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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission September 12, 2005 volleyball games away starting tomorrow, the schools must take them to the Sportsplex to play because the gym will not be repaired in time. Come winter time, when the Rec Department comes to use the facility, it will be top-notch, and this summer we’re resurfacing the whole thing. The point I’m making is 1) safety and 2) if we can improve a facility, and if it’s within our grasp to do so, why not? Now, is this going to make every citizen in the City of North Olmsted happy? No; but if that’s where you’re going to play ball (at North Olmsted Park) then he felt we make it the best we can make it. In this case, it’s at no cost to the Rec Department. To him, this is a no- brainer. Mr. Murphy added that the only field that is confined and there is no issue is #2 for the softball people. Every other field there are kids walking across the field. He couldn’t tell the Commission how many times he had to stop a game and run out to the field because parents are not paying attention, take their whole family and start walking across the field. So these are things that will be stopped if it’s corrected with a fence. Tom Stein asked if the maintenance of the fence would be handled by the Schools if something goes wrong with it while it’s up or down. Also, his big concern is: should it be put back into the cement ball after homecoming or can the fence company guarantee us the sleeves won’t move, because he knew the old fence (very inexpensive) (and the new fence is substantially stronger); if you leave just cement columns in the ground, they will move. If we put the fence up and clamp it down like it’s supposed to be, it would already be up for spring, plus he thought it would keep it from moving. The old one got shabby looking after awhile. How it will look in a couple of years would be Mr. Stein’s concern. He thinks the fence company can address this matter. Mr. Limpert said that other areas were discussed where a diamond could be constructed. One question that came to mind was the old Butternut School – is that of a dimension that could handle a ball diamond. The consensus of the Commission and the School representatives was that it was too small. Mr. Stein said that a few years ago he showed Mr. Murphy a drawing for Diamond #4, to be turned around, and it would be facing the proper direction for baseball, and it did fit in t here, but that would take some major dollars for proper installation. Mr. Kelley said that is being addressed at the moment is the temporary fence and asked if there were any other questions or comments. There being none, Ms. Kanis moved that the Commission adopt the proposal for North Olmsted High School to install a temporary fence at Diamond #2; to pay for and maintain it for the safety of the Community. Mr. Lasko seconded the Motion. Mr. Limpert asked that the Motion be amended to include that Council have a brochure or indication of what’s being built. Mr. Lasko said he would agree with Mr. Limpert except that it’s no different than e.g., on the Planning Commission everything has to meet the approval of the Building Department and meet Code, so it’s almost a given that that would be provided. Mr. Limpert said that he did not think the Building Department went through on the NOSO fence. Mr. DiSalvo said they did. Mr. Kelley said that Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Page 8