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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Moiiday, April 17, 2017 Page 6 a well-qualified, experienced aiid personable gentleman to take the helm. I have no doubt that Shane McAvinew will ably and creatively lead Mayfield Village Recreation into the next several decades. Last year, we celebrated the completion of the Coinmunity Room, which is a 5-star facility in anyone's estiination. Since then, it has been used extensively for private parties, Village functions and senior prograinming. Its wann hearth, mega-kitchen and beautiful banquet facilities personify the quiet confidence of our community and will serve us, as well as future generations. Last year., due to construction of the new Corrununity Rooin, the Rec Department moved Fireworks and Cruise Night north to North Corrunons Boulevard, a move that was inade possible by our friends at Progressive Insurance. Both events were very successful there. This year, we are going to keep Fireworks to the north, in conjunction with events going on at the Grove. But due to sentiinent and in honor of Mayfield Village tradition, we are going to move Cruise Night back to the center of town with participation from Heinen's and our local restaurants. Due to ODOT construction at Wilson Mills and 271, I would recommend getting there early or walking if you can. We are also bringing back Gazebo concerts this year. And not just the big band sound. Get ready to hear an Eagles tribute band, a Frankie Valli band and more diversity including some afternoon concerts. We are adding concrete picnic tables and benches to the area outside the Community Room too, and we are inviting local food purveyors to participate in selling refreshments through the concession window. Again, get there early if you can to enjoy the evening. The Grove too will see some traditional programming and some new programming this year. We aiin to find something to please everyone if that's possible, so please again try to join us for an event. The biggest change at the Grove this year will be Phase I of the band shell project, including two rear walls and an overhead shelter. Money for Phase I is budgeted from current revenues, with a generous boost from a Cuyahoga County grant. Ground has broken and the shell will be up by the beginning of the season. But what happens if it rains on the date of an event? Well, first I assure you that we are going to do our best to see that that doesn't happen. But just in case it does, we are going to move events indoors to Reserve Hall whenever that's possible. There are some schedules that are out. I don't know if they are in print yet, or just on social inedia. You can find schedules from what's going on at the Grove and Gazebo and there's a little umbrella symbol next to most of the events and if you look that up, what it means is that if there is a rainout and we can't hold that event outside, we are going to move that event into Reserve Hall. More recreation. Thanks to a Natureworks grant we applied for last year, we are preparing to expand Bill Thomas' Intergenerational Park vision with the addition of tennis courts, bocce courts and sand volleyball courts in areas south and north of Parkview Pool. A concrete ping pong table or two is also in the offing. Work on the Park will take place this year, but it may not be complete until late summer or early fall. The pool, too, has undergone repairs and