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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10, <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />57, 1 M11 9 2 W, IPI M111 1001 <br />I <br />ITEM NO., Td <br />Departm�en�t Approval-, Man ger Reviewed Agen�da Section: <br />Wim <br />I <br />Item Description. Consider Resolution an�d 2008, Capital Budget Request for the Guidan�t Jahn <br />Rose Minn esota OVAL <br />Nugx9neimm <br />17 In 2006 the Guidan�t John Rose Min�n�esota OVAL received $,500,000 in the state bon�din�g bill., <br />18 The initial request was for $,960,000., while grateful for the inclusion in the bill, the need still <br />19 exists for the rem fining! (an�d addition l) capital projects., <br />20, <br />21 On Jung 11, 2007' the City Council approved a resolution for a request for $,695,000 in the <br />22 2008, bon�din�g bill (resolution attach�ed) for the rem fining projects from the 2006 request., This <br />23 in�cludes an in tion ry factor an takes into consideration t onstruction Cost Index., Sin�ce <br />24 the Jung 11 resolution was approved, the City has been research�in�g a geoth�erm l project at <br />25 the Roseville Skatin�g Center Arena., Based upon the State of Min�n�esota's 25x25 in�itiative an�d <br />26 overall interest in sustain ility the City Council requested staff to pursue including the <br />27 geoth�erm l project in the 2008, bon�din�g bill request., Staff has pursued this effort., <br />28 <br />29 In Novem er an�d Decem er 2007'th�e House an�d Sen to Capital Investment Com�m�ittees <br />30, an�d represen�tatives of the State Finance Departm n�t toured the facility an�d heard about the <br />31 proposed projects. , At those tours, there appeared to be interest in the geoth�erm l project., <br />32 <br />33 The geoth�erm l project was not part of the initial Jung 11, 2007'resolution�/request., After the <br />34 legislative tours several legislators suggested that this would be an appropriate inclusion in <br />35 the 2008, bill an�d that it would fit the State's en�viron�m n�tal stewardsh�ip direction�. It is <br />36 an�ticipated to cost approxim tel $1,131 ,000. Attach�ed is a proposed resolution supportin�g <br />37 the 2008, bon�din�g bill in�cludin�g the geoth rm l project., <br />38 <br />39 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />40, Staff recommends that the City pursue the Roseville Skatin�g Cen�ter/Guidan�t John Rose <br />41 Min�n�esota OVAL inclusion in the 2008, bon�din�g bill for an estim ted total request of <br />42 $1)8 )000., <br />43 <br />44 COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />45 Motion adoptin�g the attach�ed resolution supportin�g the request for state funds in the amount <br />46 of $,1,8,26,000 for capital im rovem�en�ts an�d renovations to the Guidan�t John Rose Min�n�esota <br />47 OVAL an�d the Geoth�erm l project in the Roseville Skating Center Arena., <br />48 <br />49 <br />