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-3- The facility is being designed to allow for the capacity of hav- ing artificial ice should Lake Region Hockey or the City deter- mine this is an area that we need to expand into. in addition, staff feels that this facility will serve as a central community focus for all activities and will he utilized by not only City groups, but rented out to the school district, also all large qroup activities, service organizations and neighboring munici- palities. Staff has also met with a gentleman by the name of Del Erickson who is currently preparing a feasibility study for the City of Edina which is proposing to construct five enclosed natural ice arenas, and staff feels that should the City desire to explore the concept of a multi -purpose community center, that a consult- ant be retained for an amount not to exceed $3,000 to finalize and firm up the concept plans of constructing a community center building. Additional items that staff would like to see included would be a running track which could be elevated above the arena for winter use as well as indoor storage facilities for park maintenance equipment which would increase iur maintenance efficiency. GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS Staff has prepared the following list of park improvements which have not been listed on a prioritization basis but I am prepared to provide my professional opinion regardinq each of their "impact" as well as further explain each of the delineated items. k. Laulidings and park shelters - We currently have four park shelter tuildings within the City's park system at Groveland, Woodcrest, Lambert and HMO w Parks. Staff would propose the construction of two additional park shelter uuildings. The first at Silver View Park, which would serve as a head- quarters for the adult athletic program, outdoor restrooms, as well as a small mairtenance facility to be located between the backstops at an estimated cost of $60,000. The second proposed shelter building would be a large open air picric shelter located at Greenfield Park as per the park system plan at a cost or $30,000. Total buildings and/or park shel- ters g90,000. B. Trees and general landscaping - The original protection for trees and qeneral landscaping throughout the City's park sys- tem was based at $528,900 which were 1980 figures. Staff would recommend that this amount be reduced by $478,900 or a total of $50,000. The reason staff recommends such a major reduction in this area is that our forestry department is currently planting bare root stock at the rate of approxi- mately 200 large trees per year for $5,000 - 58,000. With $50,000 we would be able to do major landscapinq improvements with the majority of the costs being contracted out to pri- vate nurserymen. This cost would be broken down and allocat- ed for each of the park areas.