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Commissioner Westgaard suggests having a pro shop in the building, and putting it back in front of the city council. City Administrator Cal Portner notes there has been discussion of selling the current building as well as the Senior Center and rebuilding at Lions Park. Westgaard notes that those decisions are outside the realm of the Arena Commission, and that they should tell the council that we need to have $5 million in capital outlay over the next few years, or a renovation. Arena Manager Czech states that if we are not going to have a renovation, that we move the new ice plant to the 2014 or 2015 capital outlay because of the issues. Commissioner Westgaard suggests putting the renovation back in front of the council in May if possible, and to talk to Clay Wilfahrt, the city's Economic Development Director about the cost of pro shop leasing. He inquires about the cost of renting out the dry land facility, or if we are better off taking out the ice in March or April and selling the dry floor time to the High School for Lacrosse. Czech notes that we need to be proactive so that it is understood that this is not a wish but a need for the facility. He also states that the Barn Ice Plant has fewer hours on it since it is only used for half of the year, so the Olympic ice plant should be replaced first. Westgaard suggests looking into "Mighty Duck" funding for replacing ice plants. (Commissioner Givens leaves) 8. Arena Managers Update Parks and Recreation Director Michael Hecker discusses the new field use allocations policy(which does not affect the arena) as well as a revision to our background check policy. There are three groups that will need to have background checks: Permit users(not applicable to arena), paid positions, and volunteer positions that work with children. Our current policy hasn't been updated since 2008 and only included sexual predator screening from MN. He 7