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January. 25, 1983 'L'o: James W. r'ornell, City Manager 1~'roul: M~iurice li. 1~ndersy~c';~~irector of Parks and .Recreation t2e i `1.983 Summer Progranuning `1'he I>ark Board had recommended and the Council concurred :i:n a}proving the develo}xnent of a cooperative summer school pz-ogram for New 13rig}lton residents. `this concept was pro= posed by the Mounds View Community .Education Department anti details were to be worked out by the staff of the aiLected agencies. The program as envisioned included the following elements: l) Provision of .facilities and basic educational. classes by school district (paid by summer school t:ax levy) Z) Recreation/I~;nrictuuent classes offered by the Park and Recreation Departments (fee supported) 3) }"'rovision of. transportation by School.Distri~t ~,; 4) ;Joint publicity by cities and School District 5) Joint registration by cities and School District L3enefits of the program: 1) Deduced fees (500 on average) to participants in recreation classes because of_ lower instructor 1'dteS 2) Sli.glltly reduced promotional and administration co_> is . . 3) MOre appro}riate distinction of municipal and district pro~~ram responsibilities 'L'his,..program was presented to a group of Mounds View tcacliers last week. The teachers were strongly opposed to the program stating that fees charged by the district are leq:itimate and that teachers are best qualified to ins>tY-uri. these clrisses. The group advised the Conununity 1.?c1UC~ll-.l.on Di rector tlla~ their union would oppose formation • of this program. As a result, the Community )Jducation Department has .abandoned the effort, at least for 1983. Our de}?artment is offering ail alternative to the district's summer program. We will only offer recreational classes • stated with c}ualified instructors and coordinated in suctl ~; a way that residents could send their children to the edu- cational classes offered ~by the district and to our recrea- , ti.onal classes .