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<br />,128~ <br /> <br />· RECREATION <br /> <br />728 Area Recreation <br /> <br />1230 School Street <br />Elk River, MN 56330 <br /> <br />February 28, 1994 <br /> <br />Mr. Jeff Gongoll <br />13900 Riverview Dr. <br />Elk River, Mn. 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Jeff, <br /> <br />In response to your request of my thoughts and ideas on utilizing an ice arena as a multi-purpose <br />facility aimed at serving the community as a whole, I have spent some time identifying potential <br />activity and have also spoken with mangers of similar facilities, The information that follows is a <br />culmination of some brief research and my ideas. <br /> <br />iI <br /> <br />Please find listed below some potential activities that could utilize such a facility year round: <br />- Intramural hockey (boys and girls) <br />"Skating lessons (introductory lessons) <br />- Figure skating club <br />" Open skating (special events, use during non school days, family oriented programs,) <br />- Recreational leagues, (adult hockey, broomball, curling,) <br />- Many uses possible by district P. E. departments if desired <br />- In line skating (rollerblades) <br />- Trade, craft and agricultural shows <br />- Potential for indoor soccer (considerable cost for appropriate flooring - approx. 4OK) <br />- Batting cages <br />- Potential for field house type use for school and community athletics <br />- Community dances <br />* There would also be potential for utilizing the space for basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc, Obviously, <br />these considerations would require an investment in flooring and portable structures, but that <br />investment up front may over the long term be a worthwhile investment aimed at maximizing and <br />diversifying use. <br /> <br />I believe that the facility could be well utilized, but J am uncertain as to what level of revenue could be <br />generated and what would be required of each activity. If the expectation would be to have all activity <br />generate revenue or even meet the actual costs, I fear that user fees for many programs would be so <br />high that adequate participation I enrollment levels would not keep pace. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />I also believe that there is some potential to serve many of the area youth athletic associations if <br />some consideration were given to office arrangements and equipment storage areas. I am aware that <br />many of the associations privately rent space to store their equipment at a substantial cost and also <br />rely on other meeting locations to hold meetings, registration, etc. Would it be possible to consider <br />constructing an office arrangement with adequate storage for use by the area associations? I would <br />also suggest considering an office designed in such a way that the associations could host their <br />board meetings, conduct mass registrations, etc" all within one convenient setting. Depending upon <br />