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The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission February 6, 2006 Page Six This concluded the Report of the Recreation Commissioner/Safety Director. REPORT OF THE SAFETY DIRECTOR Munter Unit Mr. Terbrack said that the City has a bill that goes back to 2001 for dispute on repairs and installation. The bill has been in the Finance Department. The Director refused to pay it because there was a big dispute; there was a consultant brought in, who looked at it and said that there was some blame on all different parties, but the fact remained that the City was blacklisted by Munter (the Company) to get the parts. It puts the ice rink at risk. Finally, when the Safety Director saw the bill, he and others worked very hard to get the bill paid. The Company will come out to do an inspection, and then the City will be looking at a maintenance agreement with the Company. This will help the Rec Department very much so that there will be no worry of the Unit breaking down and then shutting the ice rink down. What Mr. DiSalvo was worried about was an incident happening at the ice rink such as the one that happened last year when the pool was shut down, and it could cause a great deal of trouble. Payment of the bill (to Munter) happened just in time – it was over $10,000. Until that invoice was paid, no parts were being shipped. This would have been the fifth year without getting a professional inspection by the Company. Mr. DiSalvo said that this is a credit to Tom Terbrack. Krobar Mr. Terbrack wanted to go on record saying that over the past five weeks, the Police Department has arrested over one hundred children for alcohol abuse and drug abuse at the Krobar. The Safety Director wanted to bring this to the attention of the Commission because the Krobar is affecting teens. This concluded the Report of the Safety Director. OLD BUSINESS Ice Rink Boards Ms. Kanis said that every game she attends must be stopped because the glass or boards must be fixed. Mr. Garrity agreed; he said that a week ago when the Southwest Conference was at the ice rink, the problem was in the south corner. The glass came out, and four men fixed it during the game. Thank goodness, the glass did not fall out, but it’s plexi-glass, not glass. It could still hurt someone, however. The probable issue is that the top rail is deteriorating, and there is only an inch and a Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission Page 6