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2012-10-29 CC Minutes Joint1bcrtvijjc Small Town UvIng. ffig My Ufa. St. Michael- I�IM w�"ail i St. Michael -Albertville School Board • City of Albertville City of St. Michael October 29, 2012 Joint Meeting Minutes Joint Meeting The St. Michael -Albertville School board met in joint session with officials from the City of Albertville and City of St. Michael on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Michael -Albertville -Middle School West. 1. Call to Order— Doug Birk Review Agenda School Board Chair, Doug Birk, requested the addition of item 7a. Review of St. Michael -Albertville School District Strategic Plan 3. Introductions Present: Doug Birk, Chair, School Board Jeanne Holland, School Board Jeff Lindquist, School Board Drew Scherber, School Board Carol Steffens, School Board Gayle Weber, School Board Jim Behle, Superintendent Absent: None Present: Jillian Hendrickson, Council Larry Sorenson, Council Dan Wagner, Council John Vetsch, Council Bob Thistle, Interim City Administrator Adam Nafstad, City Engineer Absent: Mark Meehan. M Present: Joe Marx, Councilor Nadine Schoen, Councilor Chris Schumm, Councilor Steve Bot, City Administrator/Engineer Marc Weigle, Community Development Dir. Jerry Zachman, Mayor Absent: Kevin Kasel, Councilor 4. C.S.A.H. 119 Trail and Overlay Project — City of St. Michael After previously getting turned down for a Safe Routes to School grant, the City of St. Michael was successful in securing a DNR grant to build the "gap" section of trail from the Jamison Avenue Trail to the Gutzwiller Park Trail System which connects to the rest of the City trail system, including a variety of School buildings. The off road trail connection from the New High School/Fieldstone to the STME and Community Ed buildings is the most notable. This is planned to happen in 2013 along with the County overlay project on CR 119. The City of Albertville will apply for a grant through the Safe Routes to School for updates to the County Road 18 trail west of 19. There is a quarter mile of missing trail to the east of Jensen which leads to the school trail network. They will be working with the City of St. Michael and the school district during the application process to get letters of support. October 29, 2012 — Joint Meeting Minutes — Page 2 5. West Water Tower Update — City of St. Michael The west water tower will remain blank (with no logo) as it has been for the past 21 years. There was discussion about painting it in a similar way to the water tower by Big Woods, but the Joint Water Board didn't reach a consensus that it reflected the water district, which also includes the City of Hanover. School Board Member Weber brought a copy of past school board minutes which reflected the understanding that the sale of the land for the East water tower included the recognition of the school district on the East water tower at no cost to the district as terms of the agreement with the Joint Water Board and that the East water tower will continue to have the STMA logo painted on it into the future. Superintendent Behle agreed to send a letter to the Joint Water Board referring to the agreement. 6. FYCC Update — City of St. Michael Superintendent Behle gave an update on FYCC. FYCC is substantially funded to provide activities and services to children and families in St. Michael and Albertville. The federal and county funds have decreased significantly. The two cities fund FYCC to coordinate field scheduling and support city sponsored activities. FYCC programs provided include summer programs, moms and muffins, dads and donuts and afterschool programs. The budget this year was much better balanced. A half-time hourly position has been added to support Sandy Greninger when she cannot be in two places at one time. Dr. Behle is working with a committee to create a formal contract for Sandy which would outline salary and benefits. In addition, Dr. Behle and the cities are working with a committee to draft a relationship agreement regarding field utilization. Schools, youth groups, adult groups and non-affiliated groups request time on the fields in the community. 7. C.S.A.H 18 Improvements - City of Albertville Improvements to C.S.A.H 18 have been identified in the Wright County Transportation Plan from County Road 19 to Naber. Part of the improvements could also include a correction to the intersection of Maclver and Barthel. The county will replace the strips on the pavement, a turn lane and by-pass lane may be added in front of Middle School West. The details are not final; the city will have to pay a contribution. The 1-94 project is on track overall to open November 191h before Black Friday. The project will give 1-94 west bound traffic direct access to CR 19. 7a. Review of St. Michael -Albertville School District Strategic Plan School Board Chair, Doug Birk, said the school district adopted the plan last year after a long collaborative process with local partners as well as a cross-section of the community. The Strategic Plan is a four year plan and is a tool that will be utilized by the district to hold the school board and district accountable to its stakeholders. The mission statement remains unchanged. The vision has changed. The board elected to make the vision specific to better reflect their overall goal. 8. Other Updates School Board Chair, Birk discussed the inadequacy of state school funding which forces districts to rely on voter approved referendum levies and offer the very basic educational opportunities for all of our students. Birk recommended continued public education and encouraged elected officials to contact local legislators and ask them to make funding for education more equitable. Joint Legislative Forum Immediately following the joint meeting, the cities and school district hosted a Joint Legislative Forum 9. Adjourn at 6:49 p.m.