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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission October 5, 2009 Mr. Dailey asked if the Rec lost any rentals when the Indoor Pool was shut down. Mr. DiSalvo replied that it’s not typically a very high rental period. Ms. Drenski said that there would be an occasional request for ice. Mr. DiSalvo said that decision was based on what we brought in revenue wise as well. Typically, the summer Sundays are low here. Average made on a Sunday is $220, and it costs about $1,000 to run this place on a Sunday. North Olmsted Park Aside from the financials, the playground project came out very well with the wood fiber at North Olmsted Park. Hot Water in the Showers Mr. Dailey asked the Commissioner to talk about the hot water in the showers. Mr. DiSalvo reported that there was a check valve situation in the showers. The actual check valve should have been where the main tanks were. Upon installation back in 2005 when Cull’s did this, this was not done. If a check valve was installed with a cold water supply lines you must compensate with an expansion tank. That hook-up never had an expansion tank. Make sure almost full tanks are piped evenly to avoid an unbalanced system. They weren’t installed evenly, therefore, the system was unbalanced, and that’s why everyone kept getting a cold blast of water. Each water heater and storage tank must be installed with the manufacturer’s recommended temperature and relief valve. Neither storage tank had a relief valve on it. Those were the major problems, in addition to the entire project being piped backwards. If the Commission members would like to see the water system, the Commissioner continued, he was more than happy to take any of them to see it. It’s incredible how much work they did four years ago to have it done wrong. Those are the main reasons why the system wasn’t working, in addition to the piping, which needed reversed. Ms. Nader asked how much this cost. Mr. DiSalvo said it was $3,600, which was well worth it, because the people are now very happy. It was disappointing that it wasn’t known in-house. If time would have been spent to find the problem four years ago, perhaps we could have had Cull’s install it correctly, but it went unnoticed until another vendor came in and actually inspected it. Instructions actually come with this packet and all they would have to do was read it, but they didn’t. Mr. Dailey asked if those were the instructions from 2005. Mr. DiSalvo said it’s probably similar. Mr. Dailey said it’s a shame that it went unnoticed for the number of years that it did. Ice Maintenance Ms. Drenski reported that there was a little spot in the ice, a little discoloration; but we’ve been edging a little differently and more often. It’s in better shape than it’s been in a long time. Ms. Drenski checked all around to make sure a couple of boards that needed screws were maintained. Page 3