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<br />?League play is down in the daytime, due to many women are now unavailable in the daytime. <br />Thus, evening times have been freed up to accommodate league play. As a result, fewer <br />permanent court time contracts are available in the evenings; however, many new instructional <br />programs have been created. <br /> <br />?A new Munchkin Program has begun. These are ½ hour classes for ages 4-6, with a <br />maximum of 5 per class. This program has become very popular. <br /> <br />?Match play for Juniors has been started. This is a traveling team. This program has been full, <br />and continues to have a waiting list each week. <br /> <br />?A few years ago, a Free Lesson Program was commenced. One free lesson was offered, <br />which was a prelude to a six-week follow-up class. This has continued to be very popular. <br /> <br />?Capacity court-wise is 85% full all the time. <br /> <br />?Reason for the extreme interest in the addition of a 5th court is that the premise of all matches <br />is based on 5 courts being played at once. Currently with 4 courts, each year (for the past 10 <br />years or so) we are required to obtain special permission to play in the Summer Team <br />Program. <br /> <br />?Facility Long-range Goals: <br /> <br />?To replace heating and air-conditioning units (27 years old) <br /> <br />?New lighting system or updated <br /> <br />?Need for larger viewing area – most concern voiced by patrons <br /> <br />?Need for a large storage area, even a separate building/shed – currently items and <br />equipment is stored down in the tennis area behind the curtains <br /> <br />?Tennis patrons have noticed the improvements and do appreciate the efforts being made. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />Mr. Limpert inquired if it would be possible to obtain a financial model/plan for a brand new 5- <br />court facility, using the current facility as an indoor gymnasium. Could the Tennis Dept. support <br />such a facility in 5 years? Pat stated that based on the past 5 years, Tennis has averaged <br />approximately $120k/year, $30k/qtr. Lisa inquired as to why Tennis is down for year-to-date. <br />Todd stated this was due to the “Patron Appreciation Program” whereas the fees were reduced. <br />Now that the ordinance was passed, we have increased the fees. Lisa inquired what this <br />appreciation program was. Todd explained that two years ago, tennis fees were increased to <br />offset improvements. When the improvements didn’t materialize, patrons were disturbed that <br />they had been paying a higher fee with nothing to show for it. Therefor, Todd decided to offer <br />them a discount on their rates for a period of time. Lisa then inquired if one of the proposed new <br />th <br />courts at the park could be used for a 5 court over the year for league play. Pat stated that it <br />may be possible, however, it would not be ideal and it would need to be early in the morning <br />before the sun becomes intense. Plus, it wouldn’t help during inclement weather or over the <br />winter months. <br /> <br />REPORT BY COMMISSIONER <br /> <br />?Special Events: <br />th <br /> <br />?May 4 – Spring/Summer Registration <br /> <br />?2001 = $16,000 2002 = $21,000 <br /> <br />?well-organized; only hitch was the credit card hook-up was not installed on the tennis <br /> <br />courts when the new phone system was set up <br /> <br />?pizza was supplied for all the workers <br />th <br /> <br />?May 11 – Diamond Skills Competition held at N.O. Park <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />