Shakopee Youth Hockey Association requests a 1 year pilot of using 1 outdoor hockey rink (rotating schedule between the 3 rinks with warming houses), 2 nights per week, from 6pm-9pm on those nights.  They will use parent volunteers to staff the warming houses during their scheduled uses.   They are proposing this as a strategy to support the growth of the Mite development program through initiatives that might reduce financial barriers of access to playing hockey for young families.  Thereby increasing participation of Shakopee families in the sport of hockey. 

Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council approve this 1 year pilot proposal to use outdoor hockey rinks in an effort to grow opportunities for Shakopee Families to explore the sport of hockey.