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Mounds View City Council August 22, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 7 1 Council Member Mueller understood if the YMCA were to assume a childcare role at the 2 Community Center this space would be utilized in the evening hours. She asked if this proposal 3 included an option to have evening daycare for parents attending classes. Mr. Danielson stated if 4 there was a community need this would be provided. However, at this time, there was more of a 5 need to move non-revenue generating meetings into the childcare space. 6 7 Council Member Meehlhause noted the City would receive a financial benefit if the YMCA were 8 to assume the childcare services as the City would no longer have to pay property taxes on this 9 portion of the Community Center. Finance Director Beer reported this was the case. 10 11 Council Member Meehlhause discussed the cleaning contract. He understood a City of Mounds 12 View public works employee completes the cleaning at the Community Center at this time. He 13 noted this employee would be freed up for other activities if a change were made to the YMCA. 14 Finance Director Beer stated this public works employee would be freed up to complete the 15 cleaning of City Hall, which would save the City $19,000. 16 17 Council Member Meehlhause asked if there would be an increase in revenue opportunities if the 18 daycare facility was open for additional programming in the evenings and on weekends. Finance 19 Director Beer commented the non-revenue generating meetings would be held within the 20 childcare area which would open up additional space for programming. 21 22 Council Member Meehlhause believed that a change to YMCA provided childcare could 23 positively impact the City’s current subsidy to the Community Center. Finance Director Beer 24 stated if rentals and programming were up, this would be the case. 25 26 Council Member Meehlhause estimated the City would have a savings of at least $27,000+ if the 27 Council were to support the lease termination. 28 29 Mayor Flaherty understood this was an emotional issue along with being a business issue. He 30 stated he was not ready to make a decision on this matter at this time. He recommended the issue 31 be postponed and further discussed by the Council at an upcoming worksession. He indicated 32 this would also allow for the full complement of the Council to weigh in on this issue, along with 33 representatives from Creative Kids Academy and the YMCA. 34 35 The Council supported this matter being tabled to September 12th. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Postpone Action on the Creative Kids Academy 38 Lease Termination to the Monday, September 12, 2016 City Council Worksession Meeting. 39 40 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 41 42 At this time, Council Member Mueller presented one more First Place Trophy for the Special 43 Feature Vehicle to the Ramsey County for their Mobile Incident Command Center. Brian Mayer, 44 Ramsey County Emergency Management, thanked the City Council for this recognition. A 45