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• Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 May 3, 2001 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Review Possible Skate Park City staff has spent the past few years attempting to provide a skate park facility for residents. Below is a summary of events that have occurred since January, 1998. • January, 1998 - The school district approaches representatives from Blaine, Circle Pines, Lexington, and Lino Lakes to pursue an inline skating facility for this area. • March, 1998 - Skate board park committee considers pursing a regional skate board park at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Initial capital costs approximately $250,000, estimated annual operating costs $70,000, estimated revenue potential, $82,000. • May, 1998 - Skate board park committee determines next step should be for each city to review the possibility of establishing local skate board parks. Perhaps, in the future, the committee can revisit a possible regional skateboard park. • January, 1999 - City of Lino Lakes designates $10,000 for portable skate board ramps. Centennial Middle School contacted about possibility of using portion of parking lot in summer months for skateboard park. • March, 1999 - School district contacts City of Lino Lakes indicating that they are not interested in providing space for portable skate board ramps. • May, 1999 - Park Board discusses different park locations for proposed skate board park. It was determined that there is not an existing area that is conducive to a skateboard park. It was the consensus of the Park Board to put the skate board park on hold. • February, 2001 - The $10,000 for wheels project was released from the Park Dedication Fund. • • April, 2001 - City staff again approaches the school district requesting that a portion of the Centennial Middle School parking lot be available for a portable skate board system during the summer.