A staff report being presented to council this evening suggests a Special Arena Committee be set up to get feedback from the public on the future of the West Ferris arena.
See: West Ferris arena deliberations delayed
The committee would be made up of the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Community Services Committee plus a member from General Government and a member from the Engineering, Environmental Services and Works Committees.
Its mandate would be to "lead a public consultation process, facilitate timely information sharing to Council and the Public of progress, and investigate financial options for the selection of ice pad and site options and funding alternatives to be presented to Council as recommendations for direction by October 31, 2017."
The report also suggests authorizing staff to continue to investigate options for replacement, including initiating preliminary geotechnical assessments, to a maximum of $60,000, of Memorial Gardens/Thomson Fields and Omischl Sports Complex or other viable sites, to determine the potential opportunity and challenges with respect to constructing on those sites including potential site preparation costs.
Council's committee session starts at 6:30 p.m.