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Page 6 <br />November 9, 1998 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />The proposals were reviewed by staff and Council Members. New Brighton's proposal was <br />based on how they run the New Brighton Family Services Center. It was very strong on building <br />management. They were proposing to share some administrative costs with the City of Mounds <br />View. <br />Innovative Images made a presentation that was very strong in marketing. They emphasized the <br />Center's banquet facility and activities that would generate revenues. Another feature of their <br />proposal was to act as a contracted employee to oversee the Park and Recreation programs not <br />only in the Community Center but throughout the entire community. <br />Whiting turned the floor over to Bruce Kessel to discuss the YMCA proposal. <br />Kesel told the Council that several options had been discussed in regard to having the YMCA <br />involved in the Community Center. This included after school and summer programming. <br />Another option is for the YMCA to do all of the City's recreation programming. After <br />preliminary evaluation it appeared that between $50,000 - 100,000 could be saved by having the <br />YMCA take over the entire Park and Recreation program. Guidelines for the YMCA's operation <br />S of the City's Park and Recreation program were stated as: <br />1. City input into the types of programs that would be offered <br />2. Local input into the fee charged for the programs <br />3. Local input into the hours of operation <br />4. Retain the existing fee structure <br />a. set fees per program and not monthly fees <br />5. Additional joint ventures <br />6. Additional fund raising <br />7. Take advantage of senior and volunteers <br />The YMCA would furnish a local manager on site with oversight from the Shoreview Executive <br />Director. There would be local programmers and local instructors. <br />Pat Reimersma, YMCA representative, gave the following presentation: <br />A brief history of the YMCA was given. The YMCA has nine branches and three resident <br />camps. Ms. Reimersma read the YMCA's mission statement which emphasizes "strong kids, <br />strong families and strong communities." The YMCA sees this opportunity with Mounds View <br />as an extension of its services to the community and not as an economic opportunity; although <br />one of its objectives is operate a facility "in the black. All of the YMCA's programs include the <br />• core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. <br />