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1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 22, 1994 the volunteer programs? If the answer is yes, coverage should be purchased for them. The cost is approximately 10 cents per $1,000.00. Mr. Kelly noted that some communities provide this type of insurance and some do not. Mayor Reinert asked that Mr. Kelly prepare an insurance package for City volunteers for the City Council to consider. Until something is put in place, he asked that all volunteers be made aware that there is no insurance coverage for them. This matter will be brought to the next Council work session. ANOKA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EXPANSION County Commissioner Margaret Langfeld and Director of the Anoka Department of Corrections, Jerry Soma appeared before the City Council to outline plans for expansion of the County program next to the Minnesota Correctional Facility on Lilac Street. The County has 10 acres at the site which contains two (2) buildings used for juvenile boys. Mr. Soma described the use of the two (2) buildings. Mr. Soma showed the City Council a plan to build a 25,000 square foot building which would be entirely self-contained to house adult offenders who need to spend some time in jail but not in a prison. Currently the County is renting facilities for adults and the plan is to build a facility to keep such offenders in one place. Mr. Soma outlined details of the building. The estimated cost of the building is $2,500,000.00. The federal government will provide about $2,000,000.00 of the cost. The facility is planned to be operational early in 1995. Mr. Soma outlined some problems in the juvenile offenders area. He noted that juveniles are now committing some serious crimes and a more secure area should be provided for this type of offender. Anoka County is currently discussing a cooperative facility with Chisago and Isanti Counties. Mayor Reinert noted that the Lino Lakes Police Department is the first responder when a problem occurs at the juvenile center on Lilac Street. He asked if there is any funding available for joint training of officers or for other police department uses to compensate for the time the Lino Lakes Police Department spends responding to juvenile problems at the facility. Commissioner Langfeld explained that this issue has been discussed for some time however nothing financially has been proposed. She noted that the cooperation between all enforcement departments in Anoka PAGE 2 23'!