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ATTACHMENT 15 Task Force Meetine Minutes May 12, 2005, Skating Center Task force meeting #6 Agenda change: Jill Aniang schedule conflict, Mindy Greiling present at meeting Events: Jill presented the staff outline of events at the skating center. Iceseason: during the ice season the OVAL ice is booked during every non-school hour by speedskating, hockey, bandy and open public skating. Off season: during the "off season" (summer) there is no large user group that regularly books use of the OVAL surface, a survey of teens in Roseville showed that the OVAL was the primary "hang out" spot for local teens (library #2) OVAL surface is used primarily for community events — many centered around Rosefest, i.�. Run for the Roses, Roll for the Roses, Rosefest parade, OVAT,Teen fest,etc. historically, other events have been attempted, i.e. city wide garage sale, city SOr� anniversary celebration, car show, concerts, aggressive skate competitions, None of the off season events have been revenue producers. Staff has looked into other potential uses: basketball tournaments, farmers market, more concerts, climbing wall. While considering potential uses it is necessary to look at the interaction of new uses with what is already taking place at the OVAL, impact on the concrete surface, staffing, neighborhood impact and other variables, which makes it difficult to assign a dollar amount to potential uses. Removing the aggressive skate park is considered a"minus" to the community — note above: �� :"hang out" for teens. A fee increase for aggressive skate park use would probably lead to a loss of users — other communities have created Tier I skate parks. Roseville was leader in creation of skate parks, but now has to compete with more than 50 other parks in the metro area, most are free (Tier I parks do not have to carry additional insurance, Tier I E(Roseville) has to carry $4,000 insurance rider, our closest "competition" is Third Lair skate park in Golden Valley, also a Tier 1� park. Roseville businesses were supportive of creation of skate park — less wear and tear on curbs, sidewalks, railings, parking lots surrounding businesses. Skate park business has been increasing in the past few years, private skate parks have not been able to compete with Tier I free parks, Roseville use has remained steady at approximately 25 users per day and may see some benefits as more private parks close. Inline speedskaters are other user group in the summer, holding Wed. night events and training sessions. Revenue for the skate park is about $15,000 per season — covers cost of staffing, doesn't cover insurance and storage cost, overall cost to the city is $10,000 for skate park. Closing the skate park to save $10,000 would only cover 4% of the $250,000 projected shortfall, but would significantly impact a key ATTACHMENT 15 Task Force Meeting Minutes