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LITTLE CANADA PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029/ Fax: (651) 766 -4048 www.ci.little-canada.mn.us JIM MORELAN, Director (651) 766 -4045 DON BOWMAN, Program Coordinator (651) 766 -4041 DEREK ANDERSON, Program Coordinator (651) 766 -4042 GREG HOAG, Parkkeeper (651) 766 -4056 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Jim Morelan, Parks & Recreation Director DATE: October 15, 2003 RE: Old Fire Hall Use Policy The City has received a request from two scout troops to amend the current Old Fire Hall Use Policy to allow their use of the building without a fee. Typically, scout troops have been utilizing school buildings for their meetings. The 623 School District has recently amended their policies regarding use of school buildings by scout troops. This policy still allows free use of school facilities provided that certain criteria is met. (Please see memo attached outlining the specifics of the School District's policy.) I feel the City's present policy is working as it was intended and no change is warranted. Opening the use of the Old Fire Hall to these two scout troops would likely open the door to additional requests by various girl and boy scout troops, brownies, etc. This utilization will also create additional maintenance costs for the facility, as well as conflict with current City Parks & Recreation Department scheduling, and have the potential of displacing revenue - producing rentals. I would recommend that the scout troops work toward meeting the criteria that the School District has established that would allow for the continued free utilization of school district facilities for their troop meetings.