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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MAY 8, 2006 3 . B. Motion to Accept the Warming Honse Inventorv and Recommended Improvement Report Ms. Olson updated the Council on the warming houses and ice rink operations at Freeway Park, Hazelnut Park, and Valentine Park. She rccommended removing the warming house at Valentine Park and maintaining the rink without staffing into the JiIture lor the following reasons: I. Attendance was always slow at this site and continues to decline. 2. The building continued to flood every spring, causing maintcnance issues. 3. The amount of salary the City saved by closing the warming house at Valentine Park could be used to supplement the rental of mobile units at Hazelnut Park and Freeway Park. She also recommended the mobile units be utilized at Freeway Park and Hazelnut Park for the following reasons: l. The buildings were in need of major repairs. 2. The buildings were only utilized three months out of the year. 3. The buildings were not aesthetically pleasing. . She indicated at minimum staff recommended major repairs be done on the Freeway Park and Hazelnut Park buildings before the next season. Councilmcmber Pellegrin asked if the costs for the mobile units had been detcrmined. Ms. Olson responded there would be a one-time fee for the electrical relocation along with a $1,139.10 rcntal per season per mobile unit Councilmember Grant asked what maintenance had been done on the buildings in the past five years. Ms. Olson indicated she staffed the buildings and the Director of Opcrations and Maintenance was in charge of maintenance of the buildings. She stated that Department would go out and dctermine what needed to be done every season, but as far as she was aware, the buildings did not get looked at throughout the season because they werc us cd as storage. Councilmember Holden asked if they made repairs to thc cxisting buildings, how long would those repairs last Shc stated she was not sure one situation fit all and she would be in favor of a small portable unit at Valentines Park because of the flooding, but shc was not sure portable units should be at the othcr parks. She notcd according to the Building Official none of the buildings had structural issues or structural damage. Mayor Aplikowski stated it appeared Council wanted this brought back to Council at a future work session for discussion. .