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Minutes of a Meeting of the <br />North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission <br />December 1, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />the elimination of two full-time positions here at the Rec Center: The Aquatics Supervisor and the <br />Maintenance Supervisor. <br /> <br />Rec Center Painted <br /> <br />Also, if you notice, the rooms have been painted here. The goal is to get the Rec Center painted by <br />the end of the year; the main hallways, the lobby area. Ted is going to be setting something up with <br />Sherwin Williams to come and give us recommendations. If you see Linda Powell, bring that to her <br />attention, because she brought this to our attention a few years ago. <br /> <br />REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY LIFE SERVICES DIRECTOR <br /> <br />Grant Appropriations for 2009 <br /> <br />You may have seen in the paper that we applied for the Nature Works Grant for $56,000 through the <br />Ohio Department of Natural Resources this year. We got a little bit under half - $25,400. North <br />Olmsted and Lakewood were the only two cities in Cuyahoga County that received the Grant, so we’ll <br />be using that money, together with money from the Knights of Columbus plus whatever money we <br />appropriate for 2009 for capital to replace the playground at Barton/Bradley Park. It won’t be as big <br />as what we had at North Olmsted Park, but the Park won’t be used as much as North Olmsted Park. <br />Again, there will be a nice playground for the kids out there, ADA accessible, rubberized surface. Any <br />time we get free money, we’ll take it. We’ll be applying again for the Nature Works Grant for the <br />next year. Commissioner DiSalvo and I have been thinking of some ideas – bleachers for the outside <br />fields for a start. Again, anything else we do will be ADA compliant. <br /> <br />This concluded the report of the Community Life Services Director. <br /> <br />Mr. Groden asked if there were any questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Mahoney asked the total amount received. Mr. Dailey said it was $25,400. Not that this is an <br />accusatory tone, but that money will be used to replace the playground equipment at Barton/Bradley? <br />Mr. Dailey replied that it was what was applied for; therefore, it must be used for that purpose. The <br />equipment was old and worn; there were no replacement parts available. The slide had a nice crack <br />going down the middle of it. The metal meshing that used to be rubber coated at one time was falling <br />apart, so the City and Rec Department made the decision to remove it. <br /> <br />Jerod’s Law <br /> <br />Ms. Nader asked if anyone analyzed the situation for Jerod’s Law issues with regard to the new <br />playground equipment. Mr. Dailey said he was unaware of this law. Ms. Nader said it’s a new law in <br />effect since about the first of the year having to do with a child that was killed in some playground <br />situation. Now there’s a law whereby every piece of equipment must be analyzed and every design <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />