03-30-1981JOINT MEETING
RICHFIELD SCHOOL BOARD/RICHFIELD CITY COUNCIL
March 30';`"1981
The Richfield School Board of Education and the Richfield City Council met in
a special joint meeting on Monday, March 30, 1981 at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Bunce, Collins, Hassenstab, Ludeman, Mayor Priebe
School Board Members Carlson, Hamilton, Lindgren, Myrvold,
Westlund, Stern
The meeting commenced at 7:40 p.m.
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1. Establishment of C~:ty-School Committee, to Explore Future Alternative Uses of
School Facilities. Discussion was held regarding the school's plan for future closings
and uses. Supt. Larson distributed copies of a long Rnage Facilities Planning
Commission report and summarized the options presented in that report. Councilmember
Hassenstab suggested, and the rest of elected officials concurred, that the mayor,
school board chairman, city manager and the school superintendent appoint this
committee.
2. Board Member Lindgren described the school district's Citizen Awareness of
Richfield Education (CARE) efforts. He described a plan to form a committee which
would seek to generate information and interest, especially in those homes that do
not have children in the schools. He stated that the primary responsibility of the
committee would be to get those people involved. No formal action was taken.
3. Discussion of School District Play Equipment in City Park Areas. It was agreed
that the two staffs would continue recent efforts to coordinate placement of equipment
in areas used jointly by the schools and for city recreational programming.
4. Review of School-City Cooperation. Tt was agreed that the committee discussed in
Item ~~l was significant to continued cooperation; that joint meetings such as this
one can continue to enhance past cooperation.
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5. The school board expressed concern of possible discipline problems with students
using city facilities. The city manager stated that there were no ongoing, nonresolva
issues, and that the district staff had always been very cooperative in addressing any
significant disciplinary problems that arise.
6. Project Charlie. The council and school board each described their support and
involvement in Project Charlie and Project Charlie III programs.
7. Community Resource Pool. Supt. Larson described the Community Resource Pool,
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a multicommunity effort to bring volunteers into the schools to share their
expertise. This is a program in which the district will begin participation during
the 1981-82 year.
8. Councilmember Ludeman raised the question of what the community's role is
going to be in the sheltering of battered children and adults. It was agrEed that
this issue impacted on both the schools and the city's Public Safety Department. ~
The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
Date Approved; April 13, 1981
J ce .Wilde Acting City Clerk
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Karl Nollenberger City Manager