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iikktj. <br /> ity f <br /> Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.2 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session June 4,2018 Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Recreation Facilities Discussion Tina Allard,City Clerk <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Discuss feedback from Council Listening Sessions and provide direction for facilities. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The Council has held five public listening sessions to solicit feedback from residents regarding the most <br /> recent recreation facility improvement proposals and the opportunity to seek a voter-approved Local <br /> Options Sales Tax (LOST) to fund facility and recreation asset improvements. <br /> Prior to holding the listening sessions, the Council agreed any project in which a referendum would be <br /> held should be identified for public education purposes by July 1,2018. <br /> A desire to hold a referendum regarding a LOST requires a Council resolution no less than 90 days <br /> before the General Election. The resolution is required to itemize the type of improvement and dollar <br /> value and state the date the LOST will expire.A LOST referendum may only be held during a General <br /> Election cycle.The city, county, and school district all hold their General Election in even-numbered <br /> years. If no decision is made,the next opportunity for a LOST referendum is in November of 2020. <br /> This year's General Election date is November 6. August 6, 2018,is the final Regular Council Meeting <br /> before the 90-day window. <br /> The county auditor also needs final ballot referendum language by August 24,2018. <br /> Attached are two summaries of the listening sessions, an executive level recap of the listening sessions, <br /> and a summary of the comments from the first question,which was asked at all five sessions. Staff <br /> attempted to identify similar themes and similar comments to ease review.The actual information has <br /> been word processed and is on the city website under the Rec Facility Improvements tab. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> N/A <br /> Attachments <br /> • Listening Session Recap <br /> • Listening Session Summary Notes <br /> The Elk River Vision <br /> A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional py O M E R E R al <br /> service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity /`1 R <br />