2022-03-14 STMA Arena Board Minutes ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA BOARD MINUTES
March 14,2022
6:00 p.m.
Present: Chairman Larry Sorensen and members, Keith Wettschreck, Walter Hudson,Kari Dwinnell,
Aaron Cocking and Tim Lewis. Absent: Member Ryan Gleason. Also present: City Administrator
Adam Nafstad, City Finance Director Tina Lannes, STMA Arena Manager Grant Fitch and
School/Ground Director Jason Bichler. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman
Sorensen.
Set Amanda
Members Cocking/Dwinnell moved to set the agenda as presented. All voted aye.
A) )roval of Minutes
Members Hudson/Lewis moved to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2022 Board Meeting as
presented. All voted aye.
Finance Reports
Lannes presented the finance reports mentioning that the receivables are the ice time billed for January
and that annual audit will start this week with it being presented in May.
Members Cocking/Lewis moved to approve the January/February list of claims totaling $58,395.89
and the February Financial Report as presented. All voted aye.
Arena Manager's&jj2rt
Fitch informed the board that off the Zamboni room there is a roof leak with repairs being about
$2,200,but since it is part of the expansion of the new arena the school will be responsible for the
invoice. In addition, Fitch explained to the board that there are issues with the Group #2 Compressor
41 with the Variable Frequency Drive that is shorting out and it is turned off until the repair is
completed.
Fitch and Nafstad provided an update on the STMA Youth Hockey Association Dry Land space.
There was discussion on how the dryland space will work.
Member Lewis asked for an update on the issues with the wall movement in the arena. Fitch reported
that the Breitbach repaired the brackets and noted the movement of the wall will continue as seasons
change and staff will monitor the movement. Nafstad stated the school district and building official
have received letters from the structural engineer and precast company stating that it is safe to occupy.
New Business
Lannes presented the 2022 preliminary budget. There was discussion on rates and if there should be an
increase noting that the last rate increase was two years ago in the amount of$5. Also,there was
discussion on the possibility of selling more ice.
Members Lewis/Cocking moved to increase prime rate from $220 to $225 and summer rate 0-200
from $165 to $170 effective September 1, 2022 ($5 increase). Ayes: Sorensen, Wettschreck, Hudson,
Cocking and Lewis. Nays: Dwinnell. Motion passes.
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Members Cocking/Hudson moved to adopt the 2022 preliminary budget with the reflection of the
September 1, 2022 rate increase. All voted Aye.
Ad
'ourn
Members Cocking/Lewis moved to adjourn at 6:39 p.m. All voted aye.
Attest:
Tina L.Lannes, City Finance Director