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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER ICE ARENA COMMISSION <br /> HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br /> THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 <br /> Members Present: Chair Martin, Commissioners Jackett,Johnson, Madsen, and Tveite <br /> Members Absent: Commissioners Aro and Halgren <br /> Staff Present: Ice Arena Manager Rich Czech and Recording Secretary Tina Allard <br /> 1. Call Meeting To Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council was called <br /> to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Martin. <br /> 2. Barn Floor Repairs Update and Bid Results <br /> Ice Arena Manager Rich Czech provided an update on the repairs being made to the barn <br /> floor in order to get ice made for the 2003-04 season. He stated that there are 255 pipes in <br /> the floor and his crew had to make 116 repairs by jack hammering the floor and replacing <br /> many of the leaks with couplings. Mr. Czech stated that the filtration system is still very dirty <br /> • but that the filters will eventually clean it up. He stated that ice should be ready to skate on <br /> by Saturday,November 8, 2003. He stated that there is an outside chance that a pipe may <br /> burst sometime during the season,which could cancel ice indefinitely. <br /> Mr. Czech stated that bid results have been received for the ice rink dasher boards and the <br /> floor,which are to be replaced in May of 2004. He distributed the bid results for these two <br /> projects. He stated that the bids came in lower than estimated by the city. <br /> Ice Arena Dasher Board Bice' <br /> Mr. Czech stated that he recommends accepting the low bid from Commercial Refrigeration <br /> Systems. He noted that Athletica's bid was much higher because they were going to replace <br /> all the dasher boards with aluminum boards. He stated that Commercial Refrigeration will <br /> reuse some of the existing boards and will be using steel boards. Mr. Czech stated that <br /> Commercial Refrigeration would be subcontracting the building and installation of the <br /> boards to Becker Arena Products. <br /> NE. Czech stated that a new gate would be installed and seven foot high seamless glass <br /> would be used on the bleacher side of the rink. He stated that tempered glass would be used <br /> around the whole rink with the exception of the gate area. Mr. Czech stated that <br /> Commercial Refrigeration completed the work on the Olympic rink. He listed many projects <br /> that Commercial Refrigeration has completed throughout the state. <br /> Ice Arena Floor Bids <br /> Mr. Czech stated that he recommends accepting the low bid with Alternate #2 (refer to <br /> handout) from Commercial Refrigeration. He discussed the Alternate bids. <br />