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Hockey League). The discussion ranged from being called up to play for an N.H.L team <br />to being totally vested in the League. There is also a question of who is to pay for the <br />making of the banner and the placement of the banner on the wall. The last banners were <br />paid for by youth hockey, however the request to place outside banners came from a <br />youth hockey person so there may have been a feeling of obligation to pay for the set. <br />The cost of making and installing the banners is about $1,000 each. <br />In the past, the Arena has paid for the installation of the light fixtures for the banners, <br />which I believe we can continue to do. <br />The existing banners on the outside wall need to be taken down. They are weathered to <br />the point where they look tattered and tacky. <br />10. Summer Tournament <br />Sebastien Fortier, President of One Hockey, sent me an e -mail regarding hosting one of <br />the many tournaments they put on across the country. From the information that I have <br />reviewed and the people I have talked to, the tournament is a very large event that can <br />require up to 10 sheets of ice between Thursday and the following Sunday. There aze a <br />few rinks in the area that may be interested in participating as well, including Rogers, <br />Princeton, St. Michael, Monticello, and possibly Maple Grove or Anoka. <br />Initially, the Group wanted free ice time for their girl's tournament in May. Since then <br />the group has requested a quote for ice time for their Boy's tournament that will be held <br />in late April. Their approach is that the tournament is going to bring in thousands of <br />people into the community and the local businesses would benefit from the tournament. <br />However, since there are a limited number of hotels in Elk River, the benefits to the City <br />could be limited. The Holiday Hotel in Otsego would keep the people close to the area so <br />local restaurants would get some benefits, but most of the people would have to find a <br />hotel out of the Elk River area. Both dates would require some re -scheduling on our <br />part. With approval from the Arena Commission, I would like to see if the other rinks in <br />the area would be interested in the event and to see if we could get a common price from <br />everyone for the cost of the ice so that we can make a proposal to the group. <br />11. Vessels /Barn Condenser <br />The change -out of the three vessels that were not stamped with the American Society of <br />Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.) stamp are now in place. There are three relief valves v <br />that will be replaced shortly that will bring both ice plants up to code. <br />The new Condenser for the Barn's ice plant has been installed and is ready for operation. <br />The new condenser has a V.F.I. startup system that ramps ups the motor saving in <br />demand charges on for the electricity. <br />12. Night Supervisor <br />At the City Council meeting on August 8th I will be proposing making the night <br />supervisor position year round. Over the yeazs, the position has been split with the Pazks <br />department. However the two positions aze totally different and require different skill <br />