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Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission August 1, 2005 (Overlapping conversation about the 30-day proposal). Mr. Miller said that the proposal will probably hold reasonably for 30 days. Mr. DiSalvo said that after 30 days the price could go up. Mr. Carras said it’s actually gone up a couple thousand dollars since the Athletic Department got the last quote. At this time Mr. Miller said that he had to leave for his other meeting, but he repeated his request that the principles get together to see if the matter could be worked out. The Athletic Department asked why we continuously walk the fence, no pun intended. Why? Mr. DiSalvo said that he did not think the Scouts will be an issue; he will contact NOSO as soon as tom`orrow (Tuesday, August 2, 2005). He did not think there would be any issues with NOSO as well. If he could summarize: the High School is willing to pay for, install, store and reinstall the fence from March through July; the High School uses it; Hot Stove can use it; any other entity can use it on Field No. 1, correct? It’s a temporary fence that can be stored. (stored at the High School, per the Athletic Department). Mr. DiSalvo agreed that a permanent field is needed, but there’s still a fence that could made permanent. What makes it permanent and what makes it temporary is just the way it’s made (it’s in a sleeve), and it’s probably better than a permanent fence anyway. Mr. Limpert asked if it will be temporary strictly in its sleeves or temporary where panels can be taken out somehow because the NOSO fence is very complex; it’s in sleeves, and you must take off the whole roll of fencing, roll that back up, then unbolt every connection until you get a stack of pipes. There’s no section that can be thrown on a truck. Again, Mr. Limpert did not want to create a problem. The Athletic Department replied that the fence comes out in ten-foot sections and is only six feet high. NOSO’s is eight. Ms. Jones made a Motion to go ahead with the temporary fence within the thirty days after there is a meeting of the principles involved. Mr. DiSalvo said that he could not vote. Mr. Baxter asked if there were enough members of the Rec Commission at the meeting to vote as a quorum. Since Paul Miller just left the meeting and it being improper to vote via cell phone, there were not enough members of the Commission to vote on the Motion, and the meeting became an Informal Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission from that point forward. Mr. Limpert suggested a special meeting be called once a full quorum is had for vote. A question was posed: who are the people of the Rec Commission that are here right now? The Secretary responded that there are three here; that four are needed for a quorum. The next question asked each Commission Member in attendance his/her feelings on the matter. Ms. Jones said she was all for it. Mr. Baxter said that he would be against it. He was asked why. Mr. Baxter said for two reasons: again, he is not against hardball or softball, but he lives in the street right next to it and realizes how crowded the Park can be. The more quality diamonds we put in there and the more things we put there the more will make it more crowded in the neighborhood. Right now, West Park is a “zoo” trying to get in and out of the light. Someone Page 12