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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission April 6, 2009 to be that the community was going to be best served by allowing the fence during High School season but then having it out of there so that even, for example, Cub Scout softball is played up there on Sunday nights. The intention is probably a good one, but he did not know if the execution of this will really be best for the Park. Mr. Scarl said that when Hot Stove asked to do a joint venture, money was offered for the entire summer because Hot Stove was going to use the fence for the rest of the summer when the High School was done with the fence. When that got nixed, Hot Stove did not give the money, because there was no fence – it being taken down because of the neighbors. The neighbors went to Council and had the fence taken down. Mr. Lasko said that the entire issue was that the fence was on the softball field that no one to this day can go back and actually put a finger on as to when that thing was determined to be a permanent fence in the park. Mr. Groden asked if this was something John Dailey should oversee. Mr. DiSalvo said he should; however, he probably wasn’t director when all of this took place – perhaps it was Duane Limpert. Mr. Lasko said that the schools were supposed to come and take down the fence – he believed that Joe Hyland was responsible to do so. They would come over, disassemble the fence, pull it out of the ground, put it on a trailer and take it back and store it. Everyone should understand just where this is evolving from. Mr. DiSalvo said that he knows the Mayor and the Administration is well aware of what is going on – the Commissioner will follow up with this matter. Ms. Nader asked how long ago this took place. Mr. Lasko said it was about four or five years ago – there was a heated meeting about it here that night with some people from the schools and the public. It was a very contentious discussion, because the reality of it is that it’s a community park, not a school facility. If it were a school facility, and there’s a give and take between the schools and the community, and the schools are very appreciative of the working relationship with the City in terms of the use of facilities, with the parks and baseball fields included. If the balance is going to tilt, everyone better understand what that tilt might be. Mr. DiSalvo said that the summer teams are actually paying permits and prep fees and don’t fall under the shared facilities agreement. Mr. DiSalvo concluded by saying he would follow up with John Dailey in the morning. Complex Operations/Maintenance Status Narrative Mr. DiSalvo then reported on the Complex Operations/Maintenance Status Narrative, indicated above (copy attached to these Minutes). The Commissioner said that this Narrative is the tip of the iceberg for maintenance. The Rec is managing issues one at a time. John Dailey asked the Commissioner to give a brief report on this, and this was not intended to shock anyone, but the more he is dealing with this, he cannot tell the Commission how disappointed he is that a lot of work was not completed and got put to the side. It’s an embarrassing situation. However, regarding matters with the ball parks, Mr. DiSalvo could not tell how many complaints he received. Mr. Scarl said he was surprised because when there is the bonfire every year, the Fire Page 5