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Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission September 10, 2007 Mr. DiSalvo said that the third page of the financials, the Month-to-Date revenue detail, is a breakdown of where the money is coming from in each cost center. The Commissioner asked if there were any questions on the financials. There was one question: last month expenses for Gymnastics were a little high and this time around the gap has been closed a little bit. Is there any concern about the Gymnastics Program. Mr. DiSalvo said that what Karrie (Tipton) told him was that the Gymnastics Programs generally generate more income during the fall/winter season. Gymnastics is not a Rec Program. Karrie leases the Rec to run her operation. Mr. DiSalvo asked if there were any more questions on the budget. Mr. Scarl asked if Ms. Tipton was an employee of the City. Mr. DiSalvo said that she is a contracted employee. Mr. Scarl asked if the contract was renewed through Council only as a subcontractor, per se. Mr. Dailey said this is correct. Mr. Scarl said this is the same as with the Concessionaire. Mr. DiSalvo and Mr. Dailey said this was correct. Mr. Scarl asked if there were competitive bids for Ms. Tipton. Mr. Dailey said no; the City of North Olmsted has been pleased with her performance over the last eight, nine years: since ’99. She’s done a great job with it, and the parents that have gone through it have spoken well of her and the program, so that’s enough for the City. Mr. Scarl asked if anyone else would show an interest in the Program, would it be open to bidding? Mr. Dailey said yes, but the City has never been approached by anyone else. Obviously, if there is any other interest, the City would be more than willing to listen to them. Mr. Baxter asked why she isn’t an employee after all these years; why is she an independent contractor? Mr. DiSalvo said that he did not know how the whole gymnastics programs started. Ms. Drenski thought that Ms. Tipton bought the business from the person who started it. Mr. Dailey said that there is a graduated fee paid back to the City of North Olmsted based on the revenue she is generating. He said that he and Ted (DiSalvo) went over her contract, thinking that perhaps the City wasn’t getting a good deal, but after looking at the numbers, it was more than fair, both to her and the City. It would cost the City of North Olmsted so much more to make her an employee of the City, with benefits. 2007 and 2008 Parks and Building/ Operational Priority Items Diamond #1 Infield Renovations Mr. DiSalvo said that soon enough there will be a capital improvement/capital outlay list made by the Parks and Recreation Department: Priority items: Diamond #1 infield renovations: North Olmsted High School has yet to confirm joint financial participation with Hot Stove and the Rec Department to renovate and improve overall conditions on Diamond #1. The Rec Department does not use Diamond #1 for any in-house programming; North Olmsted High School and Hot Stove are the main tenants of Diamond #1 Page 4