10-30-1990 Council Workshop Agenda

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Joel Hanson October 8, 1990 Page 2 5. The skating rink gets water for flooding from the Fire Department building. Regular use of the fire hydrant on Little Canada Road would require a longer hose layout each time and would cause undermining of the ground under the hydrant. 6. The skating rink has had use of the garage area at the Fire Station for repair of tractors and snow removal equipment which cannot be done in the warming house. This garage could also be very beneficial to the Public Works Department for any storage or repair needs in this area of the City. 7. As you know, the City Parks and Recreation Department would be hard pressed to function as well as it does without the help and cooperation of the Little Canada Recreation Association. I feel that the uses they have for the old Fire Hall are of the greatest importance to this Department and to the City in general. Their various fund - raisers and other events, such as the children's skating party, need this building to continue. The main problem I see for private use of this building is with parking. Even with the room behind this Fire Station, (which the Recreation Department badly needs for use of the skating rink and which I would strongly encourage the City to keep for that purpose, if the building were sold), there is very little parking available. However, for public use, the adjacent City parking lot in front of the Credit Union makes that use possible. Lastly, from the discussion by members of the City Council, when it was decided to discontinue use of this building as a Fire Department, it was my impression that the City was in favor of retaining it for City use. Therefore, no areas were planned for in either the new Fire Station nor the City Hall addition to accommodate these many existing activities and uses. JM:kv Page 5