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MEMORANDUM TO: Ice Arena Commission, Members FROM: Rich Czech, Arena Manager DATE: April 9, 2011 SUBJECT: Agenda Memo -April 12, 2011 5. 2010 Financial update Attached for your review is the budget information for the years 2007 - 2011. Tim Simon, the cities finance director, will be at the meeting to discuss in detail the 2010 final budget numbers. 6. Arena Renovation As you are aware the city hired 292 Architects to develop conceptual drawings of the renovation of the Arena. A group of interested parties meet with the Architect to develop a list of wants and needs that they would like to see in the renovation. The Architect came back with two designs, one runs the rinks parallel to each other with the amenities between the two rinks and in front of the building, the second design runs one rink north to south and the other east to west with the amenities off to one side. A third option was proposed as well, this design would renovate just the front of the building and the locker rooms in the Barn. The consensus of the group was the first design, running the rinks parallel to each other would best fit everyone's needs. At this time the Architect is formulating the projected costs and a meeting is scheduled on April 13`n at S:OOpm at the high school to review the Architects findings. 7. Ice Rates Attached for your review are proposed rates of Arena's in the northwestern metro area for the 2011 - 2012 season. These Arenas reflect some of the same operational expenses that we experience. Over the last three seasons the hourly ice rate has remained at $170.00 an hour for prime time, and $145.00 for non -prime time hours and summer prime time hours. During summer hours I negotiate ice costs for ice hours that are not very favorable or when customers buy large blocks of ice. The year is divided into two segments, seasonal (September -Mid March) and off - seasonal (mid-Mazch -August). Typically the off -seasonal rates at Arena's have a lower cost associated with them. This is mainly due to the fact that the demands for ice in the spring and summer months aze less than in the fall and winter. Attached for your review is a spreadsheet separating the two segments of the seasons. In the spreadsheet it indicates over the last three years who aze customers are and how