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Mounds View City Council November 27, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated that Council decided to operate the banquet center as a 1 <br />facility open to the public for rental and this Resolution comes from a recommendation and 2 <br />discussion on allowing private vendors into the building. He then said that one recommendation 3 <br />of the Task Force was a fitness center which Council was not in favor of but, to operate a 4 <br />minimal fitness room, it would require a purchase of exercise equipment at this time to 5 <br />complement the existing weight equipment and television set. He further explained that the 6 <br />room would function as it has in the past with the new equipment as the existing equipment is 7 <br />failing. 8 <br /> 9 <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated that Council has approved various changes to management 10 <br />of the facility and noted that the marketing budget would be increased in 2007 to try to increase 11 <br />the rental income from the facility. He then said that Council will discuss memberships at the 12 <br />work session and look at capital investments to keep the operation going at its present state. 13 <br /> 14 <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated that the fitness equipment is important to keep the facility 15 <br />functioning at its present state. He then reviewed the low bid quote of $19,702 for commercial 16 <br />equipment of two treadmills, two elliptical cross trainers and one recumbent bike. He also 17 <br />explained that leasing options were not available and the Finance Director does not recommend 18 <br />leasing as it would come with an interest payment. 19 <br /> 20 <br />City Administrator Ulrich recommended that the purchase of the equipment be funded by taking 21 <br />the funds from the 2006 budget with $3,500 unspent and the 2007 Community Center Budget of 22 <br />$5,000 for equipment for $8,500. He then recommended that the remaining $11,202 be funded 23 <br />through the special projects fund. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Council Member Flaherty commented that he has looked at the equipment over there now and if 26 <br />this is to go back to the citizens this is a minor upgrade to the facility to bring people in. He then 27 <br />said that the YMCA purchases equipment and rotates it through their facilities and he would like 28 <br />to know if they have used equipment. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Council Member Gunn indicated that they looked into used equipment and none was available. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Council Member Gunn indicated that the Task Force discussed this at length and it was all 33 <br />around accepted that this is a perk of the community center for a nominal fee and it is something 34 <br />that does not get publicized enough so she would like to advertise it better. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Mayor Marty said that he is glad this is going to the work session to discuss memberships 37 <br />because the Task Force recommended a membership system for quarterly and annually but now 38 <br />there are only daily pass and punch card options available. He then said that once the new 39 <br />equipment is obtained he would like to look into semiannual or annual memberships. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Gunn said that they felt it would be best to stay with the daily fee and punch 42 <br />card at this time because there is not much over there and there are two other fitness centers that 43 <br />the City competes with. 44 <br /> 45