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MayoesReportNovemberl[5,1994 On November 9, I attended the School District 622 Area Elected Officials meeting at the North St. Paul Community Center. This is a useful meeting in that many items of concern to the Cities of Maplewod, North St. Paul and Oakdale get discussed before they appear in the local newspapers. Reports were given by the various attendees: Maplewood: Celebrations relating to the opening of the new Community Center Were continuing. Their Planning Commission were meeting to review a joint Cub stores/Builders square development to be located opposite Rainbow Foods and located between 11th/ Ariel/ Hwy 36/ White Bear Ave. They also were pondering a proposal to build an indoor golf driving range under an inflatable canopy similar to one that had been proposed to Lake Elmo a few years back. Oakdale: were still recovering from the surprising election results, and were now working on an orderly transition between the old and new guards. There was to be a joint meeting between the School District and the PZ to review the new school site on November 14. [I was later made aware that the new site plan included a portion of Lake Elmo, owned by Mr DeCoster, to be used for playing fields. I pointed out that Mr DeCoster had informally approached the City with a view to developing his property into 21 / 2 acre lots. Today Iwas told (by Dick juliander, Director of Business Services) that the School Board had expressed a preference over the layout which included Lake Elmo land, that they had approached Mr. DeCoster who was not enthusiastic. I responded that such a proposal would be strongly resisted by Lake Elmo, as it did not improve our tax base, and allowed Oakdale, Whose expansionist approach had caused the need for the school in the first place, to retain other adjacent land for commercial purposes.] Mary Hauser reported that the school site plan was undergoing change in relation to the new library location, and the access routes from CSAtI 10 and 15. A task force for the new ice arena had been formed with three representatives from each city (ie., Maplewood Oakdale & N. St.P.) to work with the district in locating a site for the rink. School District 622: the Carver School pr<aject was continuing as a joint prxrject with Maplewood. It was on a fast track as the expansicm was due to open in the fall of'95, needing bids to be issued in late winter. The Maplewood mayor expressed disappointment that the gymnasium was only 80'x80' - too small for a basketball court - and that the project cost was too high. The collaborative K-6 school to be located in Woodbury, and built with Washington County HRA funds was referenced, There was concern that it would be governed by 916 School District which had a high admin/student ratio. The next meeting will be held in Lake Elmo City Hall on February 8,1995.