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~ \\ <br />ity of ~~ • <br />lk River <br />Item 7.5. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />FROM: Pat Klaers, City Ad <br />'~ <br />DATE: April 3, 1995 <br />SUBJECT: School Public Works Building <br />In the late 1980's, the School District was looking at the construction of a <br />public works building. Eventually an arrangement was made whereby the <br />City expanded its facility and rented space to the School District. As part of <br />this agreement, the School helped finance the expansion and, in turn, the <br />City has to repay the School some funds in the next few years. <br />In about 1991, the City and School District combined their efforts and <br />property and constructed recreation fields between the City public works <br />building and the Community Education building. These fields are the Oak <br />• Knoll fields. In the development of these fields, a building pad was reserved <br />for the School public works facility. <br />The School District is now ready to proceed with the construction of its public <br />works facility. However, the School District has decided to expand its facility <br />from the original concept and the building pad size in the Oak Knoll complex <br />is limited based on the original proposal. <br />The City has offered the School District a building site that we feel is better <br />than the Oak Knoll site. This site is better in terms of its expansion <br />opportunities and is a better overall location for this type of building. The <br />option suggested by the City was the remaining lot that we have ownership <br />of in the Industrial Park. (The City at one time offered this site to Tescom for <br />$60,000 for their expansion. In the end, Tescom selected a different site.) <br />The City has offered this Industrial Park site to the School District under <br />what we feel are reasonable conditions. The School District currently has a <br />free building site in the Oak Knoll complex. The City has indicated that the <br />School could have the Industrial Park site for whatever "savings" that the <br />School would realize on its utility and site preparation costs. The Industrial <br />Park site is "developer ready" (sewer and water stubbed-in and the site <br />• nearly ready for construction), while the Oak Knoll site is not. <br />13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN SS330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />