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MEMORANDUM TO: Ice Arena Commission, Members FROM: Rich Czech, Arena Manager DATE: July 12, 2012 SUBJECT: Agenda Memo—July 5, 2012 3.Renovation of Arena At the last Arena Commission meeting in April we discussed having four options prepared for the renovation of the Arena so that they could be presented to the City Council at a work session before the end of the summer. The options were to layout the benefits and the drawbacks to each option. Jerry Gumphrey and I met with the Architect and came up with the attached options. The first option is to do nothing to the Arena. By not addressing the issue of the leak in the roof and air quality (dehumidification) in the Barn the useful life expectancy of the barn is projected for another 9— 12 years. During this time the building will significantly deteriorate and the refrigeration system will become obsolete and will sooner or later fail. The second option is a bandage approach that would buy time before major improvements would have to be made. The option is a short or quick fix but in the end it falls way short of the immediate or future needs of the Arena. The third option is a plan that starts addressing the necessary repairs that are needed for the long term operations of the Arena while providing a foundation to grow upon future needs. The new roof proposed would be a long term repair while the new dehumidification system would greatly increase the air quality. The much needed expansion of the locker rooms in the Barn and the lobby would bring the Arena up to date and the start of changing over the refrigeration system would significantly improve the operations of the Arena. The fourth option replaces the Barn, adds new locker rooms throughout the complex and expands the lobby to accommodate both rinks. Team locker rooms would be replaced with larger updated rooms that would address air quality issues that are prevalent in the existing locker rooms. A new upper level lobby would include a concessions area, storage, restrooms, and meeting facilities. Both ice plants would be replaced with a centralized updated system and would address the need for dehumidification for the Barn facility.