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<br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 8.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />General BusinessFebruary 5, 2018Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Reconsider Recreation Facility Referendum <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Discuss and provide staff direction regarding a recreation facility referendum. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />On January 17, 2017, the Council in a work session discussed the failed 2016 referendum for a <br />multipurpose community center. The Council consensus was to engage 292 Design Group to update <br />their previous arena concept plans with information received during the community engagement process <br />of the Community Center Task Force; to also engage JLG Architects for an updated plan for Lions Park <br />Center and Lion John Weicht Park; and to reach out to the Elk River YMCA to see if there was an <br />interest in a partnership for senior services. <br /> <br />On August 7, 2017, the City Council, by a 5-0 vote, directed staff to prepare a request for proposal for <br />architectural and engineering services. <br /> <br />On October 2, 2017, the Council adopted, by a 3-2 vote, an agreement for architectural services with 292 <br />Design Group. <br /> <br />On November 20, 2017, the Council approved, by a 5-0 vote, an agreement for construction manager <br />services with RJM Construction. <br /> <br />Council Member Wagner has indicated a desire for the City Council to reconsider a single, multi-purpose <br />recreation facility and to place it for consideration in an election referendum. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />