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Session 1895 August 23, 2003 Mayor Adams returned to the topic of the Soccer Facility, asking if all agreed to move forward as suggested by the City Manager. There was unanimous agreement to proceed. Some discussion followed, centered on additional information about evaporative cooling systems, and Mr. Wagner shared that it is a Iow-cost, Iow-maintenance alternative to air conditioning. It can take the form of portable machines, with an attached damp cloth device to suck in air and lower the temperature by about 20 degrees, or it can be in a form large enough for an entire building. Ms. Colquitt asked if information had been obtained from an existing large center which already uses these machines, and was advised that it had not, but machines of this sort are used widely by schools, the military, and by sports teams. Mayor Adams suggested that the Council should consider working with other local cities to provide some needed facilities, for example, the tennis courts, and Mr. Wagner suggested privatizing as another alternative. Mr. Ollendorff reported results of research conducted about an indoor tennis facility, by both staff and citizens, led to determining the size requirements, the square footage, the parking requirements, the basic specifications for land needed, and identified five or six potential sites both in and out of University City, ant that several partners in the project had been identified. He agrees that is could be a private facility with City backing, serving as both a recreational project and as an economic development project. Mr. Lieberman asked if staff time has been invested in researching the Skate- board Park. Mr. Ollendorff said it had not and that there was considerable opposition to it, however, the new parks director endorsed the concept and considered it feasible. Mayor Adams adjourned the meeting at 10:40 a.m. Leisha Forsythe City Clerk Page 10