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MEMORANDUM TO: Ramsey City Council FROM: Sandra Ashley Helling, Finance Officer DATE: April 12, 1991 SUBJECT: ANOKA COUNTY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ICE ARENAS We have received copies of resolutions confirming Anoka County's financial assistance for the construction of ice arenas in the northern and eastern portions of Anoka County as follows: If the County receives reimbursement of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds in the amount of at least $700,000 in 1991 ... the Anoka County Board will provide matching funds of up to: $200,000 for construction of an indoor ice arena in the City of Blaine as proposed by Centennial Ice Arena Association, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, to serve the eastern portion of the County. $200,000 for construction of an indoor ice arena in the City of East Bethel as proposed by the North Anoka County Arena Committee to serve the northern portion of the County. Background information: At the regular meeting of April 10, i990, Doug Petty and Gary Johnson, representing the North Anoka County Arena Committee or NACAC, were present to seek City of Ramsey support of their request for funding from Anoka County to establish a multi-purpose recreational facility at 205th Avenue North and Highway #65, East Bethel. The Anoka County Commissioners had requested that communities choosing to support the request of the NACAC do so by signing an agreement indicating they will not seek County financial participation in any other ice arena in the County. Council directed staff to draft a letter endorsing NACAC's request without limiting the City's ability to support any other future proposals for ice arenas in Anoka county. On April 16, 1990 the City's letter of support was sent to the Anoka County Commissioners. On October 9, 1990 County Commissioner Natalie Haas Steffen appeared before the City Council and explained that as the City of Ramsey's letter did not state the City would not seek participation from the County in any other arena proposals for Anoka County, the arena in East Bethel would not happen and the money would instead go to the Chain of Lakes Park. Council directed staff to amend the City of Ramsey's letter of support to indicate that the City will not seek financial participation in any other arena to be developed in Anoka County. This letter was sent on October 10, 1990.