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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission April 7, 2008 Mr. Lasko asked what is being presented actually as the Recreation Plan, because the Recreation Master Plan has already been adopted. We’re actually now looking at the Recreation Plan which will then be compared to the Recreation Master Plan to see how it matches up. Mr. Dailey said this was correct; the City has met with the North Olmsted City Schools because there will be a different way for them to do business as well. For example, if the ice programs are continued, they will have to find a way with another facility. Again, we’re fortunate to have facilities relatively close by. The North Olmsted City Schools Swim Team will have to work on an agreement with the YMCA as well. Mr. Groden said that, to clarify, after Thursday, this comes back to the Parks and Recreation Commission…Mr. Dailey replied that there will be more talks with this Body hoping that you will recommend and approve it as we get supporters for it. It will also be going through Council at the same time. We’d love to have the Rec Commission’s support officially, but without it we can still move forward; it would be much easier with it. Mr. Lasko said that, technically, by the Charter, there must be a deliberate vote by this Commission at some point in time, even though it may be advisory. It still must go on the record as to what the vote of this Commission is. Mr. Dailey said that is correct. Mr. Dailey asked if there were any more questions about the 2004 Article. Mr. Scarl asked why North Olmsted wasn’t in it. Mr. Dailey said it was dealing more with the fitness/pool type centers, not like our Complex. Our Complex is unique; there’s nothing like it anywhere. The article is addressing more of a fitness type center; North Olmsted doesn’t have that here. As we discussed before, we pretty much break even. The $1,000,000+ in millage we get in each year, added with what we generate in revenues each year, subtract our expenses; we pretty much break even. There are instances where the Rec Center has been bailed out by the General Fund. An instance would be just this past January where the General Fund paid $36,500 for the pool filter. I don’t think we had anything in 2006 and 2007; we have to go back to 2005 or maybe prior to that – the year we had the problems with the pool roof and at the same time we had the problems with the outside pool that same summer. Mr. DiSalvo said that essentially, Service bailed us out; but it did come from the General Fund as a General Transfer. Mr. Dailey said that, throughout Ted’s tenure here, the Rec has rarely tapped into the General Fund. Mr. DiSalvo said this was the only time. Mr. Dailey said that there were years when there was $150,000 transferred over, but it predates Ted. Mr. Scarl said that was his point exactly about the partnership with the “Y”: the Rec Center runs evenly, and if it does lose money, it’s a service to the residents he believes is needed as a City. It’s a service, just like picking up garbage and leaves. We have a Rec that is a service that has been given to the residents. With the bond issue, plus the revenues, and there’s a break-even year after year with good people like Ted and his staff watching the monies, Mr. Scarl does not see the need for a partnership. Mr. Dailey said that what is anticipated is that there is no money to do anything more. The City is just band-aiding problems; the Rec has had nothing to put into cap improvements or long- term capital plans. If we had the City of Westlake’s budget, which is a thing of beauty, which has a five-year and ten-year plan; it’s not just for the Rec but the entire city. It’s different when you talk Page 7