What: the five-year operations contract for the Ralph Walker Ice Rink and the FY27 rink fee schedule ordinance.
Where it stands: The contract was referred to City Services and City Plan on 9/8; the fee ordinance had a first reading on 9/22, was on Finance's 10/8 agenda and was in second reading on 10/19.
Next: Not stated in the sources read.
Details
The sources read are agendas and, where posted, minutes; discussion detail is limited to what they record.
A deputy chief administrative officer presented the fee schedule for the new operator, on a one-year agreement (a multi-year agreement will come later). The advisory board and Parks Commission recommended restoring off-peak rates. Peak hours (4 to 9 PM weekdays, and weekends) stay at $425 for residents and $475 for non-residents; off-peak weekday hours (6 AM to 4 PM and 9 to 11 PM) would be $255 and $295 for 50 minutes of ice. The prior operator had flattened all hours to peak.
Changing the peak and off-peak hours would need the advisory board and possibly the committee. Members called it an incentive, like congestion pricing, to spread use through the day. No one testified. Moved and approved favorably on a voice vote.
Items include a tax refunds order, a Peace Commission sculpture donation, union and community event street closures, and a first reading of the Ralph Walker Rink fee schedule ordinance.