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R3ver <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item 4.6. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Lori Johnson, Finance Director <br /> <br />DATE: July 23,2001 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Discussion of Sites for Family Center/Charlie Blesener <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 its 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 /> <br /> <br />