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1 didn't know where that money could come from. Councilmember Enrooth <br />2 said he expected the fee structure for most of those programs would <br />3 then become prohibitively high. <br />4 Mr. Childs indicated the City had determined it was going to cost them <br />5 $300,000 to provide space for the existing programs for five years and <br />6 the building had been evaluated to be worth $300,000 by an outside <br />7 appraiser. He added that if, as one School Board member had sug- <br />8 gested, the City were to pay the school district $270,000.00, that <br />9 amount would only pay the school's rent for the space they wanted for <br />10 the next 5 years. The City Manager indicated he didn't perceive it <br />11 would be worthwhile for either the City or the school district to <br />12 raise taxes to pay the other for the building just to have that money <br />13 put in the bank. <br />14 Councilmember Ranallo said he wanted to see the St. Anthony school <br />15 system continue just as it was without merging or anything else with <br />16 another school district if the City can afford it. He reiterated his <br />17 perception that what had really thrown the whole issue out of perspec- <br />18 tive had been the school's telling the City at first that they didn't <br />19 need Parkview for anything at all because they could move all the <br />20 programs up to the High School building. By the time the Board had <br />21 realized that would be too expensive for them to do, considerations <br />22 had already begun about relocating the fire station to Parkview once <br />23 all the children were gone and it was empty, which then became a big <br />24 issue after the School Board had changed its mind. <br />25 Mayor Sundland said he perceived the City Council had always tried not <br />26 to be devious and to let the residents know just exactly how they felt <br />27 on the issue. He said he sensed that what was being said that night <br />28 was that some residents weren't completely trusting that the school <br />29 district really wanted to keep all the programs the Community Services <br />30 runs now. However, he thought it was up to those who thought that way <br />31 to convince the School Board of the programs' importance, because he <br />32 had to tell them honestly that he wouldn't personally be comfortable <br />33 about the City running educational programs. <br />34 ADJOURNMENT <br />35 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 <br />36 P.M. <br />37 <br />38 Respectfully submitted, <br />39 Helen Crowe, Secretary <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 ATTEST:_ <br />43 City <br />17 <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />