Item 7A, Ice Rink Review and Warming House Moving

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Page 3 of 5 Attendance - Freeway Park was our top attended rink this season. Attendance increased from 857 users in 2006/2007 to 1,414 in 2007/2008. The building was open 57 days (334.5 hours) versus 37 in 2006/2007. The average daily use was 24.8. This is slightly up from the 2006/2007 season when it was 23.16. Further maintenance or issues to be addressed before 2008/2009 Season - Access to the building from the parking lot continues to be a safety hazard. This has always been a chaIIenge for this site. It is a priority for staff to set this up before the season begins in order to keep the flooding process from limiting access to the warming house. Staff met out at the site and has a plan for next season and beyond to ensure that the City provides a safe path from the parking lot to the building. In addition, on our last day of the season, the electricity for this site had technical issues. The Public Works Department is hoping to fix this internally. If not, an electrician will need to be called to take a look at it. Perry Park Building Condition: The roof at Perry Park was replaced in 2006 and the building is in very good shape. Attendance - Attendance increased from 573 in 2006/2007 to 884 in 2007/2008. The building was open 50 days (283 hours) versus 30 days in 2006/2007. The average daily use was 17.68. This is down from 2006/2007 when it was at 19.1. Further maintenance needed before 2007/2008: None known at this time. Assessments - This site does have access issues due to the location ofthe building and the road. Currently, skaters must cross the road in order to get to the ice rink. If this site continues as an ice rink, the City Council may at some point want to consider relocating the road to the other side of the building. This would allow for a pleasure rink and would provide safe access to the rink and to the warming house. No estimate on cost has been done for this potential project. The City does place stop signs at this crossing location as an added safety measure. Valentine Park Attendance - The attendance at this rink increased from 244 in 2006/2007 to 259 in 2007/2008. The building was open 49 days versus 37 days in 2006/2007. The average daily use was 5.28. This is down from an average daily use of 6.59 from 2006/2007. Park Condition - The main reason that the City Council moved the permanent structure at Valentine Park to Freeway Park was due to the annual flooding that occurs. The City Council asked staff to evaluate the cost of fixing the drainage issue at that park. Kris Giga, Civil Engineer prepared a preliminary estimate of $220,000 on May 3, 2006. \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhiIIs\PR&PW\Parks\Memos\Council Memos\warming house Review 08.DOC