2012-01-09 STMA Ice Arena Board Minutes STMA ARENA BOARD MINUTES
Monday, January 9, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Present: Chairman Dan Wagner, and STMA Arena Board members Larry Sorensen, Gayle
Weber, Chris Schumm, Jeff Lindquist and Kevin Kasel. Also present were STMA Ice Arena
Manager Grant Fitch and Albertville City Administrator Larry Kruse.
Absent: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Wagner
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Wagner opened the floor for nomination for Chairman saying he believed it was the School's
turn to head the Board.
Motion by Weber/Wagner to nominate Jeff Lindquist as Chairman and Gayle Weber as Vice-
Chairman and to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for the two positions . Motion
carried unanimously.
AGENDA
Motion by Sorensen/Lindquist to approve the agenda with addition of an Arena Expansion
Fund Raising Report. Motion carried unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Weber/Kasel to approve the Consent Agenda.
a. Approve the minutes from the December 12, 2011 STMA Arena Board Meeting (pg
1-7)
b. Accept the Arena Manager's written report (pg 8)
c. Acknowledge Nellie Jan's Thank You email (pg 9)
d. Approve the December list of claims as presented in the amount of $19,107.79 and the
December Finance Report (pgs 10-11)
Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
City Administrator Kruse reported at the February meeting, staff will present a report on the site
layout with feedback from the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) on parking lot development in
the buffer and/or wetland.
Kruse reported he believes Ebert Construction has signed the Arena Roof Repair Contract and
will begin work as weather pertnits.
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Kruse reported that Arena Manager Fitch has not completed his research on installing a vending
control box to sell radiant heat. Fitch will report back at the February meeting.
FUND RAISING REPORT
Board Member Jeff Lindquist said the School Board is interested to learn the status of fund
raising efforts on behalf of Youth Hockey.
Scott Berning reported they had a very successful year in 2011. Youth Hockey raised over
$60,000 and anticipates doubling that amount in 2012 with the addition of gambling proceeds.
Berning said Youth Hockey has established a relationship with the Lions and has assist with
meat raffles and other projects. He said a Halloween Pumpkin sales netted $900; Calendar
$20,000, Four Wheel Raffle $13,000 and the Knights to remember event $20,000. Youth Hockey
participated in a food drive, whereby they gathered $6,000 of food products and had that
matched by a private business with the match going towards the second sheet.
Berning is excited about fund raising opportunities and now has businesses and individuals
approaching them about fund raising opportunities or to donate. Berning said, they may be back
to approach the Board about moving forward with the expansion sooner than what might be
expected.
Berning reported that Youth Hockey membership is slightly down from 402 members in 2011 to
396 in 2012. He attributed this to too much traveling and not enough local ice time.
The Board suggested Kruse give a report to the joint meeting of the School and two cities on
Monday, January 30° 2012. They also suggested that might be a time for Scott Berning to share
his fund raising story.
ADJOURN
Motion by Lindquist/Weber to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Attest:
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Larry K e, Recording Secretary
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