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Outdoor Refrigerated Covered Rink
Presented by: Daniele Podlubny, Manager, Community Recreation, Recreation and Parks
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That the Community Living Standing Committee recommend to Council that no further action be taken to plan and construct an Outdoor Refrigerated Covered Rink.
That the Community Living Standing Committee recommend to Council to rescind Postponed Motions 19-044 and 19-045.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide the Community Living Standing Committee (CLSC) with an update on the Outdoor Refrigerated Covered Rink (ODRCR) project to date and to recommend no further action be taken on this project due to public input and cost implications.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
This facility is not currently part of the Service Inventory and represents a new service delivery.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On November 27, 2018 Council passed the following motions:
PM 19-044 - That one outdoor ice facility that already includes heated lace up change rooms and washrooms is refurbished and upgraded to a refrigerated ice surface with a flat hard surface for summer use, for $875,000, funded through the capital reserve.
PM 19-045 - That the covered dome is added to the outdoor refrigerated ice rink project for $300,000, funded through the capital reserve.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At the direction of City Council, Administration began planning work to convert one of the existing outdoor rink facilities to a covered artificial ice surface supported with a refrigeration ice plant, concrete pad surface, lighting and board system, commonly referred to as an Outdoor Refrigerated Covered Rink (ODRCR). The budget of $1.175M was approved through the 2019 capital budget to fund this project.
An ODRCR is intended to ensure consistency of an outdoor natural ice surface through temperature fluctuations and to e...
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