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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 25, 1995 Page 5 1 and sports programs. She indicated the day care here has a wonderful staff. In order to 2 keep this program going, the program has to allow people in from outside the community. 3 She felt people from the other communities bring in diversity and create a good 4 foundation to grow on. She stated she would like the City Council to find a way the City 5 can support the extra room in the Community Center. She suggested adding a line item 6 in the budget for the extra room. She stated supporting families and young people is 7 supporting the future. 8 Ms. Jan Stark, 2838 Brighton Avenue N.E., stated she was glad extended care was 9 staying at the Community Center but would also like the day care to stay. She indicated 10 it would be difficult to separate brothers and sisters. She stated it would help the 11 extended care because children would be moving up from the day care to the extended 12 care. She commented she knows all the staff and feels comfortable here. 13 Wagner expressed his concern as the day care program required other funds besides the 14 funds for the space and the School Board is having difficulty funding the program. 15 Kathy Knapp, Community Services Director indicated in the past day care has lost 6 money. She reported there are currently 28 children enrolled and they are breaking even. The program has previously been subsidized by Community Services and the School 18 Board. 19 Ranallo reported Community Services receives funds from the state to run their 20 programs. The City has nothing to do with Community Services as such. 21 Ms. Lorie Ludwig, 4028 Fordham Drive N.E., indicated she moved into St. Anthony the 22 day her son was born. Her son first attended day care and is now enrolled in the extended 23 care program. She indicated she also has a younger daughter and does not want to be 24 forced to take her children to two separate locations. She reported her son has received 25 excellent care and education with a nice balance. She expressed her distress at having to 26 uproot her children from this center. She felt if the day care was closed it could turn into 27 a self perpetuating cycle with less and less people coming for extended care. This needs 28 to be addressed over the long term and not the short term. She stated this is something 29 the community really needs. 30 Ms. Valerie Griep, 3305 Townview Avenue, reported the two reasons she moved to St. 31 Anthony from Burnsville were the school district and child care facilities and program. 32 She felt this program was an integral part of the community. 33 Mr. Jim McNulty, 2921 33rd Avenue N.E., stated he felt the plan for this Community Center was well laid out. He felt it important to know what amount of facilities would be OP5 required in the future. He would like to see the people of St. Anthony served first.