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Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission February 5, 2007 of the enrichment programming comes from the summer day camp, so we are trying to fill in the gap between seasons. Basically, in 2006 the total program revenue was about $96,500 and in 2007 $115,138, so the Rec is getting off to a good start. The second page, the 2007 Income Statement, is a further breakdown with not only our departments but with the game and vending income, Coca Cola and overages and shortages. The third page ranges from daily admissions, passes, classes/lessons, facility rental, programs, gift certificates and credit vouchers. Mr. DiSalvo noted it was self-explanatory and he didn’t need to detail it for the Commission members and opened the floor to questions. Mr. Dailey asked about big jump for the ice rink. Mr. DiSalvo said that it might have been because of more tournaments. Mr. Garrity said that there is the Southwestern Conference and asked if that would generate the income. Mr. DiSalvo said that just North Olmsted High School is charged. Mr. Garrity said that, depending on when the days fall on Christmas and New Year’s, could affect income as well. There were some questions as to the pool income; there will be a better result during the summer season as far as pool passes are concerned. Mr. Barker said that he heard only one complaint about the increase in the charges for the pool from his constituents. Mr. Dailey said that January was a nice start. Mr. Garrity asked if there were any way that the Commissioner can break down expenses as directly related to each department so that could be seen as well. Mr. DiSalvo said that each department is called a cost center so that a comparison can be shown as far as revenue/expenses; however, the problem with that is that yes, the rink makes money cost center-wise. However, a lot of maintenance is involved to run the ice operation. From there, add utilities, supplies, and payroll and, when those are added in, as a whole, the Rec’s ice would be in the red right now. As a whole, there are two ways to look at it: yes, the rink is making money, but if you look at the other factors based on percentages that it takes to run the entire Rink Department, unfortunately, it’s an educated negative guesstimate. It’s not factual. Betsy (Drenski) has $250,000 in the black cost-center wise; when we factor all expenses involved, there is about $219,000 in the red. Mr. Scarl asked if the maintenance crew was employed to work the entire Rec Center, not just the rink. Mr. DiSalvo said this is right. The question was asked if the maintenance on the rink took most of the maintenance time. Mr. DiSalvo said that the number came down to 49.7 percent is used to operate the ice rink; the remaining 50.3 percent is for the fields, tennis, and pool. Much of that is dependent on the maintenance department. Mr. Garrity said that 49.7 percent number seems high to him. When the NOHC has the ice from 5:45 to 10:00 p.m., the only thing the crew does is cut the ice Page 3