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Lake Elmo City Council Agenda Section: Project Director No 6A December 19,2006 Agenda Item: St. Croix Valley Area Community Family Center Integrated Planning Team (IPT) request to consider locating the future facility in Lake Elmo Purpose. The city council is being asked to receive a request from Doris Karls, Chair of the Integrated Planning Team for the St. Croix Valley Area Family Center, to explore the location of the facility in Lake Elmo. The city council is also being asked to review the attached list of questions for its completeness and to give the staff direction on how to proceed with this request and the questions. Background. The city of Lake Elmo participates in the Integrated Planning Team for the St. Croix Valley Area Community Family Center. The Center provides a variety of community services related to adult, special needs and parent/child education as well as other services. The programs are available to residents outside of the IDP School District #834. Several partners are involved in the facility planning including the United Way, the YMCA, Courage St. Croix, Andersen Corporation, Human Services, the Stillwater Public Schools and the cities served by #834. The IPT met over the past several months to evaluate sites for the new St. Croix Family Resource Center and possible associated community recreation facilities. Fourteen sites were evaluated. The Lake Elmo site ranked highest. In addition, a survey of residents in Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Bayport and Oak Park Heights demonstrated that 70% of area households believe that their members may visit the center either frequently or occasionally. Facili The proposed facility is 40,000 square feet. It includes several meeting rooms, classrooms, gyms, an indoor playground, an outdoor play area and parking lot. The facility operates about 12 hours a day with programs that serve a wide variety of people. There may be opportunities to share space with community organizations in this facility. Proposed site. A possible site for the facility and related facilities is identified in the Lake Elmo Old Village masterplan. Specific information. The staff suggests meeting with members of the IPT to gather information about specific needs including: 1) the land area required for the facility; 2) the possible land lease/ownership needs, and 3) the minimum and maximum time frame for the propject. Action Items Person responsible: Receive a request from Doris Karls, Chair of the IPT group, asking the city council to make the St. Croix Valley Community Susan Hoyt, Project Director Family Center a reality at the Lake Elmo site in the Old Village. Request a motion directing the project director to: I ) meet with the St. Croix Valley Area Community Family Center partners to get specific information on the partners' needs for its proposed facility in Lake Elmo; and 2) to identify questions and gather information related information to the questions to report at the city council workshop on January 8, 2007. Attachments: Time Allocated: • List of questions asked by city councilmembers To be determined by city council. • IPT powerpoint presentation from December 12, 2006