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Commission Meeting August 13, 1997 Page Three Mr. Dolansky stated that the 1997 July Year-To-Date Income Report shows that over all for the year the revenue is ahead of last year. He explained that tax revenue should also be seeing some increases due to the recent property assessments conducted this year. The Pay Per Period Wage Report indicates that expenditures for wages are slightly below estimations which further adds to the already favorable economic position. Mr. Gardner requested that a graph of consolidated expenses and income be prepared on a quarterly basis if at all possible. Mr. Dolansky stated that he would certainly begin to prepare these reports as long as the Finance Department provides the necessary supporting reports to compile this information. Report by Safety Director: None Sub Committee Report: Mr. Dolansky stated that total revenue for 1997 is surpassing all original projections. As such, he was recommending that fees not be increased until early in 1998 so as to be effective for the spring, summer, and fall of 1998. Thus, the Fee Committee will be meeting at a later time to discuss increases in recreation fees. Mr. Dolansky requested the assistance of Mr. Smith to meet and analyze concession expenditures and income to develop recommendations for operational and management changes to improve net revenue derived from this operation. A formal recommendation will be prepared in September. Program Report: Mr. Morgan stated that the Playground program which had just finished for the season and approximately 130 children participated. A number of past Playground Leaders did not return this year but the new staff did a tremendous job. The Whiffleball and T-Ball Clinics are also completed and they received a number of nice compliments. The Special Recreation Instructor will not be returning next year. It will be difficult to replace her with another qualified instructor so the program does not have to be eliminated. The Baseball and Softball worked out well. We had a boys high school tournament. We also had professional umpires for the High School girls and boys divisions. Mr. Smith requested to have the girls softball games extended to an hour and fifteen minutes instead of an hour. he stated that one hour is not sufficient time to get an entire game in which allows everyone an opportunity to field and hit. Mr. Morgan replied that he would review this matter carefully and make the necessary changes to scheduling if this can be worked out with Hot Stove Baseball who utilizes the same fields. The most impressive new program this past season was Rollerblading which had approximately 50 participants. The attendance for the Jr. Olympics program was lower this year. Mr. Morgan felt this was mostly attributable to the change in instructors this year. Michelle Jindra-Sanborn, the previous instructor, was not available this year so a lesser known instructor had to take over the program. The Ice Rink will open on Monday, August 18, 1997 for this year’s fall and winter season beginning with a Lumberjacks’ Hockey School.