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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />March 9, 1988 <br />Fahey suggested that the Recr•eation Committee may have to meet again <br />to discuss City par•ticipation in the Little Canada Elementar•y School <br />expansion and what additions might be useful in that facility ver•sus <br />the City Center expansion and development of the Centerville Road <br />ar~ea. Ther~e is also the issue of Capitol View and the facilities <br />at that school. <br />Ken Wehr•le, Par•k Commission member~, asked the School Distr~ict's long- <br />r~ange planning for• Little Canada Elementar~y School. <br />Wor•ner~ r~eplied that the School Distr~ict anticipates the long-ter•m <br />oper~ation of the Little Canada Elementary School. Wor~ner• pointed <br />out that elementar~y enr~ollment is incr~easing. The school is one of <br />the Distr•ict's newest facilities and on the nicest site in the entir•e <br />School Distr•ict. Also, the School District does not see a lessened <br />need for School Distr•ict involvement in community education or• <br />cooper•ative r•elations with municipalities. As taxes r•ise and str•ess is <br />put on School Distr•ict and municipal gener•al funds, the School Distr~ict <br />and cities must look for~ ways to get tighter~ r~ather• than pulling apar~t. <br />Elaine Zoch, Park Commission member, pointed out that there are currently <br />facilities available at the Capitol View site which is located west of <br />the fr•eeway. Zoch outl i ned the danger~s of chi 1 dr•en cr•ossi ng the fr•eeway <br />to get to facilities located east of the fr~eeway. Zoch pointed out that <br />ever~ything mentioned to be added to the Little Canada School is alr~eady <br />available at Capitol View. Zoch did not feel that the both sites wer•e <br />necessary. <br />Fahey stated that when the Recr•eation Committee looked at the issue <br />last year•, it decided that City participation in an addition to Little <br />Canada School was not needed because of the facilities available at <br />Capitol View and the Kellogg sites. However~, since that time Capitol <br />View has been put on the mar•ket. <br />Collova stated that the City needed to know the costs involved in <br />expanding a multi-pur•pose r•oom to a full-sized gymnasium or~ the <br />addi ti on of shower•s and 1 ocker• r•ooms. <br />Paul Bor•g, r•epr•esenti ng the School Di str~ict, r•epl i ed that a meeti ng <br />is scheduled with the ar•chitect on Mar•ch 14th to get initial planning <br />under•way. However•, befor•e the project will be put out for~ bid, the <br />School Distr~ict needs assur•ance of r•evenues fr•om the sale of pr•oper•ty. <br />Blesener~ asked the definition of multi-pur~pose r•oom. <br />Bor~g r~epl i ed that a mul ti -pur•pose r•oom i s pr~imar•i 1y a gymnasi um, but <br />can double as a cafeter•ia, meeting r~oom, assembly r•oom, etc. <br />Bor~g pointed out that the School District has never had an elementar~y <br />school with a locker• r•oom or• shower~s. However•, in the case of the <br />Li ttl e Canada School wi th i ts pr~oximi ty to Spooner~ Par•k and the var~i ous <br />adult activities it is used for•, the Distr•ict felt the addition of a <br />locker r•oom and shower•s was logical. <br />Page -4- <br />