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COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 13, 2006 APPROVED 5185 on possible costs, noting that Lino Lakes could be looking at an additional cost of $1.5 million over 186 20 years. She stated that she does not believe they have all of the facts they need. 187 188 Councilmember Reinert commented that information is being presented that none of the rest of the 189 Council has, and asked that it be distributed. 190 191 Mr. Ericsson commented that the typical ice arena is selling 2000 to 3000 hours of ice per year, and 192 the participating cities are only being asked to guarantee 1340 hours, therefore the risk is minimal. 193 He agreed that if you assume no hours are sold over 20 years it is a staggering number, but that is an 194 erroneous assumption. He stated that the cities currently supporting the NSC are backing 2000 hours 195 per year, and the rink is selling 2800 hours, so they are well over. He indicated that if the City asked 196 Springsted or any of the other organizations doing the projections they would say there is little to no 197 risk. 198 199 Councilmember Reinert clarified that basically if all growth stops, and hockey goes away, this could 200 be a concern. He also clarified that the passes and free nights go on forever, which was 201 acknowledged that they do. 202 203 City Administrator Heitke noted that the backing of hours has been thoroughly discussed. He stated 204 that Springsted was at the work session and did not express concerns. 205 206 Mr. Ericsson clarified the comment about Anoka County not requesting the contribution Lino Lakes .07 is making, noting that Anoka County asked that CYHA find cities that will back the sheets of ice, and 208 CYHA is requesting assistance from the cities involved. 209 210 Councilmember Stoltz stated he thinks this is great, and he welcomed them to Lino Lakes. 211 212 Councilmember O'Donnell concurred, stating that the partnership is wonderful, and the amenities are 213 something none of the entities could provide on their own. 214 215 Councilmember Carlson commented that her concern is the amount of money this is costing Lino 216 Lakes in comparison to the amount Anoka County is requesting. 217 218 Mayor Bergeson stated that he believes the risk and worse case scenario is not taking advantage of 219 this opportunity. He indicated that hockey is huge in Lino Lakes and growing. He stated that the 220 demand for ice is growing, and this is an unbelievable opportunity. He indicated that they could pass 221 this by and that sometime in the future the demand for ice would put us in the position of having to 222 provide a rink on their own or with a school. He stated that to get this amenity for the city for 223 $72,000 over three years is a great opportunity. 224 225 Motion carried. Vote: 4:1 Councilmember Carlson opposed. 226 227 Resolution No. 06-28 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 228 29 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 230