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City Council Minutes <br />April 2, 2018 <br />Page 6 <br />Councilmember Westgaard noted Options 3A, B, and C are not the actual costs the <br />city would see because they interfere with other items, such as the softball fields. He <br />stated the $10-12 million deferred costs identified in the referendum literature <br />included renovations to the activity center and Lions Park Center and not only the <br />arena. He stated every time Council reviews the arena facility it grows because <br />Council wants to add amenities for various interest groups. He stated Council should <br />go back to the 2012 plan completed by the arena commission which outlined only <br />their needs. He cautioned against the sand floor option due to previous known issues <br />and not having the capability to program the space during the off-season. <br />Mr. Czech stated the sand floor rink would require ice to be kept in one rink at all <br />times. He stated the cost of ice decking and the room to store it would be a wash <br />and suggested the concrete option. He farther discussed the issues with a sand floor. <br />Mr. Betti noted the cost of a concrete floor adds approximately $100,000 per ice <br />sheet to the project. He noted they take out a lot of sand floors to put in concrete <br />floors in other communities. <br />Mayor Dietz noted he understands the $12 million referred to in the referendum <br />literature did include the other facilities but he is not inclined to spend any money on <br />Lions Park Center. He stated the city should promote the 0.5% sales tax for the <br />senior center, the bond payment for the arena, and for Lake Orono dredging. <br />Councilmember Westgaard questioned the Council contingency plan if a sales tax <br />referendum doesn't pass because the facilities are continuing to deteriorate. He <br />questioned if Council should wait and see if the sales tax will pass before starting any <br />projects. <br />Councilmember Westgaard stated the original proposed project encompassed needed <br />repairs to multiple facilities. He noted how much the community wanted to add dry <br />turf and programmable space. He further stated the experts told the city the best <br />option was to consolidate everything into one facility in order to save on overall <br />costs. He stated if all Council wants to do is the arena, then go back to the Arena <br />Commission's original recommendation for a $15 million facility. He stated Council <br />will have to bond for all of these projects if the sales tax doesn't pass. <br />Mayor Dietz stated he understands something will have to be done if a sales tax <br />doesn't pass. He stated he is hearing people that want a cheaper option and he is <br />only proposing to put $12 million on property taxes if the sales tax doesn't pass. <br />Councilmember Westgaard questioned why Council doesn't revise the arena budget <br />to $15 trillion and keep forging ahead. <br />Councilmember Wagner further questioned if the organizations have been made <br />aware the city would be asking for $1.5 million in funding from youth hockey and <br />the skating program. <br />101EAE1 It <br />irIATURE <br />