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St. Louis Park Joint City Council / School Board Meeting
St. Louis Park Schools Administrative Office
MINNESOTA May6, 2008
The meeting convened at 7:10 p m.
Council Members present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, Phil Finkelstein (arrived at 7:30) and
Paul Omodt
Council Members absent: Loran Paprocki, Paul Carver, and Sue Sanger
School Board Members present: Board Chair, Bruce Richardson,Jim Yarosh,Julie Sweitzer (arrived
at 8:00 p.m.), Larry Shapiro, Rolf Peterson, and Pam Rykken.
School Board Members absent: Nancy Gores
City Staff present: Tom Harmening, City Manager; Bridget Gothberg, Organizational
Development.
School District staff present: Dr. Debra Bowers, Superintendent
Meeting
The City Council and School Board discussed the demographic study.
The School Board dialogued on the following areas;
a. How a School Board operates and its main challenges.
b. How a City Council operates and its main challenges.
c. The strengths of the School District and The Cities.
d. In what areas could the City and School District improve and how each body could
help each other.
Next Meeting
The next Joint City Council and School Board meeting will be held in the Fall of 2008.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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