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ORONO PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS COMMISSION MEETING <br /> MINUTES FOR AUGUST 3, 1998 <br /> (Ice Rink Study, Continued) <br /> has eight Public Works employees. <br /> The Public Works Department for Tonka Bay was also contacted regarding ice <br /> maintenance for their hockey rink, which has a supervised warming house and <br /> average ice quality. An estimated two to three man hours per day is spent taking <br /> care of the rink, which is more reasonable for Orono's staffing levels and available <br /> financial resources. <br /> Gappa reported a truck with a 1,000 gallon tank is used to flood the rink in Tonka Bay <br /> to help maintain the ice quality, which could readily be accomplished here in Orono. <br /> Gappa stated rinks without a warming house and lights typically have a lower volume <br /> of usage than rinks with those facilities. <br /> Currently the City maintains two outdoor skating rinks at Casco Point Road and at <br /> Hackberry Park. Both rinks are unsupervised with no warming house or lights. <br /> Previously the City maintained a rink at Antoine Park and another rink at Bederwood <br /> Park, but were discontinued due to ice quality problems and safety concerns <br /> regarding snowmobiles. <br /> Erickson recommended the City of Orono continue with the ice rink at Hackberry and <br /> consider installing an ice rink at Crystal Bay. <br /> McDermott suggested the City continue with its present two ice rinks and work on <br /> establishing a maintenance schedule which will enable the City to improve overall on <br /> the two ice rinks with the addition of a third ice rink in the near future. <br /> Silber suggested the City promote the ice rinks through the newsletter or newspaper <br /> to make the general public aware that the rinks exist. <br /> Gappa suggested the City spend two to three man hours per rink each day, build a <br /> scrapper to plow the rinks and utilize a tanker truck to flood the ice each day, with the <br /> goal being to improve maintenance and ice quality each year. Gappa suggested the <br /> City consider adding lights and a warming house in the future. <br /> Ilse suggested the Parks Commission also consider requesting more community time <br /> at the ice arena. Ilse volunteered to contact Long Lake to see if they would be <br /> willing to share in the costs of the ice arena. <br /> McDermott suggested Gappa include that recommendation in his report to the City <br /> Council, noting interest in ice skating has risen 25 percent in the last five years. <br /> (#9) TREE PRESERVATION/VEGETATIVE BUFFERS <br /> Gappa reported the City of Orono has received $100,000 in disaster aid from the State of <br /> Minnesota to help in the storm cleanup, noting he is currently not aware of any available <br /> money for reforestation. <br /> Page 3 <br />