3.2 MFAC DRAFT MINUTES 07-11-2022
Meeting of the Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission
Held at the Furniture and Things Community Event Center
Monday, May 9, 2022
Members Present: Chair Dave Williams, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioners Mike
Cunningham, Michael Westgaard, Jim Hecker, Greg Loidolt,
Matt Westgaard, Betsy Gulden.
Members Absent: Commissioner Walker.
Staff Present: Facility Superintendent Tim Dalton, Assistant Facility Supervisor Billy Hunter
Other Present: Senior Center Member Linda Lee
1. Call Meeting to Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of Multipurpose Facility
Advisory Commission was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Dave Williams.
2. Consider 5/9/2022 Agenda
Moved by Commissioner Matt Westgaard to approve agenda with removal of
Action Item 7.4 and seconded by Commissioner Loidolt to approve the May
9, 2022 agenda. Motion carried 8-0
3. Consider Minutes
No minutes available to consider.
4. Open Forum
No one appeared for Open Forum.
5. Presentations
None
6. Discussion Items
6.1 Branding Task Force Update
Presented by Matt Westgaard.
Task force consists of Commissioners Matt Westgaard, Mike Westgaard, Jim Hecker,
Jacob Peterson and Councilmember Jennifer Wagner. Met with facility user groups
get their priorities established for branding/facility decorating on April 25, 2022
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Senior Activity Center priorities included display cases in hallway, seasonal
decorations, mural of old senior center/old Elk River themes, signage in the hallway
to identify the space. Follow up will be providing examples that can have budget
numbers put to them.
Met next with Elk River Figure Skating Club, High School Hockey reps and Youth
Hockey reps. After reviewing the guidelines that HGA put together, their requests
included getting trophies into the trophy cases, getting banners hung in both rinks,
information cases where they can display upcoming events, photos of
teams/individuals on teams, Hockey Day MN commemorative, state champion
banners and commemoration to professional athletes. Toured facility to discuss
unique spaces. Groups were left with a to do list to have some thoughts/examples of
what they would like everything to look like so that budget numbers could be put to
them.
Outside of this meeting, task force has met on its own to discuss what they feel the
priorities are, these include base graphics of river as it flows through Elk River,
wayfinding, getting with hockey groups on banners, getting with senior group for
display areas and what to do with the grand staircase wall. No budget to do anything,
but at this point, just gathering ideas.
6.2 FTCenter Potential Academy Venue/Tenant
FTCenter has been approached by Nate and Brittany Prosser to potentially open an
academy that would utilize the facility for the sports portion and possibly the
classroom portions as well. Could include 2-4 hours of ice during the day, as well as
2-4 hours of turf during the day. Primary goal would be to have everything (sports
and academics) in one facility. Modeled after Breakaway Academy in the Chaska
Community Center.
7. Action Items
7.1 Reconsider Senior Activity Center Entrance Action of December 2, 2021.
Presentation by Senior Activity Center Member Linda Lee.
Motion made by Chair Williams and seconded by Vice Chair Peterson to
reaffirm previous decision to not approve the request to utilize the fire door as
an entry into the Senior Center. Motion carried 8-0
7.2 Consider details of housing Junior Hockey Team beginning Fall 2022.
Chair Williams has asked Facility Superintendent Tim Dalton to put together budget
numbers from 2020 moving forward to give the Commission an idea of the impact
COVID had on the facility.
Motion made by Chair Williams and seconded by Vice Chair Peterson to
affirm the City Council’s decision to commit for a basic agreement to
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accommodate the MN Squatch Tier 3 Junior Hockey team for the 2022-2023
season: Amendment added by Mike Cunningham provided the Tier 1
users(Elk River Youth Hockey, Elk River Figure Skating Club, Elk River
High School, Hockey) still maintain priority of ice scheduling. Motion passes
6-2. (Nay votes Mike Westgaard and Mike Cunningham).
7.3 Consider Large Event Protocol pertaining to crowd management.
Motion made by Commissioner Cunningham and seconded by Commissioner
Loidolt to approve large event protocol procedure established by staff and Elk
River Fire for managing crowds at the FTCenter. Motion passes 8-0.
7.4 Consider recommendation to abolish Commission Attendance
Requirement.
Motion made by Chair Williams and seconded by Vice Chair Peterson to table
this item until more Chair Williams can meet with City Clerk Tina Allard to
get clarification on attendance rules. Motion passes 8-0.
8. Superintendent Updates
9. Announcements
Facility Superintendent Tim Dalton will be bringing forward an initial opportunity of
by laws and policy in smaller pieces for review.
10. Adjournment
There being no further business, Chair Williams adjourned the meeting of the
Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission at 8:15 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Laura Estby
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Dave Williams, Chair
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Tina Allard, City Clerk