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Recreation Commission Meeting September 8, 2003 Page Eleven Baseball Diamond Ms. Jones asked about the baseball issue. Mr. Disalvo said that the high school does not have the money that the Commission was led to believe, so that project has been shelved. The high school had proposed that Field #4 be made a varsity only field at their expense. They would trade out #1 to another softball field, and the fields would be angled differently. Mr. Jesse said that Dave Perkins and Tom Stein mapped out this proposal, but it has been shelved until next year, and Hot Stove will be willing to help out. Pool Bleachers Mr. DiSalvo reported that, as to the pool bleachers, the Legal Department is in the process of st finalizing the contract that needs to be signed, with a deadline of November 1. Mr. Jesse said that the specs don’t look like a lot, but because of the liability issues, there are a lot of requirements for the contract. The Rec Department had a choice to use a standard contract or one that the Law Department would approve. Ms. Hayes asked for any more comments from the Commission. Coke Contract Mr. DiSalvo stated that there is a Coke contract since 1999 after a generous Coke contribution to the Rec Center, and that any soft drinks sold in North Olmsted Parks must be Coke products. The beverage issue came up with Community Council’s Homecoming vendors, and this must be included with any agreement signed with them in the future. Mr. Gareau said that Coke did not come here to play hardball; Coke wants to be a corporate citizen of North Olmsted. Our responsibility is to go back to Coke for a four-day window (Homecoming), when other products may be used. Mr. Jesse observed that there are certain cities that are Coke cities and certain cities that are Pepsi cities, and neither the twain shall meet; to which Ms. Hayes said that the schools are Pepsi, and Community Council is neither/nor. Mr. Gareau said that the discussions of Coke in 1999 were more than they should have been. Everyone was concerned with money going here and there, and no one was concerned with what kind of pop could be served in the park at Homecoming. Dogs in Parks Also, there are no dogs allowed in the parks, and Ms. Hayes noted that many people just brought their dogs into the car show. Mr. Gareau said he’s seen people chased out of the parks while they were sitting in bleachers watching a game. Mr. Baxter said use the parks for parks, not just ballfields, and let people bring in their dogs. Page 11