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Meeting Date: 2/23/94 Agenda Item: P 2 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Item Description: Roseville Area High School request for use of Community Park tennis courts Submitted by: Carol Kriegler, Park Rec Director Reviewed by: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator 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: Girl's Team: April 1 to June 1, 1994 2:15 4:30 p.m. for practice (until 5:30 p.m. on meet days) Boy's Team: September 6 to mid October, 1994 2:15 4:30 p.m. for practice (until 5:30 p.m. on meet days) The need for spring use request in its entirety is somewhat in question as bid documents and construction schedules are still being determined at this time. Mr. Peterson's effort to find alternative tennis courts for the teams is a result of the impending construction at the high school and the subsequent unavailability of the tennis courts. 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 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. Accommodation of this request will have a significant impact on tennis court availability for the community. It might most impact the junior high /young adult users who don't have access to transportation that would enable them to travel to another site. On the positive side, this arrangement will likely result in the refurbishing of the four tennis courts at Fairview which are currently in very poor condition. Those courts will then be available to better serve the community. The school district is also willing to assist the city with any maintenance necessary on city courts over the year. 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 school