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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192 AND THE FARMINGTON CITY COUNCIL
HELD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16,2007 AT 6:30 AM AT THE CITY CENTRAL
MAINTENANCE FACILITY, 19650 MUNICIPAL DRIVE, FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA
A Special Workshop of the Board of Education of Independent School District
#192 and the Farmington City Council was held on Friday, February 16, 2007
at 6:30 a.m. at the City Central Maintenance Facility, 19650 Municipal Drive,
Farmington, Minnesota.
Chair McKnight and Mayor Soderberg called the meeting to order at 6:30 a.m.
Members present were: Manthey, McKnight, Weyandt Donnelly, Heman and
Superintendent Meeks. Also present were City Council Members D.
McKnight, Pritzlaff, Fogarty, Wilson, Mayor Soderberg and City Administrator
Herlofsky. Absent: School Board Member John Kampf. Other staff and
community members were also present.
The City Council Members and School Board Members engaged in a discussion
about the Sports and Wellness Center. Mr. Jon Summer, Farmington High
School Athletic Director, reviewed the Powerpoint presentation from Monday's
School Board Meeting. Council Member Pritzlaff expressed his concerns about
wanting to discuss options for building offsite. Member Weyandt explained that
then~ is a substantial cost savings with staying onsite and also there are major
issues with parking now at the current ice arena, and it would be even more
difficult if we added another sheet of ice. He also stated that there have been
issues in the past with being site specific and the school board did not want
there to be any question on where the sports and wellness center would be
located. Mr. Troy Miller, DLR Group, spoke regarding the construction costs
associated with this facility and facilities similar to this. He explained the costs
savings associated with keeping this facility on site with the new high school.
Council Member Wilson expressed his concerns with the term collaboration and
the costs associated with conducting a referendum. Mr. Bill Patterson,
Community Education Director, spoke about the current facility use and the
need for additional spaces. We currently have 80 user groups using our
facilities and we cannot accommodate all the requests.
The School Board and Council Members expressed an interest to continue the
discussion and administration was directed to find a date and time for the
Council and Board to meet again in March.
Motion by McKnight, seconded by Weyandt, to adjourn the meeting at 8:02
a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry Donnelly, Clerk
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Call to Order
Roll Call
Sports and
Wellness Center
Adjournment