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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission August 7, 2006 Page Five Financials Revenue Mr. DiSalvo said that page one indicated revenues, but the bottom line is that at the end of July the Recreation Department has generated 73.7% of revenue. Mr. Baxter said at the last meeting that the Enrichment Programs were doing very well; he noticed this month that $80,000 was taken from Enrichment and moved into Administration. Ms. Drenski said that Enrichment is at 133% of what was projected. Jenny Couts has already exceeded her budget right now. Mr. Baxter apologized; asking if he was looking at the wrong line. Mr. Baxter said that he was looking at the third item – original estimate $154,000; revised estimate $74,000? Maybe he was reading it wrong. Mr. DiSalvo said that the original estimated revenue means nothing. Mr. Baxter thought that the original plan was somehow revised down. Mr. DiSalvo said he did not know why the first column was there; the actual plan is the second column, where it says “Revised Est Rev” – that is the Rec Department’s actual budget. Ms. Drenski said that the original number was an old number and included Coke income, so originally it wasn’t aligned correctly. $74,000 is what was estimated for that line. Mr. Baxter said that was fine; it was explained well. Mr. DiSalvo said that Jenny Couts is doing an excellent job with the summer camp program. Much of the revenue for Enrichment came from summer camp. The Recreation Department hasn’t scratched the surface with what’s planned in the autumn and winter for enrichment programs. Ms. Couts is at $100,000 year-to-date. Mr. Dailey said that it was decided to make Jenny (Couts) a full-time employee, and she has exceeded all expectations. Mr. Barker asked if Concessions included the game machines. Mr. DiSalvo said, no, that would fall under Administration. Mr. Baxter asked what makes up the big number in Administration if the pool and ice rink is added separately. Mr. DiSalvo said that under Administration is tax revenue being generated. Mr. Baxter asked if it could be broken down a bit more on the next report for a better analysis. Mr. DiSalvo said it would be done. Mr. DiSalvo said that, at the end of July, being at 73.7% is very good. He knew that something had to be done about the pool, despite the fact that it’s 52.4%. Currently, there’s an interim pool coordinator, Jenna Crea, who is only able to work 20 hours a week as opposed to 40 plus. The Rec is able to maintain its schedule but not able to advance and create more programming. By the last week Minutes of a Meeting of the Page 5