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City of Elk _ River Request for Action To Item Number Arena Commission 9• Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Arena Ma na er's Update Aril 17, 2018 Rich Czech, Arena Manager Item Description Reviewed by Arena Manager's Update Cal Portner, Ci T Administrator Reviewed by Action Requested Receive information. Background/Discussion Upcoming Events: ■ Ice out in The Barn on April 25 ■ Spring Annual Craft Fair is May 5 and G ■ Midwest Hockey Tournament will be hosted on April 20 — 22 and May 11 —12 ■ Annual Skate Show on May 18 and 19 Completed Summer Projects ■ New doors in the hallway of The Barn to the front entrance of the arena ■ Cleaned and painted the locker rooms walls throughout the building ■ Top ends rebuilt on compressors; Barn # 2/Olympic # 1 Ice Plants The Olympic ice plant has a slow refrigeration leak again and we cannot find the source. If it is in the floor as in 2015 the estimated repair is $84,000. The alternative is to keep adding Freon as needed to get by until the new system is installed. We are awaiting the Council's decision. The Barn Rink also has problems. Over the years, impurities have built up inside the refrigeration pipes in the floor and are causing flow issues. The ice no longer freezes as it should in these areas and black streaks are appearing down the rink where the ice doesn't set up quickly. More areas have developed over the season that are getting longer and wider indicating the problem is getting worse. Like calcium that builds up in an artery, the impurities will continue to build until total failure of the pipe(s). We have made several attempts to clear the pipes without success. Over the next month we will continue to try to clear the pipes, however if we're unsuccessful we will have to determine the next step we want to take, which could include replacing a check valve or worse replacing the pipes in the floor. Financial Impact N/A Attachments N/A PUNE8E8 G1 arldRAYURE