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rk..( ITEM 4.5.a.d <br /> �cty of <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> River TO Mayor & City Council <br /> FROM: Pat Klaers, City Admi • trator <br /> DATE: October 28, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Ice Arena Issues <br /> A. Commission Resolution <br /> Attached for your consideration is a resolution identifying the two <br /> dates, times, and locations when the Ice Arena Commission will meet. <br /> The Ice Arena Commission ordinance that the Council adopted on <br /> October 21 stated that the meeting dates, times, and locations would <br /> be established by City Council resolution. It is recommended that the <br /> City Council approve this attached resolution. <br /> B. Public Representation on the Commission <br /> • The Ice Arena Commission ordinance calls for two members from the <br /> general public to sit on the Commission. At this time it is appropriate <br /> for the City Council to authorize the advertisement of this Commission <br /> vacancy. If the city accepts applications until mid to late November, <br /> then the Council should be able to hold interviews and make <br /> appointments to the Commission by the end of November. <br /> C. City Council Representation on the Commission <br /> The Ice Arena Commission ordinance calls for one City Council <br /> member to sit on the seven member Commission as a voting member. <br /> It is appropriate for the City Council to discuss its representation on <br /> this Commission and to make this appointment. <br /> D. Proiect Finances <br /> The city committed to financing $50,000 of the ice arena project with <br /> the understanding that over a short period of time Youth Hockey <br /> would repay the city for this up front investment. While the city <br /> cannot technically loan organizations money, we do have full <br /> confidence that this city investment into the project will be recaptured. <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />