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I April 28, 1980 To: Dennis S. zylla, City Manager From: Maurice H. Ander:::;.6~~'tor Park and Recreation Re: Highview Maintenance/Joint Powers Agreement I have received the attached memo from the Mounds View Community Education Department and have the following observations. Paragraph two appears to say that if the City does not assist in maintenance of the site, non-school use of the facility would be reduced or eliminated. I paragraph three implies that the concept of multi-use of school facilities is unique to this site and resulted in significant additions to the project. I would contend that most school facilities are, and all should be, built for extensive community use. In reference to the Outside Facilities Maintenance Standards, there is a tremendous redUction shown if the City choses not to participate in maintaining the site. I can understand why the District would chose not to perform tasks such as lining fields with their maintenance crews if the City doesn't be- come involved. The District is not requesting mowing assistance from the City, yet proposes to cut in half the mowing effort under the modified standard. This appears to be a punitive action. I The City and the District have jointly used facilities for years and I still believe that the City can participate in some of the maintenance at Highview. It may be totally ir- relevant but during the preparation of this memo I have had two requests from Highview for facility use at Hansen, and more significantly, both requests have been coupled with re- quests for maintenance we would not normally provide. One example is installation of a pitchers rubber for baseball. We typically respond to such requests, which is why the puni- tive nature of the memo from the Community Education Depart- ment disturbs me.