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Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission March 6, 2006 Page Ten Motion. Mr. Terbrack said he did not think the Commission could do that. Mr. Kelley said that the Commission is only making a recommendation from this Commission to Council that the Recreation Commissioner is allowed to go from summer and winter rates to one (summer) rate for passes to the North Olmsted pools. Mr. Terbrack said that must be done by legislation. Mr. Kelley agreed, saying that there is a Motion, duly seconded, that the Recreation Department may go to one rate for the entire year, which will actually be the summer rate. The Chairman then opened the floor to discussion. Mr. Baxter said he supported what Mr. Kelley was saying, but that is just one issue at hand. There are other issues; but he knows that the Commission has agreed to go to one monthly rate. Mr. Lasko said this rate is yet to be determined. The Commission members agreed. The Chairman asked for further discussion. Being none, he asked all those in favor of the Motion signify by an aye. There being no nays, the ayes passed the Motion. Mr. Kelley noted on the above that honestly, by Ordinance, unless Mr. DiSalvo wanted to go to the three-month pass to the maximum allowed now, the Commission can’t do anything. Mr. Baxter asked why not, if the Commission knows what it thinks is the correct ranges for the different resident types? It can be recommended if the Commission chooses. Ms. Kanis said that the monthly proposed rate is something that can be done. Mr. DiSalvo asked if the monthly proposed rate compared to the current pass rates was agreeable with the members of the Commission. Mr. Kelley said that was fair enough. Mr. DiSalvo then asked about the proposed three-month pass rate, where a student moves from a current rate of $30 to route up or down to $71.52. Mr. Lasko said it would be too high; that the Commission does not have enough information tonight to make an informed decision. He asked how many student passes were sold at the present time. Mr. DiSalvo or Ms. Drenski did not have an immediate answer, and Mr. Lasko said that the matter would not be resolved this evening. The Commission will ask the same questions that Council will ask. Mr. Terbrack agreed with Mr. Lasko. However, Mr. Terbrack did say that agreeing to the one monthly pass was a step in the right direction, and that the Commissioner should go to the maximum allowed on the three-month pass. Until this Commission can meet again after having digested the matter, this was the Safety Director’s opinion. Mr. Lasko said the Commission needs the demographics; what, in fact, is out there right now? The Commission will not be able to finance the operation of the aquatics facility on the backs of the passes. It can’t be done. The real answer is to put more bodies in the pool. He understood and appreciated and agreed that the rates are too low, but he did not know that the Commission could bring the pool into a break-even position by doing it on the backs of the people that are buying the passes. The Commission is asking for the same information that Council would ask; if Mr. Lasko were on Council, he would bounce it back to this Commission and say, “Do your job.” Minutes of a Meeting of Page 10