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I Projected Facility Users I The following Table 1 illustrates MASC's projected users and hours of use expected at the -I proposed facility: Table 1 I Winter Sprinq Summer . Fall Total % I Weeks Available 20 10 13 7 50 Maximum Prime Hours 5,360 2,680 3,484 1,742 13,266 Columbia Users 0 550 350 350 1,250 11% I Girls' Sports 1,600 0 0 0 1,600 15% Local Associations 2,880 0 0 312 3,192 .29% I Figure Skating 500 250 0 150 900 8% Open Skate 200 80 0 50 330 3% Short Track Speed 100 50 0 0 150 1% Park & Rec. 0 0 0 0 0 0% I MASC Tournaments 592 120 606 0 1,318 12% Camps 0 0 400 0 400 4% MASC Guarantees I Summer Season (1,100 hours) 0 0 filled 0 0 0% Indoor Soccer 0 480 0 0 480 4% Hockey - Seasonal 0 480 0 900 1,380 13% TOTAL 5,872 2,010 1,356 1,762 11,000 100% .- This schedule results in usage exceeding prime time available by 512 hours in the winter season and by 20 hours in the fall. I Columbia Arena. The Columbia Arena is owned and operated by Anoka County. It is I assumed that the County will convey the facility to MASC at a cost of the outstanding debt of $140,000. MASC would be required to operate the facility for the benefit of the current users. The usage of shared facility time outlined above relies on the Columbia Arena being open during the hockey season and usage during other months being converted to the shared I facility. In 1995, a total of 3,874 rental hours were reported including 1,290 prime time hours from the period of March 15 through October 15 and an additional 2,584 hours (2,261 prime) were sold during hockey season. No provision in the shared facility budget is made for I operating or capital expense of the Columbia Arena, therefore the reader must assume that Columbia's income will cover its costs of operating and repair. Reliance on diversion of existing Columbia usage for 12% of the proposed facility rentals suggests that business I arrangements concerning the Columbia Arena are of primary importance to the new facility, Over 1,000 hours of time at Columbia were used by hockey associations within Anoka County in 1995 making them the single largest category of users. High school hockey activities I consumed 605 hours is 1995. Arena sponsored activities such as open adults, open sessions and figure skating consume an additional 536 hours. The next largest category of usage is the Minnesota Showcase, using just under 500 hours in 1995. I Girls' Hockev. Area school districts have existing boys' varsity and junior varsity high school programs. There are currently 6 girls' varsity and 4 girls' junior varsity programs among the -I Blaine, Coon Rapids, Centennial, Columbia Heights, Forest Lake, Fridley, Mounds View, Irondale, Spring Lake Park, and SI. Anthony school districts. A poll of these school districts DRAFT REPORT 5/30/96 Page 3 I