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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />May 14, 2024 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council: <br />Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Jan Jenson, Thomas Randle and Andrea <br />Stephens. <br />Absent: <br />None <br />Staff: <br />City Manager Charlie Yunker <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes <br />A.April 9, 2024 Council Work Session Meeting Minutes <br />Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve the City Council <br />Work Session Meeting Minutes of April 9, 2024 as presented. <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br />2.Work Session Topics <br />A.Mounds View Irondale (MVI) Youth Hockey <br />City Manager Yunker reported Carl Kuhl from the Mounds View Irondale Youth Hockey Association had a <br />presentation for the Council. <br />Carl Kuhl, Board of Directors President of the Mounds View Irondale Youth Hockey Association, <br />described the importance of the Super Rink for the past 25 years, discussed the services offered to the <br />community and hockey organizations, and commented on why access to the Super Rink is essential to <br />accommodating the growth of the MVI Youth Hockey Association programs. He noted the proposed <br />renovations were estimated to cost $12 million and the Super Rink has requested that MVI provide <br />$750,000 to support these renovations. The Super Rink is also seeking financial support from <br />association and municipal government partners. He presented MVI’s proposal for each city to contribute <br />based on a fair contribution model that considers a three-year average of MVI players from each city. <br />Mr. Kuhl stated the 3-year average for St. Anthony is 12%, which would equal a contribution of $90,000 <br />based on the requested contribution by MVI of $750,000; $30,000 for a 3-year plan; or $18,000 for a 5- <br />year plan. <br />Councilmember Randle asked if precedence for a contract like this, had been set in the past. He was of <br />the opinion it made more sense for the youth sports booster or organization to take on this expense <br />than for the City of St. Anthony. Mr. Kuhl indicated this was a unique situation as the proposed <br />renovations would finance the playing surface for the MVI players. He stated in most cases, cities and <br />counties own the rinks and youth organizations buy the ice time. He reported the Super Rink was unique