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Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br /> AGENDA ITEM – 1D <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: September 21, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Joe Vaughan, Recreation Programmer <br /> Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Winter Recreations Programs <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources: <br />$20,000 <br />Estimated net cost TBD General Fund - Recreation <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br />City Council direction is requested regarding the City’s winter recreation programs. <br /> <br />Background <br />The City Council special work session on July 27, 2020 included a discussion of recreation <br />programming and challenges associated with COVID-19. The Council directed staff to evaluate <br />alternatives for winter recreation programs and place this information on a future work session <br />for Council consideration. Staff has organized winter recreational activities into the following <br />five categories. The Council may have questions or request additional information regarding <br />these programs. Final direction from the City Council is needed by the October 19 work session <br />if the Council wishes to publish the winter recreation guide during the last week in October. <br />1. OUTDOOR SKATING AND HOCKEY <br />The City provides outdoor skating rinks at the following four parks: Cummings (pleasure rink), <br />Freeway (pleasure and hockey), Hazelnut (pleasure and hockey) and Perry (pleasure and <br />hockey). All four facilities have warming houses, with the exception of Hazelnut Park which <br />uses a temporary rental structure. <br />The City typically hires about 10 to 12 seasonal warming house attendants to monitor rink <br />activities. The City also typically hires one ice skating instructor each year to provide two <br />skating classes consisting of five Saturdays and one three-day clinic, which are advertised in the