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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission August 7, 2006 Page Four th Mr. DiSalvo said that he does not think the August 17 meeting will be the only meeting on the matter. Mr. Dailey agreed; there will be more meetings for the Rec proposal. Mr. Baxter asked if there was an adult fitness center in any of the plans. Mr. DiSalvo said there was, who continued by saying that fitness and swimming generate the most revenues. Mr. Dailey said that it would not be swimming pools like North Olmsted has; rather, kid-friendly, user-friendly, party- friendly. Mr. DiSalvo said it’s not a trend; Mr. Baxter agreed that it’s changed from 30 years ago. Mr. DiSalvo said that the architects and consultants were considering a climbing wall but, due to liability issues and the fact that they just don’t get used scratched that idea. Mr. DiSalvo concluded the discussion by saying it will be a kick-off meeting for the new Recreation Master Plan and get the public input. Mr. Dailey said that the presentation will be heard, the public will go around the room to see the different options presented and place your comments on a sheet of paper and talk to people at the different stations. Mr. Sanborn asked if there will really be something done now about Recreation; not like the projected plan about 16 years ago? Mr. Dailey said that he couldn’t answer about the one projected 16 years ago, but that now there is no choice. The structure and what’s happening to the pools and the hockey rink and the deteriorating conditions of the locker rooms; there really is no choice left at present. Either the City does something, or it starts shutting Rec facilities down. Mr. Garrity said that he thinks the decision has been made; now it’s in the hands of the residents, which is all that can be done. It was noted that if it’s voted down, it’s voted down, and the residents will have no one to blame but themselves. Mr. Garrity said this was true, that the Rec Department is giving clear-cut options now. Mr. Dailey said that there are so many options available, he can’t imagine how the public could not find something that they would want, from meeting room space, to party space, to pools, to the rink, tennis to basketball. Mr. DiSalvo said that in the initial report, the Rec Center was structurally sound, but even though everything is functional, even if the building were renovated, the hockey rink must be torn apart and replaced. Basically, this building needs new guts. Ironically enough, the gauge to rebuild or remodel, if remodeling exceeds sixty percent of the cost compared to building new, that’s a decision that’s showing fifty-nine percent right now. Mr. Barker said that at the last meeting, he heard that the building was sound and that that was good news, but to hear that standpoint now puts a new light on it. Mr. DiSalvo repeated that the building is fine, but that the guts are in bad shape, being over 30 years old. If someone did not maintain his home for 30 years, something would happen sooner or later. Page 4