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September 6, 1979 The regular meeting of the Park Board was called to order at 7:58 p.m. by Chairman Ina Liljedahl . Members present: Tom Shaughnessy, Larry Crouse, Peter Scherer, and Ken Johnson. Members absent: Gary Foster, Charles Cheesebrough, and Council liaison Richard Zelinka. Also present was Don Volk. The budget worksheet was reviewed, and Mrs. Liljedahl asked if there were any questions , changes or additions to be made. Mr. Scherer moved to accept it, and Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion declared passed. In reference to the hockey rink at Sunrise Park, Mr. Shaughnessy had researched the dimensions and provided the following figures: These were 200 feet long by 85 wide, and the sideboards should be 40-48 inches in height. Mr. Crouse felt that a pleasure rink could be put up with the option of upgrading it to a hockey rink if that became necessary. Don Volk had some information to present on the proposed hockey rink. The old rink had been torn down, and the south rink was the one still standing, and would be repairable for two to three years. The Hockey Association would be sending a list of the items that needed to be done on this , and these would include repairing the equipment doors , grading, replacing some support posts and patching some areas in plywood. The biggest expense would be the grading. The expenses for a new hockey rink would be high. The only written quote available was on lumber, which would run $4,283.50. These were 2 x 12s with a 40-year guarantee and treated against rotting. Hardware needed to put the rink together would run $835.04. An electrician had not been available to look at the lighting yet for rewiring, so there was some question on the estimate for that. Mercury fixtures were more expensive, by about a third, but would be more efficient than incandescent lighting; in one years ` use, the savings would run about $1,000, and they would pay for themselves in a little over a year. It was questionable whether the present 200 amp service could handle two rinks. There were 12 incandescent fixtures on the present rink and the new rink would require 12 mercury fixtures. If incandescent lights were used on both rinks , a 400 amp service would be needed, but the 200 amp service could be adequate if the mercury fixtures were used on the new rink. Also if the wiring from the old rink could be used, the costs would be cut by about $1,500. However, these things could not be determined until an electrician looked at it. The estimate would run about $5,000 total for lighting alone, and the total cost for the new rink would run $10-11,000 for materials and handling of fixtures and wiring. Don Volk had talked to a member of the Hockey Associ- ation, and they had not been aware that they were going to be asked to provide the labor for the rink. Otherwise, labor would run roughly $2-4,000. Mrs. Liljedahl asked if the Hockey Association had provided any figures or estimates on how much more they would be using the rink, and questioned if two hockey rinks were really needed in view of the costs. Mr. Crouse suggested a pleasure rink be constructed so that at some time it could be converted into a hockey rink; Don Volk felt that there was a definate need for a pleasure rink in that area, but that unless the Hockey Association had a large growth, a second hockey rink was not needed other than to practice on. Mr. Johnson asked what the difference in cost would be between a pleasure rink and a hockey rink; Don Volk suggested that the railroad ties on hand be used as a border to flood against, which would eliminate any costs other than grading the interior for a pleasure rink. There would be no cost involved for lighting as there were four 1500-watt incan- descent lights from the old rink, and this would be sufficient. Mrs. Liljedahl sug- gested that the rink be made the size of a hockey rink; she also felt the rinks should not be placed side by side like they have been in the past, and asked if there were some way of enforcing no hockey skating on the pleasure rink. Don Volk indicated that the only way to handle that would be to employ someone to supervise the rink. Also, there were no set hours for the warming house, and the only time it was open was when hockey was being played. Don felt there was sufficient money in the budget to employ a high schooler at minimum wage to.man the warming house, for instance, three or four