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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECIITIVE SIIMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE; AUGUST 16, 1994
AGENDA ITEM: HIGH SCHOOL SITE SELECTION TASK AGENDA SECTION:
FORCE NEW BUSINESS
PREPARED BY: THOMAS D. BURT AGENDA N���� �
CITY ADMINISTRATOR � �
ATTACHMENTS: LETTER APPROVED BY:
The attached letter from Dr. Haro, Superintendent of School District 196,
requests that the City Council consider appointing one of its members to
the task force ,which will be charged with selecting a new site for a fourth
high sehool. Dr. Haro's letter states that the task force will meet three
or four times in late August, September and October. Please consider
volunteering to serve on this committee.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION TO APPOINT TO
SERVE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE SELECTION TASK FORCE.
ACTION TAREN:
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196
14445 DIAMOND PATH WEST ■ JOHN T. HARO
ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA 55068-4199 SUPERINTfNDENT
(6�2) 423�749 August 9, 1994
FAX (612) 423-7633 �..w�`����'�Q ' .
Tom Burt AU� 1 2199�
Rosemount City Administrator
2875 145th St. W. t',rFTY vt' nvuLmOUNT
Rosemount, MN 55068
Dear Tom,
I'm writing to ask for your assistance in helping the district make the very
important decision of where to locate our fourth high school. We are setting up a
task force to review site options and the impact of those options on attendance
boundaries, and we would like a Citv of Rosemount Council Member or staff inember
to serve on the task force.
Some background information may help you select an appropriate
representative.
Since December 1993 when the Board of Education approved the bond proposal
that included a fourth high school, we have been gathering information on potential
sites. We have analyzed projected demographic trends, explored the impact of
different locations on school boundaries and made initial contacts with the owners of
sites. So far we have identified several sites that we believe would be viable.
However, because the school's location will have a major impact on our communities
(through changes in school boundaries, land use, infrastructure and other factors),
we need input from a representative group of residents, community officials and
staff before making a final decision.
Therefore, we are establishing a High School Site Selection Task Force of 40-50
members, including parents, staff, students, city representatives and Board of
Education members. The task force will be charged with:
• Establishing criteria for selection of a site;
• Investigating all site options;
� Recommending several sites to the Board of Education, and
• Reviewing the potential impact of the site options on new attendance area
bcun�ar�es for *.Y�.e fowr ru�h s�hco?s.
The task force will meet three or four times in late August and September, and
report to the board in October. We believe it is important that the City of Rosemount
have an official representative on this group. We would appreciate receiving the
name, address and telephone number of your representative no later than August 17.
Thank you very much for your assistance. Please call if you have any
questions.
' ce e
ohn T. Haro
Superintendent
i9G SERVING APPLE VALLEY, BURNSVILLE, COATES, EAGAN, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS,
LAKEVILLE, ROSEMOUNT, AND EMPIRE AND VERMILUON TOWNSHIPS