2022-09-12 STMA Arena Board MinutesST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE ICE ARENA BOARD MINUTES
September 12, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Present: Chairman Larry Sorensen and members, Keith Wettschreck, Kari Dwinnell, Aaron Cocking
and Ryan Gleason. Absent members Walter Hudson and Tim Lewis. Also present: City Administrator
Adam Nafstad, City Finance Director Tina Lannes, STMA Arena Manager Grant Fitch,
School/Ground Director Jason Bichler, and Megan Esterberg STMA Youth Hockey Association. The
meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Sorensen.
Set Agenda
Members Dwinnell/Cocking moved to set the agenda as presented. All voted aye.
Approval of Minutes
Members Gleason/Wettschreck moved to approve the minutes of the June 13, 2022 Board Meeting as
presented. All voted aye.
Finance Reports
Lannes presented the finance reports mentioning the list of claims is so large due to it is from June
through August 2022. In addition, Lannes discussed the receivables on what has been collect since the
report was created.
Members Cocking/Gleason moved to approve the June-August list of claims totaling $99,591.15 and
the August Financial Report as presented. All voted aye.
Arena Manager’s Report
Fitch reported that they are doing a conversion to a new scheduling program for September 19, 2022
and ice hours sold verses budgeted. Fitch mentioned that the grand opening event for Hat Trick
Hockey is scheduled for October 16th. Fitch stated that the STMA Youth Hockey season also starts at
the end of September. Member Dwinnell asked how many hours FIT booked this past summer. Fitch
estimated around 200 hours, more than originally planned.
Ice Allocation Policy
Nafstad presented the Ice Allocation and Sales Policy in draft form. The policy has not been changed
since it was last brought to the board, but the school and youth hockey have reviewed the draft policy
and agree that the dates will work for booking ice for the different seasons. There was some
discussion. There was no action taken.
LiveBarn
Nafstad reported that STMA YHA has requested a change from livestream provider HockeyTV to
LiveBarn. Nafstad stated that HockeyTV has been used for a few years now and provided the
background on how the STMA Arena ended up using HockeyTV. Nafstad explained that the STMA
Arena Board and HockeyTV were not operating under a contract and said the Arena can change
providers at any time. Nafstad presented a LiveBarn Agreement and recommended several major edits
including, limiting the agreement to a 3-year term, LiveBarn pays STMA Arena $5,000 annually
instead of percentage of subscriptions, staff removed the “exclusive rights to broadcast” from the
contract, and several legal edits. Nafstad stated the draft agreement has been sent to LiveBarn, but
staff has not heard back from them yet. There were discussions on the draft contract.
Members Dwinnell/Gleason moved to approve the Automatic Broadcast Agreement with LiveBarn as
presented with discussion of changes. All voted aye.
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Youth Hockey Association
Megan Esterberg STMA Youth Hockey Association mentioned the items they had were already
discussed such as LiveBarn.
Adjourn
Members Cocking/Dwinnell moved to adjourn at 6:36 p.m. All voted aye.
Attest:
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Tina L. Lannes, City Finance Director