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Recreation Commission Meeting March 3, 2003 essential to capture more income and cut expenses. North Olmsted is probably the only Rec Center of the surrounding area Rec Centers that does not have something like this set up. Nothing has changed for 28 years; it’s archaic. The paperwork involved on a daily basis at the Rec Center is mind boggling. Hopefully by the end of the year, if the Rec can capture 5% of the $2.1 million dollars, the Recreation Center will have enough money to pay for the system and not have to worry about anything. It’s important to be up with the technology. Half the Rec Center’s computers are down most of the time anyway. Chris’s computer went down on him today at least three times. The cost (just the software) would be about $20,000-$25,000. When the Commissioner gets all the information, he will share it with the Commission, probably by the next meeting. These are set up just how a fitness facility would run its business; it does the accounting aspect and everything. As example, Chris and the Commissioner got resident cards today and, for the two cards, it took almost half an hour to generate them off a huge spool with wide film that uses black ink on a small section and is totally inefficient. It’s absurd at registration time. It’s a system that’s too old, but that’s what the Rec Center has. On the newer systems, in five seconds or so, a person is registered. Now, hardware wise, we probably need ten to twelve new computers. The last part of New Business was a memo Mr. DiSalvo received addressed to the Safety Director regarding Recreation Center policy for picking up children who are dropped off for programs at the Center. The memo addressed the issue of a policy in place that indicates who may pick up children from the programs. Mr. DiSalvo said only the nursery, central playground, and summer camp had policies in place addressing this issue. Nothing is done for Friday night skate, and the Commissioner did not know if this is going forward. This is open for discussion. The nursery, central playground and summer camp leaders all have lists indicating who is to pick up the children. It’s all documented – to Mr. DiSalvo’s knowledge. Normally, for lessons, the parents are usually here. If there is nothing in place for the lessons, it could easily be put in place. Mr. Limpert stated that when you get into lessons and Friday night skates that are hard to manage, it’s questionable to adopt a formal policy, legally speaking, to attempt to manage these situations. Does the City assume a liability when that policy is not followed. Ms. Hayes said that this is a short time frame. That management would be difficult. Mr. Miller said that, since the Rec Center is not sure of the question, and this memo was written by one lawyer to another, the Rec Center should ask our Law Director to address this issue, and he and will do so at the earliest opportunity. Tracking by the software systems being considered will be another alternative, as well as cameras. Mr. DiSalvo said that Betsy Drenski is strongly interested in promoting through the National Alliance for Youth Sports certifications for certified youth sports administrators and training for volunteer members/coaches and youth orientation. It promotes adults acting like adults, avoiding conflicts while working with children. Many recreation centers are implementing programs like this. This probably won’t happen here at the Rec Center until next year or so, but this is something that may be worth looking at. It’s actually a certification for coaches, umpires, and any parent involved, and keeping them in touch with the real reasons why the sports are being Page 7