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2. Ice Rinks MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Dir CI~~EN FROM: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent 7709 Market Boulevard DATE: October 15, 2003 P0 Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 SUB J: 2003/2004 Ice Rink Season Administrati0n Phone: 952.227.1100 Pax: 952.227.1110 The City of Chanhassen's outdoor finks will be open from approximately December 13 through February 15, weather permitting. Flooding will begin the first Building Inspecti0ns or second week in December, depending on the weather. The warming houses will Phone: 952.227.1180 Pax: 952.227.1190 be open Monday through Friday, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Portable trailers will be placed at Engineering North Lotus Park and City Center Park. Permanent warming houses are located at Phone: 952.227.1160 Fax: 952.227.1170 the Chanhassen Recreation Center and the Roundhouse, now that the building has been renovated. Finance Phone: 952.227.1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 After last winter's warm weather and poor skating conditions, our department reassessed the outdoor rink policies and procedures. As you recall, only locations Park & Recreation with warming houses and hockey/pleasure finks were maintained. The decision was Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax: 952.227.1110 made to concentrate on these main rinks because traditionally, they have had the Recreation Center highest number of users. Through this process, a rink flooding policy that 2310 coulter Boulevard established guidelines was developed. The policy is as follows: Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Ice Skating Policy Concerning Rink Flooding Planning & Natural Resources The following departmental policy concerning rink flooding has been developed to Phone: 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 better guide our department in establishing calendar dates of when it is appropriate or not appropriate to flood skating rinks. Public Works 1591 Park Road Phone: 952.227.1300 Opening Skating Date Flooding Policy Fax: 952.227.1310 December 20th or before Flood all rinks established for the Senior Center Phone: 952.227.1125 calendar year Fax: 952.227.1110 December 21st - January lOth Flood rinks at Roundhouse Park, City Web Site vamci.chanhassen.mn.us Center Park, Chanhassen Recreation Center and North Lotus Lake Park or (warming house locations only) January 11th or after Cancel season The City of Chanhassen · A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play. Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director 10/21/2003 Page 2 The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the skating rink locations and policies at length last season. It was the Commissioner's recommendation that all the pleasure and hockey rinks be flooded and that attempts be made to gather attendance numbers at the pleasure rinks that did not have warming house attendants. The warm weather prohibited the non-warming house pleasure rinks to be flooded, thus no attendance numbers were collected. Staff is in favor of flooding all pleasure and hockey rinks for the 2003/04 season. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending that warming house locations be maintained at the Chanhassen Recreation Center, City Center Park, Roundhouse Park, and North Lotus Park for the upcoming season. Rinks proposed for these locations would include two hockey rinks and one pleasure rink at the Chanhassen Recreation Center; one hockey rink and one pleasure rink at City Center Park; one hockey rink and one pleasure rink at North Lotus Park, and one pleasure rink at Roundhouse Park. Staff also recommends that pleasure rinks at Minnewashta Heights, Pheasant Hills, Carver Beach, Meadow Green, Rice Marsh, Sunset Park, and Chanhassen Hills also be maintained. This totals fifteen rinks for the 2003/04 season. Staff also recommends that the Park and Recreation Commission adopt the Skating Rink Flooding Policy outlined in the memorandum. G:\parkXrinksL2003-04 Ice Rink Season Memo CITY OF CHANHASSEN WARMING HOUSES C SEN House Location Featured Amenities 7700 Market Boulevard Chanhassen Recreation Center 1 - warming house PO Box 147 2310 Coulter Blvd. 2 - hockey rinks Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 i - pleasure rink Administration Phone: 952.227.1100 City Center Park 1 ~ warming house Fax: 952.227.1110 690 City Center DriVe 1 - hockey rink Building Inspecti0ns Chanhassen, MN 55317 1 - pleasure rink Phone: 952.227.1180 Fax: 952.227.1190 North Lotus Lake Park 1 ~- Warming house Engineering 295 Pleasant View Road 1 - hockey rink Phone: 952.227.1160 Chanhassen, MN 55317 1 - pleasure rink Fax: 952.227.1170 Finance RoundhouSe Park 1 - warming house Phone: 952.227.1140 3950 Kings Road 1 - pleasure rink Fax: 952.227.1110 Excelsior, MN 55331 Park & Recreation Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax: 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone: 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 Public Works 1591 Park Road Phone: 952.227.1300 · : Fax: 952.227.1310 Senior Center Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952.227,1110 Web Site v^¢#.cLchanhasseo.mn.us The City of Chanhassen · A QrowinQ community ',vilh clean lakes, oualitv schooJs, a charmino downtown, lhrivinn blJsin~.sses windinn lrails Rod hm~tif. 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