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Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission February 6, 2006 Page Four compared enrollment from ten years ago in 1995 to enrollment in 2005. Clearly, if the ten-year period is reviewed, North Olmsted and one other community in, I believe, Cuyahoga County, had lost the most students. Depending on what period is observed, statistics can be made to be anything wanted to be. The numbers that Mr. Lasko saw were over the last five years, which is a more representative of current trends. The District was at 5000 five years ago, but over the last three years, it bottomed, and now it’s going up about 25 to 30 children each year. The mix, in terms of what grades, if there is a bubble or whatever else could not be said specifically. Ms. Jones asked if that includes the parochial schools as well. Mr. Lasko said that number was just the City of North Olmsted Schools. Ms. Jones pointed out that many of the parochial school children go to City schools when they get to the ninth grade, correct? Mr. Lasko said that yes, many of the schools come from the Catholic schools and then make the transition at that point into the North Olmsted City School District. Mr. Terbrack said that there are statistics to show that fact. Mr. Lasko said it’s probably because of the tuition in the Catholic high schools. Mr. Kelley said it’s close to $9,000 at one school. Mr. Lasko said that is a lot of money over a four-year term, a significant financial commitment for a family. Mr. DiSalvo stated that there would be a walk-thru (of the Recreation Department) on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. with the Consultant. After the walk-thru, the Consultant will share the information with the City at their next formal meeting. REPORT OF THE RECREATION COMMISSIONER High Demand for Field Permits Mr. Lasko said that this ties into Mr. DiSalvo’s second point on the Agenda tonight in terms of high demand for the permits for the baseball and softball teams. Mr. Lasko stated that Mr. Baxter’s comments are very relevant, because certainly, there is a specific example. As Mr. Lasko looked at the list, Emerald Necklace, Hot Stove (in-house); Puritas League…Mr. Baxter’s comments are well taken. Mr. DiSalvo said that he would touch further on the comments made by Mr. Baxter. The Commissioner stated that the Rec is experiencing high demands for field permits from local sports organizations for baseball and softball fields, according to Chris Wetmore, the Program Supervisor. The first priority is providing secure game dates for each organization. The Rec is also obligated to keep open times for public residential use as well. Mr. Wetmore and Mr. DiSalvo will have a meeting on February 16, 2006 with the mentioned groups to make sure everyone is on the same page. This must be done. The first priority is setting game dates; after that the Rec will schedule practices as well. There is no way the Rec will be able to accommodate what was done in the past (such as with Hot Stove, who usually had everything they wanted). Now that can’t be guaranteed, and that must be understood. With Puritas and Emerald Necklace, North Olmsted is the home for those particular teams. Actually, the Commissioner believes there will be five Puritas teams this year. The shift from Hot Stove will break the schedule up even more. The Rec wants to accommodate all the Minutes of a Meeting of Page 4