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ti <br /> Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission 6.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Discussion Item February 14,2018 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Outdoor Ice Rink at Spectrum High School Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Athletic Site Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Discussion regarding a potential 2019 outdoor ice rink site at Spectrum High School Athletic Fields. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Spectrum High School Athletic Director Rick Peterson requested the city consider operating an outdoor <br /> rink on the Spectrum High School athletic field site. The site has a locker room building for a warming <br /> house, a parking lot, and lighting. <br /> Currently, three skating rinks are located within neighborhood parks: Kliever Lake Fields,West Oaks <br /> Park and Riverplace Park. These rinks are smaller in size and do not contain boards for boot or stick <br /> hockey or warming house facilities;however goals are provided at each facility and snow is banked to <br /> provide a partial backstop. <br /> The cost of maintaining outdoor rinks was last discussed at the March 9,2017, Commission meeting. <br /> Based on those costs and low usage patterns, the Commission recommended Trott Brook Farms Park no <br /> longer have an outdoor ice rink, decreasing our inventory of neighborhood ice rinks from to three. The <br /> expenses to maintain our outdoor rinks will be presented at the February 14 Commission meeting. <br /> Staff and Spectrum High School are further discussing other resources available if the city decides to <br /> operate an outdoor ice rink at their facility. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> None at this time <br /> Attachments <br /> • None <br /> The Elk River Vision <br /> A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional p® r E R E B BY <br /> service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity NATURE <br />