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TO: Mayor, City Council, & City Administrator -
FROM: Dean Johnson, Director of Community Developmettt
DATE: April 2'7, 1990
SUBJ: Planning Internship
Attached is a letter from the University of Minnesota, regarding a planning int�tn program
at the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). This is the first prdgratin,
structuted quit� like this, that I have been aware of that the University offered. I have
contemplated interoships over the yeats, but hav� hesitated for a v�tiety nf i�b�sons,
inclnding th� �bsettce of structure and ct�mtnittrt�nt by the institutio� it5�1[.
I received this notice from St�ve Jilk, as t was 5tructuting an out}in� �'or th� 5�op� bf
services on th� update of the Comprehensive C3uide Plan. I vv�s immediately inttigUed by
the potential economies a�► internship may pr6vide the City; ��t both tit�i� �nd ct�i�3111ting
fees �n the guide plan update. As a former graduate intern, t kt�ow the sigitificattee af the
learning experience the City could offer to a student. In addition to a pritnaty involvement
in the update of the guide pl�n, an intern would be expo��d to a liter�l hotbed of pianttiing
issues.
I have spoken with Fred �-Ioisington about the value of a� intern in connection with a
potential contract for consuiting servic�s. He w�s in agreernent with me thai ther� would
be more than a dollar for dollar value in a coordinating po�ition like this. He tvas also in
agreement that an intern dedicated to a project like this wnuld 9ssure keeping the contract
on a timely schedule. This is t�f interest ta both the City and �an&ultant.
This particular intern progratn has other finaricial incentiveS. CU1tA vt+i1l �1��+ t�tf-t�irds
of the salary ta the intern. The City's contribution for the entire Scht�t�l ���tt i� about
�3000.00 or �boi�t $i00.00 a we�k for a half time positiot�: This is a�t oiit�t��c�ing t+�1�i+� to
the City. We hav� �iudgeted $5000.00 for "Othet� Ptofe�s�o�ial Services": Th�� �t+�� �lt�t�+Ct����d �
ta be the start-up fund for the guide pla�, This is f�r less than ahat we antiCip9t� th� Cost
of the guide plan will be; however, we may have funds available in the "Cc3t�tract
Inspecti4ns" category ($16,000), provided we don't have an unusual sputt t1f developfneitt.
I don't mean to mince the budget issues of an internship with that of the upd�te of' t6p
guide plan; but, the two go hand in hand. I am requesting authorization of the Couacil, to
proceed with a request to the University, to participate in the graduate intern progr�m. I
will be at the meeting to answer any questions you may have.