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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission January 9, 2006 Page Four That currently looks very positive. Ms. Jones asked about the $127,400. Mr. Terbrack said that was the original total cost of the project; there could be small variances, but the local part the Rec Center is doing is for $14,000. The rest of the money will go for restroom renovations and to meet the ADA requirements. Mr. Baxter asked about the Pavilion. Mr. Terbrack said that is a separate project. Mr. DiSalvo said that Home Depot would be donating all the supplies for the Pavilion project. Mr. Baxter said he thought it important that the project be completed and asked if it was roped off. Mr. DiSalvo said it’s been roped off three times, and each time it gets torn down. There is currently orange fencing around the project, but sometimes kids get back there and vandalize the area. Mr. Barker asked if someone checked the area during the day every day – is it the Rec’s responsibility or the Service responsibility? The Commissioner said it should be the Rec Department’s responsibility. Mr. Terbrack said that, luckily, there hasn’t been the snow problem yet on the roof. Everything will be referred to the Master Plan. Mr. Terbrack then handed a copy of the Master Plan around the table for the Commission members to review. This concluded the Report of the Safety Director. OLD BUSINESS Hockey Club Mr. Garrity said that if the Hockey Club had money to do something at the Rec Center, can the Hockey Club work with the City and contractors in getting a project done. The reason is that the Hockey Club gave the Rec $14,000 to have the Boards done. It’s no one’s fault because the crew can’t work on ice when everyone is using it. What has come about is that our locker rooms are really lacking in size for varsity, bantam and even the pee wee teams. The suggestion was brought up to enlarge a couple of the rooms being done at the one far corner of the rink, which would be the north east corner – it’s a big, open area. Two blocked walls, some type of ceiling with lights and a locker room would be desired, but in order for the Hockey Club to do something like that, what guidelines are needed to pursue the improvements. Mr. Garrity said he knows the City’s hands and the Rec Center’s hands are tied in a lot of ways when there is money available. There are a few hockey directors involved who are trying to build up the program from the ground up. The Hockey Club wants to stay a tenant and wants to become a bigger tenant. One way to bring people in the Rec is to have better and cleaner locker rooms. North Olmsted is one of the few places where both teams are together. It’s usually not a problem, but everyone knows teenagers – their mouths go – and it would be a surefire way to separate them on opposite sides of the rinks to defuse any kind of problem. The Hockey Club wants to know what its options are. Page 4