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