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MINUTES ' SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING APtZIL 17, 1979 Page 3 janitoral services. COMMUNITIY .SERVICES Councilmember rlcGough said he had met with Frank Rog, Recreation (cont.) Director of Roseville, and that the Falcon Heights contract was based on the same basis as Lauderdale finally accepted. It was based on 85~ the first year, which would mean Falcon Heights would be required to fund approximately $11,000.00 when our budget for 1979 was approximately $1,500.00. Mayor Warkentien restated that the proposal included Falcon Heights participating in the repair of the Roseville Ice Arena and the city could not feasibly participate in such an agreement. Councilmember Steele questioned Mr. Klassen as to the terms of the rental of school property and whether or not the rental would allow excluding some citizens from participating in activities in the rented space. Mr. Klassen said it could be considered exclusionary if an organization rented the school buildings for a specific purpose. Councilmember Steele asked if it was an official opinion of the School Board and the Legislative Representatives that tax payers in District 623 are involved in a rental program which can be exclusionary to its citizens? Superintendent Nielsen stated it could be rented out to another community and the costs incurred by the school district are charged to that community or organization,, but if the organization had added costs that would reflect in the fee schedule for administration of the activity this would not be a concern of the school district. A lengthy discussion was held on this matter. Representative John Rose was recognized bar Mayor Warket~t~~ and_h~____ attempted to clarify the question in respect tp excluding some citizens from activities held on rented school property. He f eft the only way we might avoid this happening would be to have all associations organized by school district boundaries and not commu- nitiy boundaries. John Labalestra suggested if the school district rented to municipalities the fee to participate in any activity be the same to all citizsn,e and be stipulated in the contract. Phil Shively stated the problem is not so much the~fee charged but the policy of exluding Falcon Heights citizens from the recreation program. Representative Rose suggested that a committee consisting of himself, Representative Fritz, a Falcon Heights CounciLnember and a School Board Member or staff member be organized to discuss this common issue and attempt to come up with a program to accomodate all that are concerned. Superintendent Nielsen agreed with Representative Rose that the dis- cussion should be continued and would call a meeting within the month.