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Minutes of a Meeting of the <br />North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission <br />December 4, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br />Community Council <br /> <br />Ms. Jones said that Community Council will be buying more benches for the Park. The Council does <br />not know how many yet. When the new bathrooms are completed at the Senior Center, Community <br />Council will pay for a water line to go over to the big Pavilion as well as put new shades in the Cabin. <br />Community Council is also working toward putting money away to fix the Gazebo sometime in the <br />near future. <br /> <br />Rae Ann Thomas asked what Community Council did. Ms. Jones replied that Community Council is <br />one of the North Olmsted organizations. Its source of revenue is from Homecoming, from the rides, <br />and this year Community Council made about $10,000. That money was put aside, and then the <br />Council decides what it wants done with the money. The Pavilion originally cost about $40,000; now <br />there is about $8,000 to work with and will begin building up that sum for future use. Council also <br />uses part of it is money for scholarships. <br /> <br />Volunteers for Bleachers <br /> <br />Ms. Powell asked about volunteers to paint the bleachers in the Ice Rink. Mr. Garrity said that he was <br />a co-signer on a letter to the Mayor, signed as President of the Hockey Club. With Ted DiSalvo’s <br />help, he is figuring out the particulars on how to get it done, what kind of paint to use and when to do <br />it. There is a gentleman in the Club who works for Home Depot, so he will provide the Rec with the <br />paint. He will have someone come to the Rec to see what is required as far as oil base or latex <br />because the Rec doesn’t want a smell around the Ice Rink. Whenever you open up to many <br />volunteers, there is a lot of caution, because things can get out of hand. The suggestion was made that <br />perhaps four or six can come in at night when the cleaning crew is here to get it done so that it’s <br />almost dry before the Rec Center opens for business. In conversation with Mr. DiSalvo, Mr. Garrity is <br />getting it done. Hopefully, it will be done so that we can continue to have a high school team here. <br />The exterior boards are missing, and are being shored up, and the crew is starting to replace the top <br />boards in the studio, which is wood now, with plastic, to eliminate slivers. There are many skaters <br />that can get into a problem. Ted DiSalvo, Betsy Drenski, Anna Kanis and John Dailey have really set <br />the tone, and things can be seen happening now. It’s a good, positive move. A little bit being done <br />goes a long way, because a lot of it is perception. <br /> <br />Rec Personnel Improvement <br /> <br />The maintenance staff and supervision staff bend for the NOHC in getting people on and off the ice <br />and cleaning and cutting the ice. The Rec, with Ted’s and Betsy’s input, have really changed the <br />personnel’s handling of people to become more professional and friendly at the Rec Center. For <br />example, on Sunday, there was an ice cut coming up, between games, and personnel (particularly <br />Jason and Jim) were quite professional. Rae Ann Thomas also noted that someone at the desk <br />practically walked her to the meeting of the Rec Commission, and she was just astounded at this, <br />compared to the way it has been done in the past. Mr. Garrity said that teams from out of state were <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />