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Minutes of a Meeting of the <br />North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission <br />November 7, 2005 <br /> <br />For Profit or Not For Profit <br /> <br />Ms. Meredith asked if it North Olmsted was a for-profit or not-for-profit organization. Mr. DiSalvo <br />said North Olmsted Rec Center is a community center. Mr. Limpert said the goal is to break even as <br />much as possible between the revenue brought in and the tax for recreation. Over the years, <br />significant monies have been brought in from the general fund to help the Rec Center, e.g., <br />improvements in the ice rink. Ms. Meredith asked how North Olmsted compared to the other cities. <br />She tried to gather data and did not get all the details on what other cities charge, but it looks like <br />North Olmsted is very inexpensive. Is there an opportunity to raise rates and still have the same <br />number of people come? Mr. Limpert said that he believes so, but the rates would be raised slowly. <br />Mr. Baxter said that, long ago, we did not just set rates for North Olmsted residents only, whereas <br />other cities offer their services for their residents only. Ms. Jones said that other cities charge <br />membership just to belong, and it’s very expensive. Mr. Limpert said that the same situation happened <br />a while back, and North Olmsted did not have the quality worth paying for; to him, North Olmsted is <br />getting up to par as best it can. Ms. Meredith said that the price is not what is keeping the people <br />from coming. If the people are coming for programs and lessons, they are the people who should be <br />charged more. The main draw, Mr. DiSalvo said, is the ice rink, tennis and parks programming. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING <br /> <br />Upon Motion made, duly seconded and unanimously approved, the meeting adjourned at <br />8:03 p.m. The next meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission will be <br />December 5, 2005. <br /> <br /> Accepted and Approved: <br /> <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br />William D. Kelley, Chairman <br /> <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> Judith A. Ptacek-Roche, Secretary <br /> <br />Date: _____________________________ <br /> <br />Page 8 <br />