HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Expansion of Family Resource CenterE X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
City Council Work Session Meeting: March 9, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Expansion of the Family Resource
Center
AGENDA SECTION:
Update
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation
Director AGENDA NO. 3.a.
ATTACHMENTS: Possible Expansion Concept Plan APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, update only.
ISSUE
Staff recently met with representatives from 360 Communities to discuss the possibility of expanding the
Family Resource Center. The facility is currently about 1,500 square feet and is being used at its full capacity.
Included in the executive summary is a concept plan provided by 360 Communities to expand the Center.
The proposed concept plan 4,680 square feet. Staff expects that any addition to the building would be added
to the south of the existing facility.
BACKGROUND
In the summer of 1997, the City of Rosemount received a Youth Initiative Grant from the Minnesota
Department of Children, Families and Learning in the amount of $214,900. This grant, along with other
smaller grants and donations, allowed the construction of the Family Resource Center.
In December of 1998, 360 Communities and the City of Rosemount agreed to have 360 Communities lease
the facility. 360 Communities would then provide their services and also share space and encourage other
service providers to use the facility. The lease states that the facility will be used for serving children and
families in the community through services such as crisis intervention, providing food, clothing, housing
assistance, parenting support, academic support through mentorship, child care assistance, violence
prevention outreach and recreation. The Center officially opened in February of 1999. A new 10 year lease
was agreed to in November of 2008.
SUMMARY
This item is on the agenda as an update and staff is not currently requesting any action from the City
Council.
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