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<br /> GONGOLL: It is structured to in- ing to finance this project?
<br /> Message dude representation from the city, GONGOLL:The task force is pursu-
<br /> frUlll school district, hockey community and ing a Gross Revenue Recreational Fa-
<br /> general citizenry. Assisting me in this cility Bond issue through the city's EDA
<br /> Council effort are Marly Glines, Ty Bischoff, ata current estimated cost of$3 million.
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<br /> tillDave Taus, Dale Martin, Jim Klein, Payment ofthe bonds will be made from
<br /> Don Crock, Larry Farber and Mike revenues received from the facilities'
<br /> Roger Holmgren Hanlon. user fees. Such fees would include ice
<br /> Ward 4 time rental, concession revenues, ad-
<br /> HOLMGREN;What is the purpose vertising,etc.Also,the present arena's
<br /> of this task force now? bond debt will be paid in full by October
<br /> GONGOLL:The purpose of this ef- 1995; at which time the revenues from
<br /> Civic Center Update fort is to produce a viable plan and this facility can be used to assist in the
<br /> establish a new municipal recreation debt payment of the new revenue bond.
<br /> (Editor's Note)On one of the coldest Satur- facility to meet the current and future
<br /> days of the winter season, Council Member increasing demands placed on the city HOLMGREN:How would the facil-
<br /> Holmgren sat down to breakfast with two mem-
<br /> bers ofthe Community Center Task Force:Chair- and school district.The primary use of ity be managed?
<br /> man Jeff Gongoll, and Project Designer Manly this facility is to provide an additional GLINES:The arenas would become
<br /> Glines to discuss the Civic Center Project. The ice sheet and concurrent support space municipal facilities managed and con-
<br /> following is part of that discussion: for the growing boys' and girls'hockey trolled by the city. An arena advisory
<br /> HOLMGREN,What is the status of programs within the community and board is recommended to provide ongo-
<br /> the civic center project? surrounding area. ing advisory responsibility for the use of
<br /> GONGOLL: In mid-1993, a citizen the two arenas.Disposal of the existing
<br /> force was established to develop HOLMGREN:Where are you plan- outdoor rinks and accompanying light-
<br /> task racommunityciviccenter,origi- ping to locate he facillity and what ing system would be offered to the city
<br /> might it include? for their recreational use.
<br /> nallyconceivedin 1990,to be integrated
<br /> with the city hall complex on city prop- CLINES: A. Site: Adjacent to the
<br /> The most recent plan included Senior High, next to the present arena HOLMGREN:When do you project
<br /> erty. on the site of the two outdoor rinks. B. this facility to be ready?
<br /> multi-use activities such as performing Size:The buildingis approximately 180' GLINES: It is our goal to complete
<br /> arts presentations, trade shows, com- x 260'
<br /> munity rooms and recreational activi- with 2,500 seat capacity and a our meetings with the city and school in
<br /> maximum size Olympic ice sheet of 100' February. We will then need to have a
<br /> ties.This plan included a 2,500 seat ice x 220'. The present arena is approxi- feasibility study performed in order to
<br /> a with an Olympic sized ice sheet.is
<br /> mately 110' x 220' with an ice sheet of concentrate on the development of a
<br /> a result of discussions with task 85'x 189',and a capacity of 800.C.Use: viable bond issue. Once completed, we
<br /> once members and residents, we have Primary use is for ice hockey,with addi- may be able to begin construction in the
<br /> now determined that the ice arena por- tional use available for other ice skating summer, with the first puck being
<br /> tion of the civic center could be removed, functions such as figure and public skat- dropped in January, 1995.
<br /> thus separating it from the original plan. in also indoor soccer, tennis, volley-
<br /> Although
<br /> the task force has now focused g'
<br /> its efforts on the location and develop- ball, walking, and in-line skating. D. HOLMGREN:How will this facility
<br /> ment of the ice arena, the civic center Traffic: Although the new facility is fit in with the needs of the city?
<br /> larger, its principal use will be during GONGOLL:Our efforts are directly
<br /> concept is still valid, and will be pun- the"offpeak"hours of the typical school related to the needs of the community
<br /> sued with city officials and task force day;nights and weekends.Parking vol- and school district.This facility will be
<br /> members over the next few weeks. umes should be smaller than varsity a positive asset, one that we will all be
<br /> football games. proud of in being able to meet our cur-
<br /> HOLMGREN:How have you set up rent demands through improved ser-
<br /> the present task force and who are its HOLMGREN:How are you propos- vice to our customers and users,as well
<br /> members?
<br /> as placing us in a position to effectively
<br /> City of Elk River and productively meet our future needs.
<br /> Through the productive efforts and co-
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