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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission December 3, 2007 Tennis shows last year at almost 124,000 and right now it’s about 121,000. Chris has taken a little dip in Individual and Team Sports from 81,000 to about 77,000. Enrichment Programs continue to grow. So, total program revenue shows the prior year at 926,000 and this year at 936,000. Hopefully, in ’08, every Department will show some more increases. Are there any questions on the financial report? Mr. Baxter said that Mr. DiSalvo said that there were always some problems to reconcile but if, on the first page, you subtract out the revenue from the Admin, which he assumed is non-activities…Mr. DiSalvo said that actually, a small portion (tax revenue) is, but go on…Mr. Baxter said if you subtract it out you get 970,703 vs. showing revenue at 936,079, so that there is a 34,624 that’s somewhere. Mr. DiSalvo asked if it was in Admin? Mr. Baxter said he did not know; it’s hard to say where. It’s probably a question of someone just using different numbers. Mr. DiSalvo said that there is revenue in Admin from Coca-Cola, game machines, and vending…am I answering your question? Mr. Baxter said if you subtract the 1,197,000 from that number, then those things which are revenue-generating stayed at 970,703. Mr. DiSalvo said that was right. Mr. Baxter said it’s not 970,703 – so there’s an extra 34,000+ in one report somewhere that’s not identified in the other. Mr. DiSalvo said that’s the difference of the time of the reports – three hours, literally. Mr. Baxter said that, really, the numbers are 34,000+ better when you compare 936,079 to 970,703. Mr. DiSalvo asked if there were any other financial questions. There were none. (Copies of the financial reports are attached). Survey Report In the latest Newsletter, Mr. DiSalvo made a Recreation Program Survey for on-line response from residents. A copy of the first page of the Newsletter is attached. This is the same area of the Rec Master Plan suggestions were; it was just switched over to a Recreation Program Survey. So far, there have been 27 or 28 responses. All Mr. DiSalvo did was copy the responses for Rec Commission review. Some people have voiced their opinion by stating that the City should get with the times and get a Rec Center and Fitness. They are saying: don’t get rid of Tennis; don’t get rid of the Rink. It’s all legitimate, but it’s being reported. The Administration is being forwarded copies of these responses as well so they have a chance to see what the residents were writing about. The newsletter has not been out that long; every day, the Rec Department gets about three or four responses. Over time, Mr. DiSalvo continued, he knows there will be good and useful suggestions. There are a few rude ones – not pranks – but we won’t reply to them. 2008 Budget For the 2008 Budget, Tom (Stein) will create capital improvement budget line items for the Rec Department. A lot of these are not any frills: an outdoor pool filter, new compressor for the heating unit for the indoor pool, and main lobby floor tiles. These are standard operating things. It’s not like getting a new lighting system or new play equipment (Miguel). This is just to maintain operations. Page 5