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Strongsville, Elyria, Westlake, Brook Park, and Rocky <br />Rover as new facilities, noting the difficulty in comparing <br />what North Olmsted offers alternatively. The staff at the <br />Recreation Center drew up a comparative analysis among <br />the Recreation Centers. The advantage for North Olmsted <br />is that at many of the centers you must be a resident and <br />you must pay higher fees. One example of an advantage is <br />that a person may use the Westlake facilities if you live or <br />work in that City. Each City’s policy is its own. Privately <br />owned recreation facilities were also mentioned, such as <br />the Four Seasons (tennis) and the Westlake Y. Ms. Hayes <br />stated that our biggest concern should be that we don’t <br />want to “outprice” ourselves. <br /> <br />The Members of the Commission then continued by <br />expounding on the fact that the ice rink is doing very well <br />for the Recreation Center. The prices are still a little bit <br />less than the outlying areas. Rink/hockey classes should <br />be targeted to study for profitability on an individual class <br />basis for budget purposes. Mr. Jesse stated that there <br />would seem to be no problem with an increase of $.50 or <br />$1.00 on a class, and when we talk about $15.00 on a <br />hockey class, these would add up over time. The <br />Commission members agreed the Recreation Center would <br />not be depriving the kids in any way by doing this. <br /> <br />All the programs at the Recreation Center are tied into the <br />same labor pool, and just as I’ve stated in my report, we <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />