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NORTH OLMSTED PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION June 18, 2001 Meeting called to order: 8:10 p.m. Claire Hayes, Chairman In Attendance: Richard Scott, Member Axel Hoyer, Member Tom Jenkins, Safety Director Todd Morgan, Commissioner Absent: Sandra Sorge, Member Paul Miller, Member Visitors: Linda Powell, Tennis Enthusiast and Patron Mrs. Hayes called the meeting to order at 8:10 p.m. Roll call was taken. Visitors were introduced. Mrs. Linda Powell, a tennis enthusiast and patron was present to obtain the status of tennis renovations and reiterate the needs and desires of the tennis area. st May’s minutes were reviewed and no corrections were noted. Mr. Scott made the 1 motion to nd approve the minutes, with a 2 by Tom Jenkins. Roll call was taken and motion passed unanimously. It is noted that Mayor Musial has appointed Mrs. Sandra Sorge to the Rec Commission. Her term shall run 1/1/01 through 12/31/05. Let it be noted that the meeting began late due to a lack of a quorum. Meeting commenced once the fourth member (Mr. Tom Jenkins) was present. REPORT BY TODD MORGAN, COMMISSIONER Mr. Morgan spoke about replacing the lighting system in the tennis area. He referred to a letter from Timothy Norris & Assoc. regarding the tennis renovations. Estimated cost of new lighting system would be $70,000. With the new lighting system, we would acquire energy savings of 23.75kw. Assuming $0.13/kwh for electricity cost, this would be a savings of $3.09 per hour. Considering 15 hours/day x 365 days = 5,475 operating hours per year, times $3.09/hour totals a savings of $16,918 per year. Thus the simple payback period for this lighting replacement would be 4.13 years ($70,000 divided by $16,918). The “buzzing” ballast issue can only be resolved by relocating the remote ballasts outside of the tennis court area. They also suggested a reflective Page 1