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. (( \-\-<A"~~~ -D-e'rv-- to. \ ~ \)\\Q\v5 TO: Lori Johnson - City Administrator FROM: Boys and Girls Club of Elk River Duane Howard - Executive Director RE: Youth in Community Pay for Services - (request for 2006 in reimbursement) November 28,2005 Thank you for giving the Club and me an opportunity to share our accomplishments over the last year with the PAY FOR SERVICES/ REIMBURSEMENT PLAN. The council work session was a great opportunity for us to share some Club experiences and we are so grateful for your support and time. At the council work session some of you suggested some areas to present a proposal for next year, and your discussions helped us to eliminate and define some areas that may work better for the city. It seemed that the city is not interested in renting space or using our gym on a partnership basis. Bill M. seemed to feel that he could access school gymnasiums when needed, however, we want you to know that the Club will always help the city in recreation efforts when needed. Perhaps you wish for your summer outdoor basketball camps to continue using our gym and air conditioned facilities again this year, or in a rainy season. Certainly, we can modify our schedule to continue to help if needed. Your council meeting helped us to eliminate any efforts in expecting that the city had interest in soundproofing the gym or needing it for recreational purposes. Over the last year we served programs under the umbrella of YOUTH IN COMMUNITY. We had a primary emphasis in serving TEENS in the community. We felt many teens would be attending the Club during the same evening they would be attending the skateboard park activities. It seems that youth attended both places more in the summer, but attendance has decreased when the weather became colder. Some teen nights had attendance up to 50, and some nights attendance was down to about 10 kids. Many community guests have been coming; especially when their attendance is free under special coupons. More Club kids attend the Club teen night than community youth, and that premise may enter in your decision focus. I would predict that unless we could create something very special with great prizes, not so many non Club youth will attend our YOUTH IN COMMUNITY EVENINGS. FOR NEXT YEAR, I AM SUBMITTING TWO PROPOSALS TO THE CITY. I will elaborate on the Landfill Abatement proposal later in this handout. The first proposal is that our late Club hours do not necessarily revolve around teens only, but all youth who need a place with guided supervision in later hours. I would predict an average of about 18 kids attending each day of late hour openings. Most would be Club kids, but our emphasis will be tailored to have the Club as an enjoyable place for all of the community. I do believe with marketing with a unique staff, numbers could really increase. Along with our traditional Smart Moves (character building curriculum, we plan to add a statewide curriculum, promoted by the Minnesota Workforce Center. These new additions of CAREER LAUNCH, JOB A United Way Supported Agency OF ELK RIVER WWW.bgci3r.org 905 6th Street j\j\i\! Elk MN 55330 Tel. 763-;:24 'j-5000 Fax 763-274-2197 rhopet@sherbtel.r.et ZimtYlerman Club 12976 Fremont Avenue Zimmerman, MN 55398 Tel. 763-856-5000 Executive Director: Duane Howard howardd @sherbtel.net Executive Committee: Bruce Bromen President Don Heinzman Vice President John Babcock Secretary / Treasurer Board of Directors: Janet Alama Jim Barthel Jeff Beahen Ron Black Linda Braun Don Carlson Harold Gramstad Scott Gudmundson Laurie Kerr Tom Meslch Honorary Board: Todd Plaisted Nelda Remus Daryl Thompson Deb Walters John Weicht