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Minutes of a Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission March 6, 2006 Page Five Mr. Terbrack noted that one monthly rate is being discussed; not winter and summer. Mr. DiSalvo responded that this is correct. Ms. Jones asked why the Rec is going with a 16-day average. Mr. DiSalvo said that if he based it on 30 days, even half the daily admission rate would still be too high. This indicates how far behind the Rec Center is in getting the rates current to where they should be. Ms. Jones said the basis is for 16 days because the people probably wouldn’t come 16 days? Mr. DiSalvo said that usually, when people buy passes, they come in three to four times a week. They won’t come in seven; 16 days is a good basis. Mr. DiSalvo went on to the three-month portion of the pass rates. On the adjusted base rate, he is offering a 15% discount off the adjusted base pass rate. Instead of $1.75 per student, the charge would be based on 16 days x $1.49 (15% off $1.75) x 3 months, which would be $71.52; whereas the current pass rate is $30.00, bringing in $.79 per visit compared to $.33 per visit. Once the Rec gets into the three-month seasonal pass, that will be a significant increase in the passes. Looking down the line (again, the senior rate doesn’t change that much), an adult would be $91.68 compared to $45.00, bringing the cost per admission to $1.02 instead of $.50 per visit. Mr. DiSalvo observed that he is quite skeptical about the family rate because it is such a huge increase. He doesn’t believe a family would buy a $254.40 three-month pass when currently they are only paying $278.00 for an annual fee. Mr. Kelley asked if there were any annual family pass members at the Rec Center. Mr. DiSalvo said for an annual family pass there may be five families; he is trying to find that out through the PLU system the Rec is tracking. Finally, please note the annual passes. Mr. DiSalvo reported that it will now get fairly expensive, but it is still based on a 25% discount from the pass base rate. For a student, the annual pass rate would be based on the formula of 16 x $1.32 x 12 months or $253.44; the current pass rate is $127.00, cost per admission would be $.70 as compared to $.34. Mr. DiSalvo knows that, realistically, there is no way (going to the bottom of the graph), a family will pay $902.40 for an annual pass. It’s too expensive; health clubs don’t cost that much for a family membership. Even with that high figure, there is still an average of $.50 per admission per person as compared to $.15 today. Mr. DiSalvo knows there will be a great deal of discussion on this matter. He hopes that this makes sense to the members. Mr. Terbrack noted that he believed the Commission should not be dealing with odd cents; if we could come in with revised rates if it is decided to go that way; that the figures should be rounded up or down. One thought he had on the annual rates is that there is an assumption of 12 months for 16 days each. Generally, people are gone for a few weeks on vacation. One way to look at this graph would be to take it for 11 months. For example, take an annual student at 16 x $1.32 x 12 months minus one month; that would bring the $253 down to a lower number. Mr. DiSalvo said the reason Page 5