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<br />City Council Study Session - 08/16/04 <br />Minutes - Page 19 <br /> <br />approved. <br /> <br />City Manager Beets reviewed his rationale for users of the <br />HANC related to expenses incurred; his recommendations for <br />increasing the budget to provide additional part-time employees <br />to continue programs at the HANC; but strongly encouraged <br />development of a business plan for implementation to providing <br />management through use of additional part-time Naturalists and <br />additional volunteer staffing, as well as special programming and <br />event planning. <br /> <br />City Manager Beets expanded on his recommendation regarding <br />elimination of the Aggressive skate park, reviewing "per unit" <br />participation revenues versus costs; and noting the changes in the <br />marketplace over the last 10 years, creating an operating deficit <br />with more options available to prospective participants. Mr. <br />Beets also noted the age of the current equipment, and upcoming <br />replacement schedule for some of the equipment to reduce safety <br />and deterioration issues. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing sought clarification on revenue projections with <br />installation of "cutting edge" equiplnent. <br /> <br />City Manager Beets, without benefit of a marketing study, <br />opined that the City would experience a lengthy return on <br />investment given the current amount of aggressive skate park <br />competition. <br /> <br />City Manager Beets reviewed his recommendation to shorten the <br />OVAL skating season by approximately three weeks reduce <br />costs in refrigerating ice at the beginning and end or the season <br />without significant impacts to the overall skating season, while <br />recognizing the adjustments required for user groups. Mr. Beets <br />further noted the need to finally address the $1.2 Million <br />aggregate deficit in OVAL operations over the years. <br /> <br />Additional cost-saving measures included recommended <br />elimination of one full-time custodian position, while continuing <br />to pursue a more detailed study of combining and consolidating <br />maintenance functions to determine prices in the competitive <br />market place to address maintenance of public areas in City <br />