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ity of <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />ITEM 4.3. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br />Pat Klaers, City Ad~ator <br /> <br />September 16, 1996 <br /> <br />Ice Arena Update <br /> <br />One of the funding components for the ice arena project was a $50,000 <br />contribution from the Rogers Plastics Foundation. It is with great pleasure <br />that I advise the City Council that the city has requested and received this <br />$50,000 contribution. Attached for your information is a letter from me to <br />Mr. Charles Van Heel which expresses the city's appreciation for this <br />contribution. I don't know if anyone from the Rogers Plastics Foundation will <br />be present at this meeting, but it is appropriate to officially recognize this <br />contribution. Ice Arena Task Force Chair Jeff Gongoll will be in attendance <br />at this meeting and may be able to provide the Council with additional <br />information regarding this contribution to the city. <br /> <br />The construction of the ice arena project is moving forward on schedule. <br />Completion is anticipated at the end of December. The steel for the roof was <br />slightly delayed but is now on site and the roof is being erected. There has <br />been no major problems of note with this construction project and only a few <br />change orders. One change order relates to an understanding with the school <br />regarding traffic flow around the entrance into and out of the arena parking <br />lot. The construction manager for the project, M.A. Mortenson, has been very <br />active in this project and, in retrospect, I don't know how we could have <br />gotten to this point without their services or a significant increase in the <br />architectural services. From my point of view, M.A. Mortenson is protecting <br />the city and ensuring that a quality product, according to the specifications, <br />is being constructed. <br /> <br />The city is currently completing discussions on obtaining an easement for the <br />extension of the sewer and water lines to the north to the utilities that are in <br />the Lowell Street cul-de-sac. This is part of the project which was taken out <br />of the bid that the city indicated it would finance in conjunction with the <br />Municipal Utilities. <br /> <br />Attached for your review is an update on the arena project that appeared in <br />the most recent Youth Hockey Association newsletter. The author of this <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />