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Item No: 8E Meeting Date: December 8, 2008 Type of Business: Consent Administrator Review : Yes City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Clerk - Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7378 Approving the Purchase of a Pool Table and a Foosball Table for the Community Center Background: At the November 24, 2008 meeting, I alerted the Council members that the amusement machines at the Community Center were going to be removed by the vending company, as they were not bringing in enough revenue to justify keeping them there. The owner provided the City with the cost of each machine if we were interested in keeping any or all of the machines. The Council discussed this issue at the December 1 work session, at which point direction was provided to staff to acquire a pool table and the foosball table.. Discussion: Earlier this month, Pat Prindle, Program Director at the Community Center, let us know that the two pool tables, the foosball table and air hockey table, plus the change machine, were in jeopardy of being removed from the Community Center as they were not generating sufficient revenue, according to the owner of the machines. American Amusement Arcades, the owner, provided the City with a cost breakdown of the machines in the event we desired to purchase any or all of them. Also provided were the year–to-date revenues generated by the machines. Cost Rev 2008 Air Hockey - $700.00 $217.25 Tornado Foosball - $500.00 $ 87.50 Valley Pool Table - $700.00 $174.00 Valley Pool Table - $700.00 $101.00 Rowe Change Machine - $500.00 n/a While the air hockey machine brings in the most revenue, Pat Prindle suggested it would be better to keep the foosball table and one of the pool tables. The cost of the two indicated devices would total $1,200. As discussed, the drawback with the air hockey machine is one of maintenance and operation costs—it is the only motorized game which could not be self- maintained if owned by the City. It is also the least mobile of the machines. Subsequent to the Dec 1st meeting, I contacted a different vendor to determine if they would be interested in bringing in a replacement air hockey table and perhaps a basketball machine at no cost to the City. As of the writing of this report, I am unable to provide any further update on that possibility.