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SEP-13-1996 14:52 CITY OF SHOREVIEW P.04/09 purchase 2080 hours of ice time at$125 per hour for a period of 25 years. Shoreview, Arden Hills,Mounds.View, and New Brighton collectively constitute one of the four communities involved in this project. To date,the Blaine and Coon Rapids City • Council's have approved the resolution authorizing their participation in the project. Brooklyn Park is the fourth community considering participation and also is considering adoption of the resolution at their Council meeting on September 16, 1996. The City Council reviewed this issue at the April 1 and September 9, 1996 workshop meetings and at informational meetings with the other City Councils on June 27, 1996 and August 28, 1996. Although the scope of the project has remained the same, the financial participation by the Cities' and hockey associations has evolved significantly throughout the process. Based on concerns expressed by Councilmembers at the joint meeting on August 28th, the councils developed a consensus to request that Ramsey County fund the initial $500,000 capital contribution. It was felt that if Ramsey County financed the capital contribution,then the hockey association could put up a$500,000 escrow to further protect the cities in the event of a shortfall in ice rental time. Councilmembers felt that this would give the four cities the highest level of protection. Representatives of the MASC and the youth hockey associations made presentations to the Ramsey County Board at their meetings on September 3rd and 10th requesting a . $500,000 contribution for the project. Following the presentation at the September 10th • meeting, the Ramsey County Board voted to.include$500,000 in their preliminary tax levy for this project. The funding is contingent on the Ramsey County park staff providing additional analysis about the potential impact of this project on the County's ice arena system. As a condition of this large capital contribution,Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Director has indicated that he will require the cities to guarantee that the Mounds View and Irondale Youth Hockey Associations will purchase a minimum of 1000 hours of ice time from the Ramsey County system. These twoassociations currently request about 2000 hours of ice time and receive approximately 1250 hours of time from the Ramsey County system. MASTER AND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS If the attached resolution is approved,there are several other actions that the Council will need to consider before the project proceeds. These actions include approvals of a master agreement and of two supplemental agreements. The Master Agreement is between the MASC and the four communities participating in the project and generally lays out the framework for the financial participation and operation of the facility. Some of the key provisions of this agreement include: 1. The MASC will construct,own, and operate the four sheet ice complex. 2. Requires that the communities purchase 2080 hours of ice time at$125 per hour. •