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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 n1p <br /> 26 to be devious and to let the residents know just exactly how they fe <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 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 38 Respectfully submitted, <br /> 39 Helen Crowe, Secretary <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Mayor <br /> 42 ATTEST: • <br /> 43 City Clerk <br /> 17 <br />