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Park, Recreational and Environmental Commission July 7 , 1980 ,.Wage -3- Mr. Volk gave his estimates on a hockey rink that doubles as a tennis court in the summer. There is a problem with deminsions in that a hockey rink size is not quite a double tennis court size. A hockey rink is 80 ' x 200 ' and an official tennis court is 60 ' x 120 ' . An official hockey rink would cost about $7 , 000 excluding labor and without blacktop for a tennis court . If lighting is required using what poles , etc. that is already there, the additional cost would be about $3 ,000 . If a blacktop mat to tennis court specs were added there would be another cost of $20 ,000 . Mr. Volk did not think this was good use of the park funds . The plan was to put a second hockey rink at Sunrise Park in 1981 . Mr. V9jksoriginal estimate was $15,000 and this included all new fixtures . He did say there are other ways of building hockey rinks for instance, those that are taken down each season . However, the labor involved with putting them up and tearing them down brings their cost in line with a permanent rink. Mr. Johnson asked the cost of a double tennis court and Mr. Volk said it would be near $15 ,000 . There was discussion regarding the need for two hockey rinks at Sunrise Park. Mrs . Sears said she felt the Board should direct their energies towards i new hockey rink and a pleasure rink and maybe a tennis court . � Irs . Liljedahl thanked Mr. Volk and suggested the Board get together and go over their plans . Mrs . Liljedahl asked what it would cost to have a pleasure rink at City Hall in the area designated on the City Hall Park Plan . Mr. Volk estimated $1 ,000 . He also suggested renting a warming house . Mrs . Liljedahl said she would like the Council to give the Board a decision or direction on the all season building. Mr. Scherer moved to ask the Council to give the Board a yes or no on the all season building. Mr. _Shaughnessy seconded the motion . Motion declared passed. Mr . Scherer asked when the 1981 budget will be prepared and Mr . Schumacher said it will be started in about two week is and be presented to the Council in September. Mr. Scherer asked if the Council would approve if the Park Board asked for an appropriation of $40 ,000 above the regular budget for this building. Mr . Schumacher suggested that all the Park Board members attend the Council budget hearings and when the Council says that a part- icular item is ridiculous there can be some input from the Park Board. Be there in a group and also bring members of the community . Vr . Scherer asked if LaMotte Park could be sold. He felt it was near Center- "_'Nille and there would be duplication of facilities . Mr. Scherer moved to ask the Council to sell LaMotte Park and put the money into a trust fund. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion . Motion declared passed .