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• Park Board Meeting - November 6, 2006 Minutes five days per week. In addition, several cost cutting measures were also implemented which may have affected the program quality for the participants. For example the use of specialist and performers were reduced and t- shirts were not provided. He said the overall attendance of the program dropped from 342 participants in 2005 to 272 participants in 2006. Rick told members that it should be noted that the proposed 2007 budget includes reinstating partial funding of the Summer Playground Program. Members asked if the decrease in numbers was due to program offerings of surrounding communities, or because of less services. Rick responded that he felt it was a combination of less service and increased program costs. He didn't think other community offerings impacted our program numbers. Rick will bring this issue back to the Park Board in March or April for feedback on what the program should offer in 2007. DETERMINE SKATING RINK LOCATIONS AND HOURS: Rick said staff is recommending the following warming house shelters and hours of operation which are the same as last year: PARK LOCATION WEEKDAY HOURS WEEKEND HOURS Sunrise Park 6918 Sunrise Drive 4 -9pm (M -F) Saturdayl2 -9pm 2 hockey rinks and general skating Sunday 12 -6 pm Birch Park 6520 Pheasant Run S 4 -9pm (M -F) Saturday 12 -9pm 1 hockey rink and general skating Sunday 12 -6 pm City Hall Park 1189 Main Street 4 -9pm (M,W,F) Saturday 12 -9pm Hockey rink and general skating Sunday 12 -6 pm Staff also recommends the following ice rink locations that do not have shelters: Lino Park 7850 Lake Drive General skating He told members that the Centennial Hockey Association will utilize the City Hall Park warming house and rink on Tuesdays and Thursdays for practices. Rick also said staff has done maintenance on the rinks and are ready to start flooding as soon as weather allows. 2