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Ice Arena Comrnission Memo Page 4 of 5 August 8, 2006 -------------- Club to see how each one of them will be able to utilize the open hours to optimize all of the hours. Last April, the Arena Commission reviewed the ice rates for this coming season and decided keep the ice rates at their current level. At that time I made the recommendation to the Commission that we look at the 2007 summer rates in August. Attached for your review are some surrounding Arena's ice rates for the summer of 2007, as you will see the average rate is $138.00 an hour. My recommendation to the Commission is to raise the summer hourly prime time rate from $125.00 an hour to $135.00 an hour. When researching the summer rates, a few managers indicated that they are looking at increasing their regular season prime time for the 2007 - 2008 to $180.00 an hour. 10) Arena Commission Meetings There has been some discussion of adding one or two meetings a year to the Arena Commission. Currently, the Arena Commission meets two times a year, the second Tuesday in April, and the second Tuesday in August. The two meetings have seemed to work well over the years. When specific items needed to be addressed, the Commission has called special meetings to address them. Whether dates are added or not, I would suggest that the dates of future meetings are not changed, unless it is the consensus of the Commission to do so. 11) Staff Updates A) Summer projects We have finished the Center Groove along the north wall. We are now in the process of re-installing the boards and putting up the protective netting. Shaft seals will be replaced on Compressor # 2 on the Barn's ice plant, and on the # 1 Compressor on the Olympic ice plant. The oil on all four Compressors will be changed before the regular season begins. These items are regular maintenance items and need to be performed after so many hours of operation. A project that was put on hold this summer was installing new benches in the locker rooms. The Arena's budget had funds in it to install benches in two locker rooms. After talking to Rebecca Haug, The City's Environmental Administrator, it was concluded that since the project used recycled materials from milk cartons, the project could be funded with abatement money from the landfill. Since the project was expanded to all eight locker rooms, it was decided that. it should be part of the 2007 Arena Budget. This fall we are installing coat hangers in all the locker rooms as well as shelves in locker rooms 1 thru 4. B) N.H.L. Charity game The N.H.L. charity game was held June 23rd. According to Trevor Stewart, the charity coordinator, $9,750.00 was raised for the charities. There were about 800 people in attendance, and the concession stand made about $1,400.00 that evening. From all aspects, the game went over very well.