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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS-X 1979-11-15 Community Services Committee CONI IM1 NTIM, Rlfi'tllt'I' TO: Councillor Maurice Prout F, Members of the Commttni ty Services Conuui ttee PROM: '1'hotuas A. Panning, R. It. M. It. Director of Contrntnity Services Department D:1'1'li: November 15, 1979 SUBJ1:CT*. Arena Stud, During late summer and early fall the Director of Community Services and the Facilities Manager visited a number of Arenas in and around the Town of Newcastle. I might add this does not include Orono or Newcastle Arenas. The majority of the arenas are under Management Boards except for Lindsay, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa. We found that the arenas operated by Community Services Dclml,tillent were in most critics well organized and practiced preventative ❑m i ntenance. These arenas, ill most cases were tinder the command of facilities ninagers and a Director of Recreation. Arenas like Port Hope, Donavan in Oshawa, Iroquois Park, Whitby and Ajax are all attached to swimming pools were the staff work between to facilities. This is a money saver. The two Town of Newcastle arenas, Darlington Sports Centre and the Bowmanville Memorial Arena, administration and operation procedures are the same as the above-mentioned arenas including Lindsay. Tn assessing the Panagement Board operated arenas, I would say there is a lack of co-ordination and fineness in the operation of these arenas. They fail to practice preventive maintenance. Many of these arenas that we visited, we were unable to locate staff. Most of the arenas have ten or eleven players on the ice at one time, were we have ahollt thirty using the facility each hour. A number of the compressor rooms we visited were a disgrace and did not comply with fire. regulations. The inside appearance of the arc;ins were dirty with trash left from the night before. The washrooms in utost cases were not up to health standards and we visited every one. One other item is these arenas are staffed by non-union staff. The arenas mentioned earlier in my report are union staff. Cont i ntled. . ,l Summary After visiting all of these arenas, Mr. Fred Payne and 1 are convinced that the Darlington Sports Centre and the Bowmanville. Memorial Arena, (as old as it is) are well maintained and operated facilities. Despite the deficit on the two arenas, there is no doubt in my mind that cost is nothing iC you have a first class operation. Please find attached an Inspection Chart prepared by the Director and Facilities Manager. i i !j{t S i. I Arena H +-H r'1, H O O V) O to U CZ (.1 a C) H H rr•, t U ;= U .. E C) C.0 ( -- O < C4 :3 O N G y ✓ a x c Port Perry ( good good good good good fair good good present good Uxbridge lex. fair poor poor good poor fair fair not visable ex. Cannington fair poor poor fair no ice fair ( good I fair present fair Little Brirta_n ! good good fair fair good fair Ifair good present fair Oall—ood fair poor fair poor fair poor ! fair fair not visable fair Lindsay i ,00d good - fair no ice good fair good present poor OPPS ! fair fair poor poor good poor Ipoor poor present fair Omemee fair poor fair fair fair poor ! good fair not visable fair Enismore moor i ` poor poor poor fair poor Ifair poor not visable good Miilbrook poor poor fair poor good poor poor poor not visable fair Bewdley ! fair fair good poor good fair fair not visable good ( fair Manvers good good good fair good good ! good fair present fair Port Hope ; ex. ex. ex. ex. good good good present ext. Cobourg ! good fair - good no ice fair Ilgood ( good fair present good Brooklin I ! fair poor fair poor ex. fair ! fair fair not visable fair hhitby ex. good ex. ex. ex. good ex. good present ex. Ajax good good ex. ex. ex. good ex. good present good Donaven { ex. good -ex. good ex. good good good present ex. Blackstock ----------------- Not Open ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- ------------ ------ Stouffville ----------------- Not Open ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- ------------ ------ Woodville ----------------- Not Open ------- ------- ------- r------- ---------------------------- t I