5a. 2010/2011 Ice Rink Season Evalution MEMORANDUM
TO: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent
CITY FROM: John W. Stutzman, Recreation Supervisor
CHANHASSFN DATE: April 26, 2011
7700 Market Boulevard SUBJ: 2010/2011 Ice Rink Season Evaluation
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 This year's ice skating nnk season ran from December 17, 2010 to February 21, 2011, with
roughly 7,095 participants recorded dunng supervised hours. These numbers are down from last
Administration year due to the large number of days that the nnks were closed. Warming houses were available
Phone: 952.2271100 at City Center Park, North Lotus Park, and the Chanhassen Recreation Center. In addition, the
Fax: 952.2271110 warming house at Roundhouse Park was staffed with reduced hours on weekends and select
holidays. This season, warming houses were open 50 days and closed 17 days due to high
Building Inspections temperatures, low temperatures, or poor surface conditions.
Phone: 952.2271180
Fax: 952.2271190
Rink User Totals December January February Total
Engineering City Center 695 861 200 2271
Phone: 952.2271160 Rec Center 1493 1216 418 4225
Fax: 952.2271170 North Lotus 564 925 342 2768
Roundhouse* 211 109 61 423
Finance
Phone: 952.2271140
Fax: 952.2271110 Total Usage 2963 3111 1021 7095
Park & Recreation *Roundhouse warming house staffed only on weekends and select holidays
Phone: 952.2271120
Fax: 952.2271110 Warming house trailers were rented from Mobile Minis for North Lotus Park and City Center
Park. These trailers sit flush on the ground and do not require steps to gain entrance. The inside
Recreation Center is one open room allowing for direct visual contact between the rink attendant and participants,
2310 Coulter Boulevard which contributes to greater overall safety dunng the ice skating expenence.
Phone: 952.2271400
Fax: 952.2271404 The Secret Skater evaluation program was used again this year to anonymously evaluate the rink
staff. These evaluations were turned in to staff for review. Meetings were then held with
Planning & attendants to review and sign the evaluation form. This was a successful process that worked
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.2271130 well in conjunction with visits from staff. Issues that were identified through the evaluations
Fax: 952.2271110 were not greeting users on a consistent basis, failure to clear snow from walkways, and
attendants not wearing uniform. In all instances the issues were discussed with the attendant and
Public Works a warning was issued per our discipline policy I recommend continuing the Secret Skater
7901 Park Place evaluation process in the future.
Phone: 952.2271300
Fax: 952.2271310 Rink Attendant wages totaled $8,963.94 with a total of 1,180.50 hours worked.
Senior Center Expenses: Amount:
Phone: 952.2271125 Temporary and Seasonal wages: $ 8,963.94
Fax: 952.2271110
Equipment Rental. (trailers) $ 2,991.07
Web Site Rink Maintenance: $ 32,256.99
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us TOTAL: $ 44,212.00
Attachment: Use Totals and Expenses for past three seasons.
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2009 -10
Rink User Totals December January February Total
City Center 871 870 530 2271
Rec Center 1278 1558 1389 4225
North Lotus 645 918 1205 2768
Roundhouse* 152 173 98 423
Total Usage I 2946 1 3519 1 3222 1 9687
*Roundhouse warming house staffed on only weekends and select holidays
Expenses: Amount:
Temporary and Seasonal wages: $ 11,842.63
Equipment Rental: (trailers) $ 2,941.70
Rink Maintenance: $ 38,359.02
TOTAL: $ 53,143.35
2008 -09
Rink User Totals December January February March Total
City Center 437 811 517 11 1776
Rec Center 871 1688 993 43 3595
North Lotus 543 1314 543 62 2462
Roundhouse 204 331 153 - 688
Total Usage 1 2,055 1 4,144 1 2,206 1 116 1 8,521
Expenses: Amount:
Temporary and Seasonal wages: $ 12,818.75
Equipment Rental: (trailers) $ 1,685.22
Rink Maintenance: $ 39,710.38
TOTAL: $ 54,214.35
2007 -08
Rink User Totals December January February March Total
City Center 674 704 494 60 1932
Rec Center 1343 1313 1266 394 4316
North Lotus 738 889 777 41 2445
Roundhouse 302 244 220 44 810
Total Usage 1 3,057 1 3,150 1 2,757 1 539 1 9,503
Expenses: Amount:
Temporary and Seasonal Wages: $15,422.69
Equipment Rental: Trailers $ 3,283.41
Rink Maintenance $40,461.09
TOTAL $59,167.19