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Recreation Commission Meeting July 7, 2003 SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Usage of the Multi-Purpose Rooms Mr. Gareau reported that the Sub-Committee convened for purposes of discussing meeting rooms at the Rec Center for use by groups, but particularly the lobby. Law Director Dubelko discussed with the Committee some of the issues faced, specifically, the concept under the First Amendment law for public forums, limited public forums and non-public forums. Public are those we understand to be open to free speech distribution of materials, etc. Non-public would be such as an area the Commission uses not open historically to the general public. Mr. Dubelko is of the opinion that the Rec Center might have a limited public forum. Traditionally, the City would not use its Rec Center for issues, but we seemed to have opened it up in the past to allow people to do that such as the League of Women Voters. Mr. Dubelko that the law is scattered among the various judicial districts. Our judicial district leans towards the idea that the City may be able to establish some non-arbitrary standards that the City may be able to use for purposes of using the front lobby or any area where people come and go to use as a forum. Mr. Dubelko's opinion is that we may go so far as to say that altogether we're not going to use the lobby as a forum for people to use it to distribute literature or information; that the City may stop it. Something that the City should approach with caution would be use of the lobby as a public forum on a pending claim and then to tell them no. Mr. Dubelko said that some of the things that could be used to introduce legislation would be to reduce clutter or security purposes. The consensus of the Sub-Committee is to consider these issues over the course of the next four weeks and return to the Commission with our opinion, to include the Director of Law as well. The Committee did not very far get into the issue of the meeting rooms, but certain rooms will be used only by certain groups for certain reasons and be excluded for all others. There will be rooms like the pool room or ice hockey room that will be limited to people involved with activities associated with planning, organizing or advancing whatever purpose it is at the Rec Center for its individual purpose. It seems that this is the direction the meeting rooms will be taking. Ms. Hayes asked for questions from the floor; there were none. Definition of Family Ms. Jones and Mr. Jesse met on behalf of the Definition of Family Sub-Committee. In his absence, Mr. Kelley presented the Commission with a letter indicating his trip to the Rocky River and Westlake Rec Centers for a "Definition of Family" on their brochures. These were passed among the members for their consideration. Mr. Kelley recommended that the North Olmsted Rec Department adopt a Definition of Family similar to the one of Rocky River. Ms. Jones reported that Westlake only allows four people in a family to buy a pass. Mr. Gareau read: Page 4