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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission March 3, 2008 liability laws, the signage laws, vendors – food and beverage. The last impromptu competition that she held, with just flyers, 500 people came. There was no charge; they just had fun. Mr. DiSalvo said that the important thing is the liability insurance; everything else can be worked out. Ms. Thomas knows a company called Evolution Insurance Brokers, whose specialty is for recreation, and they will sell a policy for a tournament – for something like that it would be about $80. She did not have an application – getting that and the phone number is next. Mr. Dailey asked when the last competition was held. Ms. Thomas said that it was October 6, 2007, and she is asking for some support: some help with maintenance and the Rec Center. Mr. Dailey asked with the last competition, what was done, anything, or did it just happen? People said all the kids just wanted to get together, Ms. Thomas replied, and she suggested October. She raised about $3,000 for that event. There is more than one company that can be partnered with this. They are willing to move forward and sell product to get a percentage. Mr. Dailey asked if the Administration knew something of the October event. Mr. DiSalvo said it was free. Ms. Thomas said that it was a trial for what she wants to do. She wants to make it bigger and better and earn the $3,500 for the st kids. June 21 is National Skateboarding Day, and a Cub Scout Troop wants to do something with Ms. Thomas – she needs approval for that. They will clean up the skate park. So, the signage, liability and vendors are the things for which she will need approval. Mr. Dailey asked how soon she was looking to have the event. She replied that she would need the approval by the end of June. Mr. Dailey asked Mr. DiSalvo how the end of June looked for an event like that on a Saturday or Sunday at the Rec Center. Mr. DiSalvo said that there aren’t that many events in the summer. Fourth of July is the only major event with the bike parade. Ms. Thomas again said that it would bring a lot of people. She said that she brought in ten sheet pizzas at the October event, only expecting 50 kids, and she got 500. She was overwhelmed. They are from out of North Olmsted; out of state. When the skate park was opened, there were cars from out of state there. It is on a National Registry. Go to skate board parks on the web, and it’s there. Another issue that Ms. Thomas wanted to address was that people are jumping the fence and trespassing; if there’s trouble back there, then the Rec has cause. Mr. DiSalvo said that that area does not get patrolled, and he cannot watch it 24/7. He knows when it’s locked, that’s when the kids jump the fence, so, do we keep it open or not? Ms. Thomas would like to see a night police patrol in the summer. It would be a good opportunity for the police department to join forces with the area youth. They are not. She would love to see the police drive by once and a while and build a relationship with the kids by communicating with them. Mr. Dailey asked who was locking it up, and who quit locking it up. Ms. Thomas said that Mr. DiSalvo wasn’t here yet; so it’s been longer than three years. She said she was opening it and going to work and coming home and locking it. Did it make a difference? She doesn’t know, because no one has patrolled. No one can tell me that it makes a difference. She only slept back there in the beginning, when the concrete was wet. Mr. Dailey said he has no problem with taking this matter before this Board to see if the Rec can have st the event held some weekend in June, preferably after June 21. Obviously, you would have to check with our Law Department; and our Risk Management would be the other one through HR. Those are easy enough to do, at least to find out, and we will know if we can head in that direction. If you know of any other communities that have these types of events…Ms. Thomas said they all have. Since the Page 2