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Home My WebLink About05-11-2010 PRC 06 Dept UpdatesCity of Hastings Parks & Recreation 920 W 10 St, Hastings MN 55033 th Ph: (651) 480-6175 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Web: www.ci.hastings.mn.us “Creating Community Through People, Parks, and Programs” Parks and Recreation Commission Departmental Updates – May, 2010 Parks Maintenance Activities  The parks maintenance crew has been out mowing the city parks for the last three weeks.  The parks have started to take on a few seasonal employees to help with the upcoming season.  Early in April the boat dock that is stored across the river at Hub’s landing was moved back across the river to Jaycee Park.  The fishing pier at Lake Isabelle is now back open after being closed for the winter months.  Ball diamond grooming has begun to take place around the parks in preparation for the upcoming season.  And finally, we shipped Kevin Smith out to better and bigger things and wish him the best of luck!  And we can’t forget to welcome Cory Likes to the committee… Hastings Family Aquatic Center  Plaster project is just about wrapped up. Weather permitting the crew is hoping to finish plastering on Friday May 7, 2010.  Dumpster enclosure construction has begun and should also be wrapped up next week. The purpose of the dumpster is to be more efficient in recycling the enormous amount of cardboard HFAC generates during the season.  Interior of building will also be painted the week of May 10, 2010. Hastings Civic Arena  Circus will be here on Tuesday, 5/11/10.  Air quality is being discussed at the State Capitol and may go to vote early next week, 5/10/10. There are some good issues in the bill. But there are also areas where some issues should be tabled for more discussion and fact finding. Included in your packet is a comparison between the House and Senate Ice Arena Bills, for your information.  Contracts have been sent out to the groups that are having 3 week summer hockey camp 6/14/10-7/2/10. Civic Arena Aquatic Center Youth First 2801 Red Wing Blvd. 901 Maple Street 920 W 10 Street th Ph: (651) 480-6195 Ph: (651) 480-2385 Ph: (651) 480-6182 Fax: (651) 437-4940 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Comparison between House and Senate Ice Arenas Bill (As of May 3, 2010) H.F. 3512 (Hansen) – DE7 S.F. 3175 (Anderson) – A10 License requirement: after March 1, 2011, an License requirement: none indoor ice arena must have a license, renewed annually, accompanied by a designated fee. Operator training: after March 1, 2011, a Operator training: after March 1, 2012, a trained indoor ice arena operator, who holds a trained employee must be onsite or on call certificate of training issued by MDH, must be when the arena is open (no certification or present or on-call whenever the arena is open. renewal of training referenced in bill). Operators must attend training every three Operators must make current year’s air quality years. measurements available upon request. Equipment: By 2015, all arenas must either Equipment: Beginning March 1, 2011, all use all-electric resurfacing and edging nonelectric resurfacers must have a three-way equipment, or install a continuous air catalytic device installed. By 2014, arenas that monitoring device. significantly and repeatedly exceed air quality standards must either use all-electric equipment or install a continuous air monitoring device. Non-resurfacing equipment requirement:Non-resurfacing equipment requirement: After March 1, 2011, indoor ice arenas must By 2013, indoor ice arenas cannot admit test their air quality and meet standards before skaters and spectators until two hours have admitting the public if they operate a device passed since the operation of a device powered powered by an internal combustion engine by an internal combustion engine (except (except resurfacers). resurfacers). Waivers: provides for a waiver from the Waivers: provides a temporary waiver for equipment and air monitoring requirements if installing three-way catalytic converters if they the indoor ice arena can demonstrate the are not available for purchase. Says any new capacity of its air handling system is sufficient resurfacers purchased after March 1, 2011 in relation to the airspace. MDH may set must be equipped with a catalytic converter or conditions of this exemption. be electric. New edgers purchased after March 1, 2011, must also meet this requirement. Grants available: $200,000 issued by the Grants available: none Amateur Sports Commission for rehabilitation and renovation. Public Placards: none Public Placards: requires the rulemaking process to incorporate requirements for the placement of placards stating that “acute and chronic exposure to elevated levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide may be present in the arena and, if present, may be hazardous to human health.”