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Go�s Feedback <br /> Subject: Goals Feedback <br /> � D�te: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:13:39 -0500 <br /> From: "LeBlanc, Wayne J" <Wayne.LeBlanc@iJNISYS. com> <br /> To: "'doug_Vt��orter@deluxe. com"' <daug W�orter@deluxe. com>, <br /> "'Karla@raydevine.com'" <Karla@�aydevine.com>, <br /> "'tpplus5@AOL.com"' <tpplus5@AOL.com>, <br /> "LeBlanq Wayne J" <Wayne.LeBlanc@iTrTISYS.com>, <br /> "'jlien@centervillemn. com"' <jlien@centervillemn. com>, <br /> "Brian Walter"' <brian walter@cnt.com>, Terry Sweeney <terry.sweeney@isd.net> <br /> Perhaps I am at a disadvantaqe. <br /> I have been to all the goal setting workshops and watched many of the <br /> Council meetings on TV, and, for whatever reason, I feel the goals document <br /> looks like a reasonable place to start. I saw it develop and am mostly <br /> comfortabZe with it. <br /> Please consider these observations. (I'm sorry they are so long, but I <br /> wasn't sure how else to address the concerns.) <br /> I decided to call Mayor Swedberg to get some clarifications. He said his <br /> purpose in January, February, and March was to gather inpnt from staff and <br /> the committees. He held workshops and attended comanittee meetings to gather <br /> input. He assembled everything he heard and tried to put it in one document. <br /> Now he wants feedback from everyone on this document includinq the public. <br /> (I think it would be less efficient if every committee tried to sponsor a ' <br /> public hearing on topics in their separate domain as suggested in Brian's I <br /> letter. I think it is better to have all the goals of the city in one place I <br /> for public comment.) None of it is set in concrete. He said he is still in i <br /> information gathering mode. If you look at the April 3 Quad, page 9, the i <br /> last sentence, he said, "I realize what finally comes out could be � <br /> completely different." He also told nee that his job is to find the money, it <br /> the Park and Rec's job to decide what to do and how to do it. I <br /> I <br /> I hope Park and Rec is open to suggestions and I think that is all he is � <br /> saying right now - his goals are open for comment. I <br /> Let's look at the goals individually and compare them with our current � <br /> wishes. <br /> We want money for a skate park and electricity. In the first paragraph of <br /> goal 2, he says it's a done deal - money is there already. His document is <br /> really trying to look beyond that. <br /> Next, in item 1, he is offerinq new money for Recreation Programs. We have <br /> been exceedingly lucky to get the YMCA and Wargo to sponsor programs at our <br /> parks this year. Most communities would have to develop this from scratch <br /> and Tim's rough fiqure of $75,000 might not be out of line. I have never <br /> seen this kind of support from anyone on any previous Council for Park and <br /> Rec activities. Wouldn't you consider it lucky that the Mayor is willing to <br /> offer such support? We only learned yesterday of the possible Wargo programs <br /> in Centerville. How could Tim know all these details? He said he's not <br /> interested in working out the details, that's what he wants Park and Rec to <br /> do. <br /> Next he mentions swimming. I personally think this is a great idea. I don't <br /> know if we can pull it off this year or ever, but, it strikes me ironic that <br /> Centerville, the city of lakes, has no access to a�y of the lakes. When I <br /> grew up in Little Falls, MN, kids in the city had free bus transportation to <br /> the "city" swimming beach which was actually a bit outside of town. The city <br /> of Little Falls feZt it was important that children learned how to swim. One <br /> 1 of 3 4/6/Ol 10:22 AM <br />