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Commission Meeting November 8, 1999 Page 2 Mr. Morgan stated that the Recreation Center has a video and slides that really leave us in a good light on the city channel. Next month we hope to look at possibly doing dasher board sales. Mr. Morgan stated that he was approached by a company called Global Enterprises, which does ice arena to dasher board advertising, and will present those ideas next month. Tom Jenkins indicated that we had much greater intentions in 1999 as far as capital improvement projects. Some had to be cut and are indicated on a spreadsheet. Mr. Jenkins met with Mr. Stein and discussed capital improvements. Mr. Jenkins also talked about pulling some money together to do some projects. Mr. Jenkins stated that we would just make our budget this year, juggling to balance. Mr. Jenkins indicated that we are at a crossroads in Recreation and have some construction problems. Plans for more capital improvements for the ice arena are scheduled to take place this summer. A new sound system will replace original equipment, which is now 25 years old. The cost of the new system will be $37,000. New rubber flooring will replace aging and worn out flooring which is over 20 years old. This will brighten up the entire warming area and will provide a clean fresh look for rink patrons. This project will cost $74,000 and will also correct a safety problem of trip hazards that the current deteriorating rubber flooring presents. Event lighting is also being considered to bring back interest in public skates and boost attendance. Proposals ranging from $20,000 to $30,000 have been presented to the Engineering Department for review. The capital improvement package will include monies to facilitate an engineering study to look at updating the Recreation Complex and includes some improvements to our Parks. This comprehensive plan will look at costs to address the following items: the tennis roof, tennis lighting, the gymnasium roof, the lobby roof, hockey locker rooms, tuck pointing the exterior cement block, outdoor pool renovation (including a zero depth pool with water attractions and a water slide), rest rooms at Clague Park and HVAC upgrades. Finance Director Carrie Copfer has indicated we are permitted to borrow up to 20 years on our existing levy. The maximum we would be allowed to borrow would be $1.2 million. Once the engineering study comes in with price tags on all of the different improvements we will prioritize all projects and make decisions based on needs and costs. It is unlikely we will be able to address all of our needs. Decisions will be made once costs have been established. This month’s revenue reports were reviewed, and the ice rink is up about $15,000. Mr. Morgan indicated that it was just a case of a hockey club paying their bill on time this year. Gymnastics should be up a bit with exercise being down. Some of the programs were changed from exercise to gymnastics. This year will be a boom year in team sales. Typically we receive $11,000 in jersey sales from the N.O. Hockey Club. These are house league hockey jerseys, which are replaced each year on an annual basis. This year the Club will also replace home/away sets of hockey jerseys for their travel teams. These jerseys are only purchased every 4 to 5 years as needed. This will generate an additional $20,000 in the TEAM SALES line item, bringing the total to over $30,000 for the year. 1999 will Commission Meeting November 8, 1999