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room there. Commissioner Madsen was going to check with Youth Hockey to see if there <br /> was any interest on their part to build a meeting room. <br /> 7 Certification of Bleachers: <br /> Ice Arena Manager Rich Czech noted that the new bleachers in the Olympic Arena have <br /> been installed and did receive certification. <br /> Discussion ensued about the improved safety the new bleachers provide. <br /> 8 Boulevard Display Sign: <br /> In January of this year, the VFW donated $5,000 for a display sign to assist in promoting <br /> events at the arena. Due to the wet weather, the sign isn't complete, but the hole is dug and <br /> the sign should be complete soon. <br /> 9 Ice Usage Update/Rates/Customers: <br /> The usage for the prior year appeared to have increased slightly. This was the first year in a <br /> three-year agreement with the Youth Hockey to freeze the rental rates in exchange for their <br /> contribution to the new bleachers. <br /> Rates were increased in 2001 in the Barn to $135 matching the Olympic rates. <br /> COMMISSIONER MADSEN MOVED TO KEEP THE RATES THE SAME FOR THE <br /> UPCOMING SEASON. COMMISSIONER ARO SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br /> CARRIED 6-0. <br /> Ice Arena Manager Rich Czech commented that we have lost Monticello as a customer. <br /> However, the ice time vacated by Monticello was filled with other uses such as the Skating <br /> Academy. <br /> Rogers has a non-profit organization that has been considering construction of a new arena <br /> but MAHA is not allowing them to form a Youth Hockey organization until the Rogers High <br /> School is complete. Given the increase in demand, the area could support a third sheet of <br /> ice within 3—4 years. <br /> 10 Staff Updates: <br /> A. Sign Sales—Advertising has been pretty stable for the past few years. North Memorial <br /> may be pulling their ad from the Zamboni. It was the commission's consensus that we will <br /> keep our eyes open for possible advertisers. <br /> B. Concession Stand—Youth Hockey leases the concession stand space for$21,500 per <br /> year. It was the commission's consensus that no rate increase was needed. <br /> C. Summer Projects—The matting in the players' hallway in the Barn will be replaced and <br /> three more sections of center groove will be installed in the Barn. The Barn is also in the final <br /> phase of receiving new light fixtures. <br /> The Olympic rink will be having four sections of boards moved around. The ice plant's <br /> condenser will be having some work done and the new city logo will be installed in the center <br /> of the ice. <br /> D. Dryfloor Usage-There will be a roller blade league in the arena over the summer. The <br /> arena will also hold it's normal events: school dances in April, May and September, <br /> Chamber's Business Expo, Jose Cole's Circus and a craft fair in May and September. <br /> • <br />