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Recreation Commission Meeting June 5, 2006 Page Three interaction with children. Ms. Drenski further said that much more time and effort is being put into the Program compared to when she first started at the Rec Department. Mr. Barker asked the age groups of the children. Ms. Drenski said the age groups are five to eight and nine to twelve. Transportation for the field trips is supplied by?...., Mr. Barker asked. Ms. Drenski said it is provided by the schools, for which they are charged an additional fee. If they don’t go on the field trips, there are counselors who stay back and supervise them at the Rec Department. If they don’t want to swim, they can skate; otherwise there are other things they can do. Ms. Jones asked about some of the field trips. Ms. Drenski said she knew the kids will be going to an Indians’ game; the zoo; the new movie “Cars”; bowling, as example. Ms. Jones asked if this would be a pay-as-you-go situation. Ms. Drenski said that it would be a cost per field trip, for instance, 80 kids on a field trip would divide the cost of the busses equally and then the admission for each event. Ms. Drenski said she thought the Indians’ game was a really good deal - $6 a ticket and then an entire lunch for about $4, including pop, chips, a hot dog, a cookie in a bucket. Aquatics Supervisor Ms. Drenski reported that the Aquatics Supervisor is no longer employed with the Recreation Department as of last week. Ginna Crea, who is here in a part-time capacity in the Aquatics Department, has volunteered to be the interim person for the summer. She has limited time because of her other business, but she will try to manage with swimming lessons and other aquatic programs for the summer before the Rec Department locates another Aquatics Supervisor. Ginna has no intention of staying full-time in the position, but she knows the Department. This concluded the Report of the Assistant Recreation Commissioner. REPORT OF THE SAFETY DIRECTOR None OLD BUSINESS Rotary Pavilion Ms. Drenski reported that the Rotary Pavilion was torn down last year due to deteriorating conditions that compromised the safety of the physical building. The Home Depot initially planned on donating $800 worth of in-stock-only materials. The problem with their donation was that their in-stock material was not the correct material needed to build a new Pavilion. Secondly, the true cost of a new Pavilion is approximately $11,000. Neither the Recreation Department nor the Rotary Club has the capital in their 2006 budget appropriations to fund the construction of a new Pavilion. A formal Page 3