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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrevious Item Packet January 22, 2004 MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING APPLICANT January 27, 2004 ITEM NO. .5 REQUEST Ice Skating Facility AGENCY COMMENTS CITY CLERK: CITY ENGINEER: See attached CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR: CITY ATTORNEY CITY POLICE DEPT: CITY FIRE DEPT: CITY BUILDING DEPT: CITY WATER DEPT: ~v~ rJJ1 ()I'-' ~ ,,;fJ ()J^~ j/ ~lÞi/ CITY SEWER DEPT: CITY PARKS DEPT: MERIDIAN SCHOOl DISTRICT: ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT: SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH: NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION: SETTLERS IRRIGATION: IDAHO POWER: US WEST: INTERMOUNTAIN GAS: MERIDIAN POST OFFICE: OTHER: Contacted: Emailed: Date: Staff Initials: Phone: Malerlals presented 01 public meetings shall become properly of the City of Meridian. .RECEIVED Interoffice MEMORANDUM JAN 2 2 2004 City Of Meridia.n City Clerk Office To: Mayor Robert D. Corrie and Meridian City Council Cc: William G. Berg, Jr., Doug Strong From: Wm. F. Nichols Subject: Ice Skating Facility January 22,2004 Date: Mayor Corrie and Council Members: Last summer I met with Bob Aldridge, one of the founders of the non-profit corporation formed to develop funding for an ice skating facility to be built in Meridian. The facility would include two "sheets" ofice, with addítional space for locker rooms, and other accessory facilities. The non-profit corporation needs four to five acres of space, furnished through a lease of at least 20 years, at a very nominal rent. They also want the City to provide the inftastructure improvements, such as curb, gutter, sidewalk, and street improvements, along with sewer and water stubbed to the property. They would prefer to get any and all discounts they can on water/sewer connection fees and inspection fees. They also would expect the City to assist in the review and design of, and placement of, the facility upon the property. The corporation is willing to co-locate the facility with other general or special uses, and they primarily see that by sharing a common parking lot. They will build the buildíng and construct the landscaping and parking lot. They anticipate that they will emphasize public usage of the facility, which will include allocation of time for school skating and hockey programs, developing programs for disabled people to enjoy the ice, and develop tree and reduced fee programs, particularly for youth. In recognition of the City's contribution towards the facility by providíng the land at low cost, the group is also wiI1ing to díscuss discounts to bona fide City ofMeridían residents. The group anticipates that they will raise all of the funds sufficient to build the facility before entering into the lease. They expect that it will take at least 2.5 million dollars to construct the bare bones facility, and want to raise more money than that. Before we can proceed to develop a Memorandum of Understanding, it is necessary for the Mayor and Council to answer some questions. Among these are: 1) the projection of the time trame within which water and sewer service will be available to the property, 2) a projection of the costs for those utility extensions, and 3) a commitment as to how those inftastructure improvements will be paid for. Along with the utility extensions, there will need to be a projection of, and plan for payment of, the cost of street related inftastructure inIprovements. The group also needs to know whether the City has any intent to take over the facility at the end of the lease, or at the end of any renewals that might be granted. Because the Corporation intends to sublease space to commercial entities such as a pro shop and food vendors, the corporation needs a commitment, or at least the City to answer the question, whether such leases will be permitted, and if so, whether the City intends to participate in any revenue trom the subleases. The Corporation intends to sell advertising which will be dísplayed on the walls inside the facility, and they need to know whether the City has any objection to that advertising or to the Corporation being able to "name" various portíons of the facility in recognítion of significant donations or contributions. The City also needs to provide direction on the minimum lease term, and whether that can be extended, and if so, the length of each extension and the number of extensions that would be permitted. At the request of Doug Strong, we are proceeding to finalize purchase of the remaining 12 acres of the Borup property. Therefore, the timing of the díscussion on these issues related to the ice skating facility is appropriate. Z:\Wod<\M\MeridianlMeridian 15360MlMayor and CouociNce Skatiog Facility IO 13 03.doc RECEIVED OCT 1 5 2003 Interoffice MEMORANDUM MAYORS OFFICE CIT¥ OF r.œfHDJAN To: Mayor Robert D. Corríe and Merídian City Council William. G. ~_~~g;r;j Suong Wm. F. NiCh~f11 Ice Skating Facility Cc: From: Subject: Date: October 14,2003 Mayor Corrie and Council Members: Last summer I met with Bob Aldridge, one of the founders of the non-profit corporation formed to develop fundíng for an ice skating facility to be built in Meridían. The facility would include two "sheets" of ice, with additional space for locker rooms, and other accessory facilities. The non-profit corporation needs four to five acres of space, furnished through a lease of at least 20 years, at a very nominal rent. They also want the City to provide the inftastructure improvements, such as curb, gutter, sidewalk, and street improvements, along with sewer and water stubbed to the property. They would prefer to get any and all discounts they can on water/sewer connection fees and inspection fees. They also would expect the City to assist in the revíew and design of, and placement of, the facility upon the property. The corporation is willing to co-locate the facility with other general or special uses, and they primaríly see that by sharing a common parking lot. They will buíld the buildíng and construct the landscaping and parking lot. They anticipate that they will emphasize public usage of the facility, whích will include allocation oftirne for school skating and hockey programs, developing programs for disabled people to enjoy the íce, and develop tree and reduced fee programs, particularly for youth. In recognítion of the City's contribution towards the facility by providing the land at low cost, the group is also willing to discuss díscounts to bona fide City of Meridían residents. The group anticipates that they will raise all of the funds sufficient to build the facility before entering into the lease. They expect that it will take at least 2.5 million dollars to construct the bare bones facility, and want to raise more money than that. Before we can proceed to develop a Memorandum ofUnderstandíng, it is necessary for the Mayor and Çouncil to answer some questions. Among these are: 1) the projection of the time trame within whích water and sewer service will be available to the property, 2) a projection of the costs for those utility extensions, and 3) a commitment as to how /)@7cf~ 1-) 67; I' J) Clo/ .~t- ~. ~ ~ I those infrastructure improvements will be paid for. Along with the utility extensions, there will need to be a projection of, and plan for payment of, the cost of street related inftastructure improvements. The group also needs to know whether the Cíty has any intent to take over the facility at the end of the lease, or at the end of any renewals that might be granted. Because the Corporation intends to sublease space to commercial entities such as a pro shop and food vendors, the corporation needs a commítment, or at least the City to answer the question, whether such leases will be permitted, aÎ:ld if so, whether the City intends to participate in any revenue from the subleases. The Corporation intends to sell advertising which will be displayed on the walls inside the facility, and they need to know whether the City has any objection to that advertising or to the Corporation being able to "name" various portions of the facility in recognition of significant donations or contributions. The City also needs to provide direction on the minímum lease term, and whether that can be extended, and if so, the length of each extension and the number of extensions that would be permítted. At the request of Doug Strong, we are proceeding to finalize purchase of the remainíng 12 acres of the Borup property. Therefore, the timing of the discussion on these issues related to the ice skating facility is appropriate. ~ ~- "'--~ ~,-- '"" ..~ !tk -wJ -t; ,t "- -J - ~ ...... -4- A4 ~~~! þ?-- ~4J