering several other project proposals (YMCA <br /> and city hall expansion) that are also in the early development stages. <br />