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Moldenhauer Park remained reasonably useable throughout the <br /> season, while the ice at Barrington Park was never established <br /> because someone walked onto the rink as the first ice was <br /> forming and punched holes in the plastic underliner. <br /> On the attached list of ice rink improvements, the first item is for a <br /> portable warming house for Lake Orono which will be needed along <br /> with some temporary lighting if we are to utilize the lake for skating. <br /> The 1993 addition of clay to the Lion's Park ice rinks did wonders for <br /> maintaining ice on the peat soils. My recommendation is that we <br /> consider spending an additional $5,500 for more clay and double the <br /> size of the sheet ice skating rink. This, along with three additional <br /> lights, would create a large skating area that is within walking <br /> distance for many skaters. <br /> You will also note that I included costs for a bituminous curb around <br /> the basketball courts at Moldenhauer Park and Barrington Park. <br /> This curb would provide for the water/ice containment for winter use. <br /> Another possibility would be earth berms around the basketball courts, <br /> but the cost for construction, material and seeding would be nearly the <br /> same. The cost of a light for Moldenhauer Park was included in the <br /> • 1994 Capital Improvement list, but a light would also be needed for <br /> Barrington Park. There has been no consideration for warming house <br /> facilities. <br /> I have included some labor figures as a reference for future labor needs <br /> that are associated with ice rinks. <br /> The Park and Recreation Commission should consider the ice needs <br /> and what might be the best recommendation to fulfill these needs and <br /> forward their recommendation on to the City Council for approval and <br /> funding recommendations. <br />