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The old boards are being stored at the Streets Department. From what I have heard, Elk River Youth Hockey is not going to proceed with getting them put up in the community, perhaps commission member Mark Malzahn can give us an update of Youth Hockey's position on the boards. If they are not going to be placed anywhere in Elk River, I suggest that we sell them before they are no longer usable. I would recommend that we have a silent auction. They could be advertised as per section, whole unit or both. 7) School District Bleacher Payment. As you may be aware, in 2001 the Arena installed bleachers and heat to the east side of the Olympic rink. Along with the bleachers and the heat an additional amplifier was added to the P.A. system as well as speakers to the east side of the Olympic rink so that there was sufficient coverage of sound to this area. The total cost of the project was roughly $83,000.00. The project was a joint effort between Elk River Youth Hockey, the Elk River School District and the City of Elk River. The Elk River Youth Hockey board approved to contribute $30,000.00 to the project, which was paid over three years. The School District also contributed $30,000.00 towards the project; their funds came from an increase of $1.00 per ticket to all High School Hockey games played at the Arena. The remaining balance for the project came from funds from the city. There is a balance of $3,860.00 remaining from the $30,000.00 that the School District contributed through the added $1.00 from ticket sales. I spoke to John Barth, the Activity Director for the School District about keeping this added $1.00 to the cost of admission once the balance for the bleachers is paid to pay for the showers in the locker room as well as adding a lavatory for coaches and referees. John indicated that he would support keeping the additional $1.00 per ticket for Arena the showers and lavatory. 8) Ice Sales Usage Attached for your review is the draft usage schedule for the 2004 - 2005 season, along with the high school game schedule. There will be some minor changes before the season gets on its way, however the majority of the hours are set. Ice Rates I requested at the April Arena Commission meeting that we look at the 2005 summer ice rates at this time. Traditionally we have waited at least two years before we have raised our ice rates. However over the year's summer rates have not increased like the regular season, causing us to hold our current rate for three years. Attached for your review are ice rates for other Arenas as well as for Elk River. As you can see, our summer rates are about average compared to other Arena in the area. We could raise the rates $5.00 an hour and still be competitive with other Arenas, $10.00 would put us at the higher end of most of the other local Arenas. We may be better served if we waited until the summer of