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when the regular season begins and the spring starts, I'm purposing that we start the spring rates after the second weekend of March. This will provide us with a more uniform schedule each year when the regular season begins and the spring schedule starts. These changes should produce additional revenue of over $20,000.00. Attached for your review are the current ice rates and the proposed changes for the 2005 - 2006 season. 8. Construction of the Barn Floor The construction of the Barn's floor went very well. During the construction we had one change order, the radiuses at each end were redone due to the concrete in that area being old and brittle. There was a concern that this area would not hold up in the future. There are a couple of items remaining on the punch list that will be completed once the ice is removed this spring, we are holding back a small amount of the contractors final payment to make sure that this work is completed. 9. Capital Improvement Plan (C.I.P.) Last fall I reviewed the C.I.P. for the Arena with the Arena commission. An item that was not on the list was an office in the southwest corner of the Olympic rink. The office is scheduled to be in the 2006 budget and will centralize the Arena Manager's office, which is now located in the upper level of Barn in the Southwest corner. The office is functional, however it is in need of being updated. Since it is in the far corner of the Barn, the general public has a hard time locating it. City staff will be utilized to design the area and bids for the project will be taken late this fall or early winter. Abetter use for this money maybe in door turf for the Barn floor. Many rinks use turf for Indoor Soccer as well as for indoor Lacrosse, which is getting very popular. The Turf is about $70,000.00; however, I believe that within a few years it would pay for it self and would eventually help eliminate the deficit that the Arena faces each year. As much as an office is needed, I would like to see that we first look at items that will generate revenue for the Arena so that the Arena will cash flow, or items that will keep the Arena functioning efficiently. 10. Concession Stand Attached for your review is the memo the City Administrator Pat Klaers received from the Elk River Youth Hockey President Dave Hansen. The area of interest in the memo is the parts regarding the concession stand; paragraph five and the third proposal on page two. After discussing this issue with the city Parks and Recreation Director Bill Maertz, the attached memo was mailed to Dave Hansen in response to his memo. Even though the Arena would like to continue the current agreement with Elk River Youth Hockey, it is prepared to operate the concession stand or to find an outside vender. The original members of the Arena Tasked Force, board members of Elk River Youth Hockey, and City Staff drew up the agreement's regarding the concession stand lease, Elk River Youth Hockey's office, as well as the storage area Elk River Youth Hockey uses in the Arena. The agreements were never signed, however both parties have followed the principals of the agreements. As old board members of Elk River Youth