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1 Councilmember Faust said that the Council should look at what the private sector is 2 charging for private parties and also to ask cities that have similar facilities. The . 3 Mayor stated that Shoreview and Columbia Heights are examples of similar community 4 centers that rent facilities to private parties. Councilmember Cavanaugh indicated that 5 he has the rates for New Brighton and they are similar to what private facilities charge. 6 The Council asked the City Manager to look into what other facilities charge. 7 8 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leach, 2712 - 34`' Avenue NE indicated that they had comments 9 about the Community Center. Mr. Leach indicated that when they were purchasing 10 their home, they wished that the City had a point-of-sale ordinance because there were 11 several things that needed to be repaired but weren't noticed by them until after they 12 had moved into their home. He also indicated that he felt the Community Center 13 should be opened to the community; that there are people available who can open the 14 Center. He also stated that there is not `open gym' time available to people who just 15 want to come in and shoot baskets. He said that anytime he goes to the gym for `open 16 gym', there is a game being played. 17 18 The Mayor indicated that there are apparently two definitions of `open gym' and he 19 indicated that the gym is scheduled by Community Services. He also indicated that he 20 was not aware of any time that the gym wasn't scheduled and that bumping someone 21 was not possible. 22 23 V. DISCUSSION OF PLANS FOR THE STONEHOUSE AND REVIEW PROFIT � 4 PLAN FOR ENTIRE OPERATION. 25 Mike Larson, Liquor Operations Manager, reviewed with Council plans for repairs that 26 need to be done for the Stonehouse and SAV I. He indicated that the HVAC and air 27 purification systems are in critical need of being replaced. He said that of the three 28 HVAC units, the newest one is 27 years old; the others are about 40 years old. He 29 indicated that SAV I is in need of general renovation; new shelving, new lighting and 30 painting. 31 32 Larson also presented the Performa for the entire operations. He indicated that if the 33 HVAC at the Stonehouse and SAV I fails, the cost to replace it would obviously impact 34 the Performa. Councilmember Cavanaugh stated that the projected profit looks great. 35 36 Larson reported that the food menu is going well. Because of a change in the cooking 37 staff, he said the Stonehouse is in a position to increase the menu options. He stated 38 that the trend in the industry seems to be a change in emphasis; establishments similar 39 to the Stonehouse are shifting from focusing on serving beverages with food on the side 40 to improving the food menu and serving beverages as an aside. 41 42 Councilmember Thuesen stated that smoke is a problem and agreed that most of the 43 needed repairs are cosmetic but felt that if the HVAC systems were replaced and the 44 repairs done, the changed atmosphere of the Stonehouse would be a way to improve 0 45 business. Larson agreed, stating that the repairs would go a long way to improve the 46 image to the public. 2