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Recreation Commission Meeting April 5, 2004 Report of the Safety Director Concealed Weapons Law Mr. Jesse handed out a Memorandum from the State of Ohio dated March 29, 2004 regarding the Concealed Weapons Law, attached hereto as Exhibit A. There are a lot of questions and a little bit of answers. At the same time, the City is going to prohibit weapons in the Rec Complex, which is being done based on State law. Then there has to be some means by which to enforce and at least detect if there are weapons coming in. The main challenge here, of course, is that there are metal skates. The initial feeling, without making it unmanageable, is to decide whether to let the existing Rec staff handle the detection or it let it be handled by auxiliary police staff. The police are working very diligently in putting a plan in action and have trained officers for this purpose. There must be a plan put in action to detect a resident/non resident such as a swipe card or some other plan to control who is coming into the Recreation Complex. This is a work in progress. The attached sheet is a question and answer sheet that is changed almost daily at the Attorney General's web site. Mr. Jesse did attend a training session related to that, and is encouraged to refer to that web site almost daily to see what else is being adjusted or changed. th There will be signs posted in all City buildings as of the 8 of April regarding this new law. Mr. Miller stated that although the date is upon us, the actuality of obtaining a permit is realistically four to six months away. This is because the County Sheriff has run into a snag in issuing the permits. This will allow the City a little more time to give us an indication in what it's dealing with in numbers. Mr. Jesse said unconcealed weapons can be carried. Just pass a background check in order to buy it from a gun dealer or at any gun show. You may see holsters and six guns walking down the street. Mr. Lasko said it was done during the Holiday season in Vermilion. This concluded the report of the Safety Director, accepted by the Commission members unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Permits for Parks Concessions Mr. DiSalvo spoke of permits for non-profit organizations operating parks concessions. He said that if the Rec Department stays with packaged products there will be nothing to worry about, meaning class one items. Anything that's open needs an application to obtain a permit. The biggest issues will be with temperatures, whether it's heated above 140 degrees or it's cooled below 41 degrees and hand washing facilities. The easiest thing to do will be to sell packaged goods at the concession stands. No fees are involved. If it goes beyond class one from class two to class five, washing areas are required, and the permit fee comes. Ms. Jones asked about the Page 9