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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • February 28, 1995 Page 4 1 taxes for education. Fleming indicated that projections call for an 8.9% increase in. 2 funding necessary for K-12 public education for the 1996-97 school year. State revenues 3 to the general fund are expected to increase by 5.9% for the same period while 4 expenditures required under current law are expected to increase total state spending by 5 6.6%. She stated that Governor Carlson has recommended establishing a Learning Gap 6 Program to combine revenues received by local school districts into a single block grant 7 of$150 million. The Senate is discussing abolishing the State Department of Education 8 to replace it with a Department of Children and Educational Services by July 1, 1996. 9 Fleming also reported she plans to attend the legislative conference at the Capital on 10 March 30, 1995. 11 Enrooth reported that he had discussed his concerns in regards to Williams Pipeline with 12 the Fire Chief of Roseville and had received positive response. 13 C. Ci1y Manager. 14 City Manager Mornson reported there has been discussion with a realtor and a developer 15 regarding the triangular lot on Old Highway 8 and 29th Avenue N.E. The area is a total 58,000 square feet and there are three structures located on the lot at the present time. He stated there is a possibility of sub-dividing the lot into five lots. 18 Mornson reported the bids for the property at 3111 close tomorrow at 10:00 A.M. and 19 will be discussed at the next H.R.A. meeting. He reported that the paperwork had all 20 been submitted for the property on Coolidge Street and a new house will be started by 21 May 1995. 22 He stated it will not be necessary to have a work session on March 7, 1995. He reported 23 that the proposed community center will be on the March 14, 1995 agenda and the Sports 24 Boosters will be invited to discuss the proposed gym. 25 Jim Kozarek, President of the Sports Boosters, stated they support the addition of gym 26 space in the community center and are willing to negotiate the size and funding. He 27 stated the Sports Boosters are concerned with the cost, the size, and the availability of 28 storage space. Mr. Kozarek stated that the Sports Boosters will only be utilizing the gym 29 for five months of the year and that other organizations will also be using the gym. He 30 was concerned that other organizations should also be supplying a portion of the funding. 31 Mr. Kozarek indicated he will return to the March 14, 1995 council meeting with the 32 fiscal amount the Sports Boosters can afford for the gym and the specific size gym they 33 will require. Mornson reported the meeting with the Rice Creek Watershed District which was 35 scheduled for March 9, 1995 has been rescheduled for March 21, 1995 at 10:00 A.M. He