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MEMO TO: MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: MARY SAARION DATE: MAY 29, 1991 SUBJECT: REPLACEMENT OF HOCKEY RINKS The Parks and Recreation Commission invited over 400 residents to attend the regularly scheduled Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday, May 23 , 1991. Letters were sent to residents living within a two block radius of Lambert, Woodcrest and Hillview Parks. These are the parks which currently house hockey rinks. Three residents attended. Two residents were interested in removing the hockey rink at Woodcrest and replacing it with a grassy field which could be used for soccer, softball, kickball, tag, and other games. The third resident in attendance was Tom Lahoud who represented the Lake Region Hockey Association. His concern was regarding the maintenance of the hockey rinks and the general condition of the rinks. The Commission asked if it would benefit the Lake Region Hockey Association to have one very good hockey facility available for their use. Mr. Lahoud concurred that it would be advantageous to have a very good hockey rink available for Lake Region Hockey practices and games, if the rink was maintained. The Commission replied that if Lambert was designated as a priority rink, and if the number of hockey rinks decreased (considering that Woodcrest hockey rink would be removed) there would be a greater opportunity for Lambert hockey rink to be maintained. The Commission passed a motion to remove the hockey rink boards at Woodcrest and replace it with a grassy field area (retaining the pleasure skating rink) and replacing Lambert hockey boards with new state - of - the - art hockey boards to establish a top outdoor hockey facility and use the salvagable materials from both the old Woodcrest and Lambert hockey boards for replacement parts at the–H4llv4ew—Park half hockcy rink. The three visitors were satisfied with the motion. The Hockey Association will benefit from the new hockey facility at Lambert and the Woodcrest residents will gain an activity field. The removal of both the present Woodcrest and Lambert hockey boards will be done as soon as possible. The boards are a safety hazard. The new hockey boards will be designed with specifications to mold to the Lambert Park hockey area. These boards will be the newest model of boards currently being constructed in the Burnsville, Apple Valley, Eagan , Plymouth and Maple Grove areas. Construction will begin after summer playground activities at Lambert have concluded in August, 1991.