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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 5, 2018 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />The Council also indicated a desire to see additional improvements made to the rink for the following <br />winter, which would include lighting. Due to the time constraints with completing an ice rink before the <br />winter freeze, Staff went ahead and initiated certain elements of the plan that fall below the Staff approval <br />threshold. Those improvements will be taken before the City Council for approval later in November. <br />Items 1 and 2 have been completed. Edwards noted he divided up the items into work to be completed in <br />2018 and then work to be completed in 2019 if the City elects to go forward with the project. Edwards <br />indicated for this year he ordered essentially a backyard ice rink kit and that the area will need some <br />ground preparation work before a more permanent ice rink can be constructed. The well on the site was <br />decommissioned in 2004 and the pump was pulled. That work will need to be delayed until 2019. In the <br />meantime, because this is not an area where there is easy access to city water, the Public Works <br />Department will be working with the Long Lake Fire Department to provide water. <br />In addition to creating the ice rink, the City will also need to maintain the ice. Edwards indicated he <br />included in the costs some equipment that will hook on the 3 -point hitch of one of the City's tractors. <br />Edwards noted the City's ice rinks do not have a liner under them and that they end up with a lot of <br />pressure ridges and cracks. If the City is interested in having ice rinks, it would be Staff's <br />recommendation that the City acquire some equipment, so they would have a way to maintain it. <br />Edwards noted one of the reasons the ice rinks have not been used regularly during the week is the lack of <br />lighting and that they typically only get used on the weekends. Edwards stated he adjusted the Park <br />Capital Improvement Plan to reflect some of the work. The total cost of the project is anticipated to be <br />around $35,200. The project and equipment will be funded from the Parks Fund and the maintenance of <br />the ice rinks from the Parks Operating budget. <br />Roath commented at this point it does not make sense to regrade Casco since it does not have a liner. <br />Roath noted the Public Works Department cannot use a re -surfacer if there are a lot of bumps. <br />Edwards stated they will likely just reflood the rink as has been done in the past. <br />Roath stated the plan assumes a working well. Roath asked whether that means the fire department has to <br />come out more often. <br />Edwards stated the Public Works Department should be able to perform the resurfacing but that it results <br />in additional Staff time. <br />Roath noted the cost for this year will not change that much except for moving the $5,000 for the well to <br />next year. Roath asked if the well work will be more than $5,000. <br />Edwards noted the electrical will also need to be done in 2019. Edwards indicated he has not received a <br />new estimate based on the review the contractor performed today but that lie will be providing a new <br />quote. <br />Berg asked what prompted this and whether there has been an increased demand for ice time. <br />Mayor Walsh stated this has been on the radar for ten years and that Council Member Printup's idea was <br />just to try to flood an area and see if people use it. If it gets used, then the City can plan next year to make <br />some improvements and buy some equipment to maintain it. Walsh stated it was more of an experimental <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />