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Arena Commission Minutes Page 3 June 23,2016 condenser and ice plant,we should actually be more efficient with 3 sheets and a new plant than what we have now. So the Council has asked for revised numbers. Arena Manager Czech agrees, the numbers didn't add up. Commissioner Cunningham notes hopefully they are going off of standard or potential bids for costs,as the school's project came in much lower than the initial estimates. Commissioner Westgaard notes in terms of the budget, our bonding capacity is about$35 Million, so to do the complete project at$42 Million is more than the city could bond, so they started looking at breaking down pieces of it. Even at$30-$33 brings us pretty close to our limit,but when we look at what we've got out there bonded and what we have coming up,we aren't going to build another library any time soon,or another public works building or police department or any of those things that we would have to bond for. In fact the bond for the library comes off in two years which would free up some more bonding capacity. The program expenditures in the next 5-7 years are little to none. The only unknown is if the state were to come to the City to redo 169 or highway 10, the city's contribution to that piece could be a few million dollars,and we would have to bond for that. The City still hasn't flushed the verbiage for the referendum,but it is easy to break off the third sheet of ice in terms of an expendable/phased item, and the turfed dome area was another area that could either be phased in as funding becomes • available or it could be something that doesn't have to be attached to this facility. Westgaard adds the City is probably looking at a referendum in the $30-35 million range for the two sheet facility without the additional phases,and he believes the $30 million estimate is high. He feels a well put together plan should be $22 - $25 million and if that's the case,and the City gets favorable pricing,it may be possible to roll phase 2 or 3 into it if we don't exceed the total spend. That's where the wording on the ballot becomes important. Commissioner Cunningham inquires if the City Council has discussed what would happen if they say no? Commissioner Westgaard says no,the Council only saw the report for the first time earlier this month. It will be reviewed again July 5 along with some of the recommendations. With the current information, along with the process the City went through with site selection; the consensus of the Council,when evaluated for the merits of what the site contributes to the success of the project,Lions Park makes the most sense. It has enough space, accessibility,traffic control,building orientation, etc.There isn't any need to purchase land, however the problem with it is the soil conditions, and the only info we had was a 1961 boring done by a local land surveyor. So we needed to spend the money to get updated soil borings. Commissioner Cunningham asks when the results will be back. • PONERER RY NATURE