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Mounds View City Council ~gular Meeting Page Four May 10, 1993 Coury who was a representative on the Task Force from the City of Mounds View. Orduno reviewed the proposed sites for the Senior Center as well as the operational costs, staffing, and costs of building the. center. Orduno further stated that a referendum would not be held on the Proposed Regional Senior Center. Councilmember Rickaby stated that at other meetings regarding the Proposed Regional Senior Center she recommended that a group be contracted to provide the services of governing the Senior Center. Mayor Linke clarified that Councilmember Rickaby is suggesting hiring a company to manage the Senior Center. Councilmember Rickaby stated that proposed salaries are high and the reason given for that is pay equity high that contracting an outside company to run the Center would be less costly. Mayor Linke stated that the Council will be ,passing a resolution and will add comments to the resolution that the City feels should be studied. Julie Trude, Knollwood Drive, stated that she watched the informational • meeting on Proposed Regional .Senior Center was that it would be a good service. Ms. Trude said she was curious to see the number of seniors who were opposed to the Center and wondered if it was because they had not been involved in the process or if it was because there would be annual membership fees. Ms. .Trude asked what the membership fee would be. Mary Saarion stated that out of 80 seniors in attendance at the informational meeting there were only 3 to 4 seniors who were opposed to the Regional Senior Center at Mounds View's public hearing. Julie Trude stated that many seniors are out of two for five months of the year and wouldn't be using the Center so would not like to pay an annual membership fee. Samantha Orduno, City Adminstrator, stated that the fee would be a pay-as-you-go fee. Mary Saarion stated that the fee is much like that of Park and Recreational Program Fees. Memberships would be for special privileges. Ms. Trude suggested that a goal should be set regarding the membership fee. Julie Trude asked if a survey of the cities who have a senior center . -have been contacted and asked how successful the center has been and what percentage of their seniors actively use it.