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Ice Arena Commission Minutes Apri15, ?005 Page 4 indicated that the Arena makes money from the Becker/Big Lake High School games and so it would be nice to be able to keep their games if they could find practice tune elsewhere. Commissioner Malzahn questioned if the crunch on weekday ice tune came when Rogers High School Hockey came on board. Mr. Czech indicated that yes, that is when weekday ice became hard to get. Commissioner Johnson expressed concern that the issue comes back to the bottom line on the budget. IIe questioned if it is in the best interest of the Arena to take back the 77 hours to accommodate Youth Hockey in turn losing the profit from the Becker/Big Lake games. Mt. Czech stated that the Arena would be losing approximately X5,000 annually by releasing Becker/Big Lake games. Commissioner Farber stated that J/lk River Youth Hockey is bursting at the seams and now may be the tune to accommodate our own community. Commissioner IIalgren concurred that the Arena's first priority should be to accommodate organizations within our community because the Arena was built for the community. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER MALZAHN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JOHNSON TO WITHDRAW THE WEEKDAY HOURS FROM BECKER/BIG LAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND OFFER THEM TO ELK RIVER YOUTH HOCKEY WITH ELK RIVER YOUTH HOCKEY HAVING FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL FOR THE HOURS AND IF THEY DON'T WANT THEM, BECKER/BIG LAKE CAN PICK THEM UP. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 7. Ice Rates Arena Manager Rich Czech indicated that the ice rates have not been adjusted since the 2003-2004 season. Mi. Czech stated that the current rates are $$145 an hour for prime time rates and $115 for non-prune time rates and $120 for summer rates. ML. Czech indicated that after reviewing the 2004 ice rate survey from the Muinesota Ice Arena Manager's Association, it appears that Elk River is on the lower side of the average hourly rate. Mi. Czech stated that even increasing the rates by a couple dollars will help make up some of the debt as well as some of the income being lost by releasing the Becker/Big Lake games. He noted that the Arena needs to be careful as to not price people out of skating. Mr. Czech indicated that two things that need to be looked at when considering raising ice rates are utilities and personnel. Mi. Czech stated that his recommendation would be to raise the prime trine ice rates to X150 an hour and non-prune trine to $125. He also stated that he is recommending that the off- season prune tune rates be adjusted to X125 an hour and non-prime time to $95 an hour. Mi. Czech is recommending that the beginning tithe for prune rate hours be changed to Sunday at 10:00 a.m. instead of 11:00 a.m. during the regular season. He is also recommends that the spring season begin after the second weekend in March rather than having a specific date set. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER POLSTON-HORK TO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE ICE RATES: