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Recreation Commission Meeting May 5, 2003 Resident Complaints The next matter Mr. Jesse reported to the Commission concerned resident complaints. There was an incident of a BB gun with a cat next to the skate park. This has not been proven but, if true, he was concerned about the behavior of the kids that did this. Mr. Jesse reported to the woman that registered the complaint that there will be more security monitoring the behavior in the skate park. She said that there is a BB hole in a window of her home by the park. The Police Department receives two or three similar calls each week, and response is made as soon as possible. All in all, however, the City’s behavior issues and security issues are pretty good considering the volume of people going through the park. Ted DiSalvo met with the auxiliaries so that they may be utilized better in this regard. The floor was opened to questions from the Members of the Commission. Rent Clague Park Mr. Kelley asked about the figure of $1,800.00 to Rent Clague Park. It was suggested that this figure represents rental of the communication tower, and was replied to in the affirmative. Handicapped Signs Mr. Gareau asked if the handicapped parking was properly marked on the side of the building and asked if anyone else recalled that complaint. A number of the Commission Members replied in unison that they did. Mr. Jesse stated he had not followed up after he mentioned it to Tom Stein some time ago. Mr. Gareau reported that he will take a look at this situation and make sure that the Recreation Center will follow through. Mr. Jesse continued that the issue is signs, and perhaps not the right captions, which need to be fixed. Vending Machines Mr. Gareau asked about the status of the Concessions contract, that is, the games with regard to the person who is the present vendor. Would the contract require a bid? Mr. DiSalvo said that Metropolitan Vending, the current contractor, would be making a presentation at 8:00 p.m. tonight as New Business. Mr. Jesse said that price should not necessarily be part of the discussion, rather, content. Mr. Gareau reported to Mr. Jesse that there was a change in the law a few years ago stating that the City must go out to bid for revenue-generating contracts. Parks Concessions Mr. Jesse stated that, as long as the Commission was on the subject, he would talk about the bids received for the contract at the Parks. One bid was received: from Angelina’s, after the deadline, which means that the City went to rebid until Friday, May 9th. In Angelina’s proposal, he Page 6