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. Date: To: From: Subject: May 1, 2002 Dr. John Thein Facilities Advisory Committee - Randy Vanseth, Chairperson Summary of Committee Activities and Recommendations The Facility Planning Advisory Committee has met seven times, from November 29, 2001 through April 22, 2002. We have toured several buildings and observed firsthand the current status of school district facilities. We have reviewed very detailed information from Mr. Len Copt, Assistant Director of District Operations regarding the need for facility repairs and upgrades. The committee discussed the possibility of cooperatively working with the City of Roseville in a Joint swimming pool venture. We also heard from Mr. John Maas, consultant with the Springsted Company, who provided information related to tax implications, if a bonding referendum or an alternative facility bonding option were to occur. Throughout its discussions committee members consistently mentioned the district's need to provide quality programs in a safe and nurturing environment. The committee also expressed a strong desire to accurately communicate its findings of need to the citizens of our district. . Members of the Facility Advisory Committee would like to thank the Board and the Superintendent for the opportunity to study district needs and to be heard in this forum. We have seen many areas that have long over-due maintenance needs and now we want to tell our story. We believe our work is only half done and, once the Board authorizes the bonding authority, we hope you will ask us to participate in the "meaningful, interactive communication among schools, families and the community." Our discussions were guided by the District's Purpose: Quality teaching and learning for all; its Vision: Provide a nurturing and challenging environment for students and staff and to engage in meaningfUl, interactive communication among schools, families and the community; and its Values: Respect for self and others, Compassion, Responsibility, Honesty/Integrity, Commitment, Valuing Families, and Sense of Community. We have attached descriptions of the identified facility needs and related costs, including how the improvements could be funded, i.e. alternative facilities bonding or facilities levy referendum. There is also information related to tax implications for our constituents. . Members of the committee unanimously recommend the Board move forward with both funding mechanisms available to it, that is, Alternative Facility Bonding and a Facilities Levy Referendum, in order to raise the money necessary to properly maintain all its facilities, to improve its technology needs, to construct a pool at RAMS for community and student use, and an auto shop at RAHS. The amounts recommended are as follows: