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It Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future December 16, 1997 Joel Hanson, City Manager 515 Little Canada Rd. E. Little Canada, MN 551171600 RE: City's participation in grant from the Board on Government Innovation and Cooperation Dear Mr. Hanson: This fall, the Metropolitan Council submitted a grant proposal to the Board on Government Innovation and Cooperation in partnership with the Educational Cooperative Services Unit of the Metropolitan Twin Cities Area and TIES -- Technical Information Education Services. It's purpose is to develop a workshop and workshop manual for cities and school districts to use in a cooperative planning process. Upon completion of that material, the three partners would offer workshops to school districts and their associated cities (or townships) in their districts to share information that would be useful to both parties in developing they long range plans. Our pre - application was ranked 8th out of a total of 79 applicants by the Board. Needless to say, we are very excited about this project. A copy of the application narrative is attached. The reason for this letter is to ask for your assistance in developing the workshop and workshop materials. We understand that your city /township has developed a good working relationship with the school district in your city. Furthermore, we understand that during that relationship the city and school district have struggled with significant issues and have experienced successful resolution of them. We are asking for your cooperation because of that experience and see this project building on your successes. Your city's participation would be in the form of attendance at a maximum of six meetings between April and August, 1998. During those meetings, we would: build an inventory of information needs and resources for both schools and cities /townships, develop a structure for a school district/city workshop that would lead both jurisdictions along a path toward cooperative planning, and develop workshop materials to enhance the workshop activities and facilitate ongoing dialogue between the schools and cities /townships. In addition, we would welcome the opportunity to address other issues that become identified in our joint meetings. What we are asking for is your city's commitment to work with your school district, Roseville I.S.D. 623, to help develop these materials and process. Your assistance would in turn benefit numerous other cities and school districts in the metro region and possibly around Minnesota. Please review our grant pre - application and look favorably on our request for your assistance. I will call you on Monday December 22 to answer any questions you may have. If you would like to talk with me before that, I can be reached at 602 -1356 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sincerely yours, n7 Terrence Kayser, Iar er Attachment(1) Page 32 230 East Filth Street St. Paul. Minnesota 55101 -1634 (612) 291 -6359 Fax 291 -6550 TDD /TTY 291 -0904 Metro Inib Line 229 -3780 an Equal Opponunte( En,plo,ter