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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks & Recreation Commission <br />October 3, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioner gave Ms. Wenger all the information he had. He did not know is Ms. Powell was <br />familiar with this matter. Mr. Barker said it was a Community Development Block Grant. In that <br />plan there will be handicap accessible restrooms as well as adding features such as playground <br />equipment. It will be on for first reading soon. Mr. Miller said that one of the biggest hurdles in <br />getting that grant is that it needs to be in an area that has blight, and the population around the <br />area is not blighted, so point wise, it’s a challenge. So, the ADA will be brought into the matter <br />bringing it up some points. That’s why it’s a community development aspect of it. <br /> <br />Mr. Limpert said that Councilman Orlowski said that in some ways it would be great in the <br />budgetary process to come up with some reserves for the Rec Department so that as these things <br />pop up each year, the reserves will provide some uncommitted funds to the rescue. <br /> <br />Mr. Barker requested that, since he was Chairman of the Rec Committee of Council, the Minutes <br />of the meetings be sent to him in the future; Mr. DiSalvo responded that they would be. After <br />November, there may be new Committee assignments, and the Commission will be seeing the Rec <br />Chairman of Council coming to the Rec Commission meetings. Currently, Mr. Barker is also the <br />representative for Landmarks, so hopefully there will be some good changes by the first of the <br />year. Mr. Barker then gave his address to the Secretary of the Commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Baxter said that it’s been repeated and repeated several times about the playground <br />equipment. The premise is that the Park has been more than just about ball fields. Unfortunately, <br />it’s getting to be more and more ball fields and less park, in his opinion. There is a walkway that <br />goes through the wooded area, but it just ends. Is it impossible to finish that asphalt path, to run <br />it in a full circle to the basketball courts? Mr. DiSalvo said it is a money issue. North Olmsted <br />Park was almost $60,000. Clague was $18,000 to $20,000. Mr. Limpert said that one of the <br />things about Clague Park is that it’s an “L” Shape. <br /> <br />Mr. Barker said that he was campaigning a few days ago, and the neighbors on either side of the <br />entranceway to Clague Park suggested that some speed bumps put in the drive. Not only is there <br />partying going on in the back, but the speed is bad at that Clague Road entrance. They also <br />mentioned that the gate used to be closed every night and opened every morning, and that might <br />help to be a deterrent. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Miller asked if the Commission met in December; Mr. Kelley said it did; the only time the <br />Parks and Recreation Commission did not meet was in July. <br />Page 12 <br /> <br />