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NORTH OLMSTED PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING September 20, 1999 Meeting called to order: 7:00 p.m. Attendance: Claire Hayes, Chairman Dave Gardner, Member Rich Scott, Member Tom Jenkins, Safety Director Todd Morgan, Acting Commissioner Absent: Mayor Norm Musial Robert Kasler, Member Carolyn Kasler, City Council Member Tim Smith, Vice Chairman Visitors: Ginna Crea, Rink Program Supervisor Donna Szalay, Pool Program Supervisor Tom Stein, Maintenance Supervisor Motion of Minutes Approved: Mrs. Hayes asked the members to review the minutes of the last meeting on July 12, 1999. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to accept the minutes as mailed. Visitors Opportunity to Address Commission: Ginna Crea, Program Supervisor addresses the committee in reference to the Rink’s latest revenue report. Starting in January of 1999, Ginna reviewed the downward trend in Revenues and attributed to cold and wet conditions in the facility. Skate rental and public skating admissions were a major source of revenue loss to the prior year. Spring Hockey League was down ten teams and the learn to skate program had also seen a decrease. Ginna then discussed the discrepancy in competitive wages for rink workers as compared to other rinks and local businesses. Discussion of why in 1998, rink revenue totals were at a peak, Ginna reminded the committee that 1998 was an Olympic year and Registration for Ice skating lessons were very high. Donna Szalay, Program Supervisor addresses the committee in reference to the Pools latest revenue report. She states that the pool as well as the rink has suffered a loss in revenue this past year, She stated that she had lost Westlake Swim Team which took $7,000 out of her totals.