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• CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: June 15, 2000 <br />TO: Tom Moore, Parks and Recreation Director <br />FROM: Joe Lynch, City Administrator <br />ilat-__ <br />SUBJECT: Funding Solicitations for Day Camp <br />I would like to see you bring forward a recommendation to the City Council suggesting that the <br />City no longer participate in the funding solicitations for the Day Camp activities run through the <br />City of Shoreview. <br />While I firmly believe in coordinating and cooperating with neighboring communities in <br />providing services and programs that communities such as Arden Hills might not otherwise be <br />able to provide on their own, I do not believe it is appropriate for us to solicit donations for such <br />services and programs. Our involvement in programs such as this should be staff time and <br />coordination and cooperation with information distribution, rather than solicitation of funding. If <br />. need be, an approach can be made to the City Council that the City of Arden Hills consider <br />funding a portion through a pro -rated share of expenses based on the participation of Arden Hills <br />residents in the service or program. The solicitation of donations changes the nature of the <br />relationship between our staff professionals and the community, and our professional staff with <br />other communities. <br />Please make a recommendation through me to the City Council that the City of Arden Hills not <br />participate in this program, beginning in the calendar year 2001. <br />cc: Terry Post, City Treasurer <br />Michelle Olson, Recreation Program Supervisor <br />0 <br />