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Commission Meeting April 16, 1997 Page Three accrued upon this fund. The last year that interest was accrued directly to the fund was 1993. Since this time, account investment practices have resulted in a significant increase in interest earned, up $25,000 per year, which is no longer directed to the Recreation Fund. Third, the account line for Building Repair and Maintenance has been dramatically reduced by over 25% from $52,000 to $38,700. This decrease will present a tremendous hardship upon the maintenance standards of the Recreation Center. This lack of adequate funding will not allow for necessary and common needed repairs to be performed. Last, the review of expenditures in Concession operations has revealed a continued decrease in net profits which may be a result of the combined effects of product waste, rising food costs and inappropriate emphasis on less profitable product offerings. Whatever the cause, a more careful consideration needs to be focused upon operational issues or options for management oversight to turn this trend around. There was some general discussion regarding the Concession operations in reference to increasing prices, hiring a part-time manager like the Pro Shop that would be able to work about 20 hours per week to spend more on-site management time in the Concession. There was also discussion about putting concession out for bid for a private contractor. Mr. Dolansky stated that he would try to put several corrective measures in place to improve the situation through the spring and make a formal recommendation for the future operations in the summer. Old Business: Mr. Gardner inquired about the hierarchy and priority policy discussion for the use of the ball fields. Mr. Dolansky replied that Mr. Morgan would be gathering that information and presenting the facts for discussion at the next meeting. There was also some discussion regarding the term for Mr. Gardner which was finalized by City Council and is ending in the year 2001. New Business: Mr. Dolansky stated he and Mrs. Kasler have been actively working with the North Olmsted Hot Stove for the past several weeks on helping them develop two additional sites for their baseball games. Clague Park is closed for renovation this year and N.O.H.S.B. needed to develop two new fields or up to 200 players could be adversely affected. After some discussion with the School District by N.O.H.S.B. they decided Birch School could be used as a site for at least one year with some general conditions being met and hopefully kept for utilization in the future because the N.O.H.S.B. program is continuing to expand. The City was able to get approval for the construction of another field at North Olmsted Park which was scheduled for construction as part of the last master plan for that park site. N.O.H.S.B. has assumed all the costs of constructing these two new fields, at a cost of $25,000, with some labor provided from the Parks and Recreation Department. The Parks and Recreation Department has also purchased a $500 water tank which can be used with the new drag system to help keep the dust down while preparing fields. Mr. Dolansky also noted that a good portion of N.O.H.S.B.’s contribution has