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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.b. Indoor Ice Opportunity EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Special Work Session: March 15, 2017 AGENDA ITEM: Indoor Ice Opportunity AGENDA SECTION: Updates PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director AGENDA NO. 2.b. ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: LJM RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only. ISSUE Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department staff were recently contacted by staff from the City of Inver Grove Heights about an opportunity for RAHA to secure additional ice at the Inver Grove Heights Community Center (IGHCC). Both rinks at the IGHCC are in need of major floor repairs. The east rink’s repairs are needed immediately and the repairs for the west are expected to be required in the next year or two. The staff at Inver Grove Heights are asking if the City of Rosemount and RAHA are interested in helping with the cost of the repairs on the west rink in return for more ice time than RAHA currently uses at the IGHCC. The expected cost of the floor repairs on the west rink are approximately $935,000. During the time period of November 1, 2016 – February 28, 2017, RAHA used approximately 190 hours of ice at the IGHCC. Staff at Inver Grove Heights have indicated that they would be able to offer a total of 525 hours at the west rink if the City of Rosemount and RAHA chose to partner with them on the repairs to the west rink. The hours being offered would include both weeknight and weekend hours. To maximize the amount of ice RAHA would have available to them it was suggested that the ice resurfacing be performed in ten minutes versus fifteen minutes. The shorter resurfacing would allow for more rentable ice. This would require a second zamboni be purchased for the west rink ($140,000 for a new Zamboni). Should the City and or RAHA choose to partner on the improvements, RAHA would still need to pay an hourly fee for the use of the ice. The details of this topic are still being discussed and will be shared with the City Council at the work session. Staff would like for the City Council to discuss this topic and provide staff with direction on this opportunity.