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h <br /> 1 <br /> or <br /> Elk Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission 5.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Action Item April 12,2017 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Closure of the ice rink at Trott Brook Farms Park Cal Portner,City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> • Continue discussion of the city outdoor rinks and the closure of the ice rink at Trott Brook Farms <br /> Park. <br /> • Recommend,by motion, the closure of the Trott Brook Farms Park Ice Rink. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The Parks and Recreation Commission discussed outdoor ice rinks on February 8,2017. Discussion <br /> continued to the March 8 meeting when the commission recommended the rink at Trott Brook Farms <br /> Park be closed because it received little to no usage during the past winter season. <br /> Staff mailed letters to more than 300 residential home addresses in the Trott Brook area informing them <br /> the commission will discuss and may recommend closing the Trott Brook Farms ice rink. <br /> Four skating rinks are located within neighborhood parks: Trott Brook Farms Park,Kl.iever Lake Fields, <br /> West Oaks Park and Riverplace Park. These rinks are smaller in size and do not contain boards for boot <br /> or stick hockey or warming hour facilities;however goals are provided at each facility and snow is banked <br /> to provide a partial backstop. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> The closure of the Trott Brook ice rink could save the city up to $4,800 annually depending on the length <br /> of the winter season. <br /> Attachments <br /> • Letter to Trott Brook residents <br /> • Outdoor Ice Rink Expenditures <br /> POIEREI BY <br /> NATURE <br />