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Meeting Date: 2/14/94 Agenda Item: C - 3 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Roseville Area High School request for use of Community Park tennis courts SUBMITTED BY: Carol Kriegler, Park & Rec Director EXPLANATION/SUMMARY: Hans Peterson, Roseville Area High School athletic director, has requested use of the Community Park tennis courts for use by the high school teams during the following times: Boys Team - Mid August to mid October 1994 2:15-4:30 for practice (until 5:30 on meet days) Girls Team - April 1 to June 1, 1995 2:15-4:30 for practice (until 5:30 meet days) Mr. Peterson's effort to find alternative tennis courts for the teams is a result of the high school courts unavailability during the construction period at the school. The tennis courts at Fairview, Evergreen Park (Brimhall) and the Community Park offer eight courts within a 2 mile radius. Mr. Peterson considers this arrangement to be the best possible within the district. He has obvious concerns about spreading the teams out for practice sessions and meets. The city's policy for rental of city facilities to the schools is to charge the district's own prevailing rental rates for comparable facilities. The basis for this charge is to assist in recovering the operations and maintenance costs associated with facility use. The city pays $8 - $13 an hour for gym rental. The city does not have a history of tennis court rental. Like the ice rinks, these facilities have been dedicated to casual, "drop-in" use for the community. While court use decreases significantly during the fall, steady court use by the community is observed during the spring. If this request is accommodated, it will be important to post the hours of school use as a convenience to community users.