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A White Bear Lake Area Public Schools <br />624 Independent School District 624 <br />Community Services and Recreation <br />---- T— -- -- Community Services and Recreation <br />4855 61oorn Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 <br />Tel: 651407-7501 Fax 551.407-7502 <br />October 29, 2015 <br />Dear Mayor Weidt, <br />The population of the White Bear Lake Area 'School District is 61,182. Of this population more than <br />10,000 people are 60 years of age or older. This group accounts for 16% of the overall population and <br />the numbers are increasing each year. <br />Sixty-five members that represent a crass section of the community came together on August 20, 2015 <br />to begin identifying gaps, opportunities or infrastructure improvements needed for our aging adult <br />population. At this meeting, District staff and members of the Community Services Advisory Council <br />described plans to launch a comprehensive community survey that would include 1200 residents <br />across District boundaries. <br />Once this information is received the community stakeholders can then start to design and implement <br />systems that fulfill the needs, opportunities and gaps discovered from the survey, These results would <br />be shared with you and will help inform your comprehensive planning in the near and long-term future, <br />Morris Leatherman Company (http:/Imorris-leatherman.00m/) has agreed to conduct the survey. Please <br />see addendum for more information regarding the survey design process. <br />The cost of the survey is $42,000. The costs include the staff time to design the survey and make the <br />telephone calls conducting the survey. We are looking for other stakeholders to share in the cost of the <br />survey. We are asking that you would contribute an amount somewhere between $2000 and $4,000. <br />The YMCA has already agreed to support this with a monetary donation of $1,000. We are hoping that <br />you will consider contributing to this worthy endeavor. <br />Regards, <br />Shane Hoefer <br />Community Services Advisory Council, Chair <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Hugo City Council Members <br />Hugo City Manager <br />Kristine Wehrkamp <br />Director of Community Services & Recreation <br />City of <br />ugo <br />