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My recommendation is that we should not fund the YMCA programs either in our parks or at Anoka County Heritage Lab as we could make better use of the $1500. 1. Parks & Recreation should not continue to fund the YMCA programs in Laurie LaMotte Memoriad Park simply because it is not well attended. The YMCA has acknowledged the lack of participation in their request that we use those funds for the Heritage Center Day Camp program. 2. We should not subsidize the Heritage Center Day Camp program because it does not benefit Centerville residents directly. This is a regional YMCA camp serving YMCA locations across and even beyond Anoka County. 3. It has been suggested that we use the $1 S00 to undenvrite Centerville children. That would be a better use, but I think we can find better uses for the funds. On what basis would we underrvrite or subsidize some residenZs but not others? I don't know how we do that. Also I am not sure that it is appropriate that we subsidize YMCA programs. The YMCA is a good civic organization, but underwriting or subsidizing any outside organization is not a good use of tax dollars. 4. Supporting Wargo day camps has also been proposed. This is a better use of funds as Wargo is part of Anoka County parks. We are Anoka County residents and it would be easier to direct those dollars to funding Centerville children. While I think this is a better use of funds, we should keep Centerville tax dollars in Centerville. My recommendation is that we hold the $1 SDO and ask Council to re-allocate those funds to other park activities. • • 43