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. . . Warming House Status Memo May 3, 2006 Page 2 of6 warming houses at Freeway, Hazelnut, and Va1cntine Parks have maintenance issues that should be addressed. Staff has listed each site and the options for the future. Freewav and Hazelnut Parks Attendance: . Freeway Park: Attendance at Frceway Park is strong. The 2005/2006 season was very mild and affectcd thc days opcn and quality of ice. Despite those challenges, Frecway rcmains a popular rink. The attendance was down from 1,133 last year to 616 this year. The attendance summary is attached lor your inlomlation. (Attaehmcnt 7B-2) ln addition, the City rents the rink out to Bethel University after hours for their intramural broomball program. Those hroomball participants are not included in the attendance count. . Hazelnut Park: Attendance at Hazelnut Park continues to bc strong. Attendance was down from 1,148 last year to 7J 6 this year. As with Frceway Park, thc 2005/2006 season was very mild and affected the days open and quality of ice. Building Condition: These buildings arc utilized for approximately three months out of thc year. Thcy arc closed and used for storage the rest of the year. This has contributed to pest infestation and damagcs relatcd to that. Thc buildings are also not aesthetically pleasing. Photos depicting the conditions of thc warming houses are attached. (Attachment 7B-3) The PTRC has put off recommendation of replacement of these buildings for numerous reasons but in particular, because they are only utilized three months out of the year. It was dctermined in past discussions at various PTRC meetings that Hazelnut and Frccway Park would not be good candidates for combination wamling house/picnic structures (similar to Cummings Park) because the current wanning houses are not in locations where picnicking would occur. ln these discussions, the PTRC voiced concerns about investing large amounts of money on structures that arc only utilized three months out ofthc year. The PTRC wanted to look at all possible options. Below arc options for Hazelnut and Freeway parks: (1) OPTION A: Repair existing buildings. A building inspection report is ineluded with this memo. (Attachment 7B-4) The recommended repairs for Freeway are estimated at $1,691 plus labor (highest option). The recommended repairs for Hazelnut are estimated at $1,103 plus lahol- (highest option). For a specific breakdown of estimated repairs/supplies, please see the attached repair cstimate from Jim Perron, Operations and Maintenance Superintendent. (Attachment 7B-5) (2) OPTION B: Tear clown existing buildings and bring in mobile units each winter. The size of the mohile unit is 8 n x 40 ft.