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? Claire inquired if the majority of players were North Olmsted residents. Mr. Verlich stated about 65% are residents, and most of the non-residents are those who have either married and moved out of the city or have some kind of connection to North Olmsted. Mr. Verlich also stated that in accepting new teams, he takes the teams with the majority of the roster being residents first. ? Randi asked what the cost of lighting Diamond #2 was. Todd stated that it was $120- 140,000, but that some upgrades were included for Homecoming. Todd asked to keep in mind that if Diamond #1 were lighted, the whole area (being Diamonds #1 & #2) could be utilized for Homecoming and other events. ? Another point to make for flip-flopping #1 and #4 for NOSA use, is that by having softball next to a baseball field is that a lot of softball men hit foul balls into the right field of the baseball field; This causes much conflict with teams, umpires and parents of Hot Stove ? Bill inquired if this would have any adverse affect on Hot Stove. Todd stated that it would not, as we would just be swapping fields. The only concern would be the lighting of #1, with regards to the residents. However, Mr. Verlich and Todd fell the impact would be much less on #1 than on #2 due to the trees lining East Park by #1. ? Claire asked what time the lights go off. Todd said the curfew is 11:00pm, and this rule is adhered to quite well. ? With the new clock on Diamond #2, they time the games for 65 minutes, starting with the coin toss; Now with the time visible and the clock ticking, there is more cooperation to keep the game moving; 75%-80% of the time last year, the lights ere out by 10:30pm; It wasn’t too often the lights were shut off at 11:00pm ? Another point to be made for making #1 a softball field would be that the gazebo would have more opportunity for rental during softball games, as there is less danger of hard hit balls out that far in softball than in baseball ? It has also been discussed to put up a 10’ or 12’ homerun fence in right field of #2 to protect the parents of Diamond #3 watching Hot Stove; NOSA would donate this for their softball field ? It was noted that NOSA has done a lot for the Recreation Department and the schools. NOSA has been of great support to both. ? Mr. Verlich closed by thanking Todd and his staff for the level of cooperation he has received over the years. It has been truly appreciated by him and NOSA. Todd continued his report with a brief review of the packet information. He also suggested organizing a sub-committee to discuss and recommend the new fee structure proposal. Duane Limpert suggested that the current fee structure in progress be increased by 20% for each fee to accommodate special events where we would need to bump up regular fees to allow for costs of these special events. Todd then mentioned briefly the Harrington Electric proposal for tennis lighting. The proposal came in at $59,000 for lighting only, $74,000 including remote ballasts. He went on to introduce information from Indoor Courts of America. He and Linda Powell met th with Brad Patterson, representative of Indoor Courts of America regarding the possibility of a 5 court at the Recreation Center. Brad stated that the approximate cost would be $250, 000 for a “bare bones facility”, a metal-frame building, including lighting, HVAC, and insulation. Todd stated that he would like to clarify the amount of monies available in the Capital Improvement Fund. The actual figures are not $200,000 as thought at the previous meeting, but Page 4