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MEI�iD T0: Parks� and Recreation Commissioners FROM: Staff DATE: December 9, 1977 RE: Winter Skating The winter akating progzam ie the largest tax supported program that ie offered by our departmenC. Thia years pmSram will begin Saturday, December 17 and continue througA Februsry 19, weather permiiting= The program aill be basically the eame as past yeara (aee attached memo) with only minor modificatione. Oae of the major impxovemenia ia tya 15:7-7E -atater skating program has been the grading and berming of each park eite during the fall months. Ramgey County did the grading at both hockey rinke and pleaaure skating sitea. The cost was about 51600. and is a one time expenditure. Gopher Electric has repaired or replaced the lighting systems at 4 of the 6 akating aitea. Of ehe total repalr bill of $810.00, $560.00 was directly attributed to vandalism. The systems are now working properly and will be adequate for the 1977-78 season. Enclosed is a copy of a comparison of Quartz va. Metal Halide lighting syatem for youz information and review. The park maintenance crew presently conaiats of Gary Rardell and Chris Westo¢ and one part-time employee. The crew has been hard at work preparing for the December 17 opening. We are preeently in the proceae of evaluating the Park Maintenance program to determine its preaent effectivensa to exemine alternative poseibilitiee (eee 1978 Departmental Goals}. Ttie one major problem area ia in the need for off atreet parking at Lambett aad Hillviev Perka. There presently is no off street parking at eiiher eite and ae meny as 50 car� are either coming or going on the night of hockey gamee�. In paat yeare, we have plowed a parking lo[ area in the out- field of each ballfield to acco�odate the cars. Tf�e other altemative ia parking on the street. The ataff would recommend the ploaing of a parking lot again in 1977-78 as a te�oxary aolution, but that alternatives be examined for�the 3978-79 eeaeon. It hae been called w etaffa attention that Ardan Park ahould be used as an vnsapervieed pleasuze skating eite. After revieaing our exieting faMlities md the maintenance pmbleme inwlved in plowing of the pond eite, staff would mt reco�end thia propoaal at thia time.