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Recreation Commission Meeting July 17, 2000 Page Three th the 4 of July celebration. Thank you, Duane Limpert, for coming to be judge and cooking hot dogs and to Tom Jenkins for attending with your family. The Cleveland Lumberjacks came on th July 11 and set up some of the temporary dasher boards, with kids showing up to play a little street hockey. We’re also preparing for Homecoming and the Fall-Winter Brochure. Mr. Morgan reported to the Commission on the new staff members. Jason Frolo and Jackie Ryan are new program supervisors, and Doug Nist is our new pool supervisor. All three are very qualified people in place and will work well for the future of the Recreation Center. The Recreation Center is currently advertising for a rink supervisor, to be in place by late August or early September. There was general discussion among the members about getting a Website link into the City site for the Fall brochure to get the word out to the city on the programs available. The increase in prices for the rink – bumped up 3-5% - will still come under the national average. The increase will be justified with lighting and the sound system. The commission members, prompted by the Chairman, discussed personnel. With the shortage of lifeguards, the Recreation Center is fortunate to have the lifeguard requirement fulfilled. However, without increasing the hourly rates, the Center could have been courting disaster. Mr. Morgan then discussed various Recreation facility’s systems. The rink leaks were corrected by the maintenance crew this summer. The pool renovation was discussed. In the upcoming years the Recreation Department will request the administration’s support for funding over a period of years for the Recreation Complex, as well as park courts and soccer fields, with a view to removing the leaf dump from the city to provide a parking place for the soccer fields. NOSO has requested a meeting with the City to discuss parking in the Bradley Road area. Mr. Morgan then took the members for a tour through the rink area. The sand base and piping were shown. The pros for a cement base in the rink were discussed, with the idea to obtain administration support for this improvement. The cost for a cement rink would be $400,000, $200,000 for the compressors. The Recreation Department would present to the Mayor a request for new compressors, piping, and an engineering study for a cement base. Mr. Morgan explained that repairs only would be conducive to leaks at the joiners where they are clamped and installed. Tom Stein, the Maintenance Supervisor, is wary of this unknown quantity. The rates to use the rink were discussed among the members, and it was agreed that North Olmsted is not out of line with other communities, and should be a service to the community. The potential of the rink area for summer program use rain or shine was highlighted. Mr. Jenkins would like a goal and projection on this use as well as placement of a fitness center in the Cablevision space – to “project” the projects and place them in years. The tour then continued to the tennis area, where the high line curtains were shown, together with new painting and new lighting benefits. Mr. Morgan said that Mr. Dave Gardner is to be thanked for changing the slogan of the Recreation and Parks Department from “The Community’s Place to Play” to “The Community’s Place to Play and Learn.” The new slogan appeared on the T-shirts provided to Recreation Program participants. Comments were also made by commission members about the beauty of the landscaping around the Recreation Complex. Mr. Morgan replied that this was primarily a result of the efforts of Tom Stein, Jr., and that he would pass the word for a job well done. He also gave credit to his predecessor, Mike Dolansky, who encouraged the landscaping effort. Recreation Commission Meeting