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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 15,2018 Page 6 Councilmember McGehee stated the City is going to have to eventually look at the dollar amount per rider and determine to what extent the City would ask the taxpayers to subsidize these rides. The Council agreed. Mayor Roe stated the City also has to acknowledge that there is a potential benefit to the community that has to be weighed against that. Council consensus was to have staff pursue the marketing planning as well as out- reach planning, implement the new route by January 1, 2019, and continue with the current route until then continuing the new route for six months after. b. Guidant John Rose Minnesota OVAL Condition Assessment Report Discus- sion Director of Parks and Recreation Lonnie Brokke briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the RCA and related attachments dated October 15, 2018. Councilmember McGehee asked how Stantec, Inc. is involved in this item and how did the City select them to do this evaluation. Mr. Brokke stated Stantec, Inc. did the evaluation because it was the original en- gineer that was on the project and has the expertise. Councilmember McGehee asked what the exact nature of the contract was, even though she did not think there was a contract with the State. She noted the State was supposed to be making contributions to this, the OVAL was the State's pro- ject and it seems the City has been operating it, running it and the chiller replace- ment was on the City as well. Mayor Roe thought the chiller was part of the bonding in 2005. Mr. Brokke stated it was a part of the Guidant contribution. He stated to replace the chiller and header system was approximately$500,000. Councilmember McGehee thought the City was the one that got the contribution. Mr. Brokke stated it was user groups. Councilmember Willmus stated the OVAL Task Force was created and came forward and user groups were involved and created a report. Guidant had stepped up at the last minute, carried forward with the $500,000, and matched it with an additional $500,000. He thought this facility, at the onset, had State involvement with its planning and bringing it forward, which all ties into the City going to the Legislature to look for some assistance.