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Eclty1� ,.,�� Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 8.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by General Business August 7, 2017 Cal Portner, City Administrator Item Description Reviewed by Ice Arena Architectural Services Steve Benoit,Recreation Program Manger Reviewed by Rich Czech,Ice Arena Manager Action Requested Direct,by motion, city staff to develop a Request for Proposals for architectural services for an Elk River Ice Arena remodel and expansion. Background/Discussion The Elk River Ice Arena has two rinks,The Barn, constructed in 1972 and The Olympic, constructed in 1996. Both rinks utilize an R22 refrigerant system which is no longer manufactured and will eventually be banned from use worldwide. Both refrigerant systems are failing as are many of the building's structural and mechanical systems due to age and use. The city council initiated a facilities task force in 2016 to research and propose options for the Ice Arena, the Activity Center 55+ and the Lions Park Center,all of which are in need of significant structural and mechanical improvements due to their age and use. The task force considered three options, a new multipurpose facility, expansion/rehabilitation/demolition of the existing facilities, and repair/upgrade in place. The task force recommended construction of a new multipurpose facility as a first option as it would create a facility with a central place of community, maximize efficiency is staffing, use, construction, and meet the longest-term needs with minimal temporary displacement of facility users. The council directed staff to prepare for a community-wide referendum on a multipurpose facility held during the 2016 general election. The referendum failed by 818 votes with 12,528 votes cast. On January 17, 2017, the city council directed staff to begin preparations for the second task force recommendation. City and school district representatives met to discuss the high school campus and athletic facility improvements following the results of an ISD #728 facility task force. 292 Design Group and JLG Architects provided concepts for arena improvements which were shared with school district officials and their architects. If the desire is to reconstruct an improved ice arena with anticipated opportunity for future growth and expansion, as well as add needed community space on the high school site, the attached concept plan meets that need. The building footprint would encroach on the high school softball field,requiring the replacement of the field at Lion John Weicht Park. POWERED 6T Template Updoted 4/14 INAWRE1