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Minutes of a Meeting of the <br />North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission <br />September 12, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Carras said that there was some other thought last time about moving the ball fields around <br />and taking it down by the football area. That never did come to fruition. There would be a fence <br />that could be picked up, moved and taken there. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelley said that this is a temporary fix to get a field for the kids to play in their own city and, <br />hopefully, somewhere down the road we can provide something more permanent. For the present <br />time, the Chairman thought there was nothing wrong with the proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Limpert addressed the Chairman by saying that the kids can currently play. That being said, it <br />is a city park and not a school facility, though we appreciate working together; the Safety <br />Director wanted this noted. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelley asked if there were any more questions for Mr. Carras. <br /> <br />Mr. Baxter asked if the fence would come down at all. Is Mr. Carras saying the fence would only <br />be coming down at Homecoming? Mr. Carras replied that he would not want to take the fence up <br />and down unless it would have to be. Mr. Baxter said that the baseball season ends in early June, <br />right? Mr. Carras said, “Yes.” Mr. Baxter asked why it would be up for the rest of the summer. <br />Mr. Carras said it would be up for the Hot Stove kids and for the rest of the community. Mr. <br />Carras said he hopes there would be a lot of teams to use the fence; not just the High School. <br />Whatever Hot Stove Division would use it is unknown, but any ball park being played on would <br />certainly rather have a fence that not have one. Hot Stove ends towards the beginning of August <br />there, so the thinking is that it would come down right around that time. Mr. Baxter asked if the <br />Hot Stove teams are made up of North Olmsted residents; Mr. Carras replied affirmatively; they <br />are all North Olmsted residents. <br /> <br />Mr. Baxter reiterated that he said at the last meeting that he supports the idea to have a quality <br />field. Are there no other locations for this? He addressed Mr. Kelley, saying that perhaps this is a <br />temporary thing. Mr. Baxter’s concern is that the Park is not the best place for the field. There is <br />poor parking. There is not much nearby parking. It’s crowded at the Park. It’s really not an <br />ideal place, but perhaps is the only place right now. Is there another place in the works? Mr. <br />Kelley said that Mr. Baxter was on the Commission as long as he was, the Commission was <br />talking with the Schools long ago and proposed before realignment and building a brand new one <br />down below; that never came to fruition. The longer we talk, nothing will get done and nothing <br />will get done in the near future. Mr. Baxter said that Mr. Kelley is looking at the Rec <br />Department’s property, not the Schools’ property. Mr. Kelley said that the school has a little bit <br />of property at Pine. <br /> <br />Mr. Carras said that there is a levy coming up in November, and on that levy are proposals for ball <br />diamonds, some of which are there. Whether there is enough room and that room can be <br />reconfigured lends hope to put at least two ball diamonds at Pine. That could be a varsity field. <br />That is a strong possibility that’s in the voters’ hands, not ours. <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />