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<br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE <br />NORTH OLMSTED PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />February 4, 2008 <br /> <br />Meeting called to order: 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />In Attendance: Terry Groden, Chairperson <br /> John Dailey, Director, Community Life Services <br />Mark Mahoney, Councilman <br /> <br /> Ted DiSalvo, Commissioner <br /> Betsy Drenski, Assistant Commissioner <br /> Norm Baxter, Member <br /> Julie Nader, Member <br /> Chris Scarl, Member <br /> <br />Visitors: Jennifer Rudolph <br /> Linda Powell <br /> Ron Tallon, Jr., N.O. Hot Stove <br /> Bob Finch, N.O. Hot Stove <br /> Ed Garrity, NOHC <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Groden opened the meeting and roll call was taken. Everyone then stood, faced the Flag, and <br />recited the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />VISITORS’ OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION <br /> <br />Hot Stove Improvements to Little Clague <br /> <br />Mr. Groden then entertained the Visitors’ Opportunity to Address the Commission. Mr. Tallon then <br />identified himself as being with the North Olmsted Hot Stove organization, presenting a letter to the <br />Commission indicating field improvements to be made to Little Clague Field #1 and #2 Baseball <br />Diamonds. A five-year plan had been put to Council in session last year, which included the <br />improvements to Field #5 last year which, by all accounts is the best Diamond in the Parks system. <br />The one Field for sure that Hot Stove would like to do this year are the Diamonds at North Olmsted <br />Little Clague Park. There are two Diamonds at North Olmsted Clague, and the problem with #1 is <br />that there are too many high and low spots that constantly flood, both behind second base and behind <br />home plate. With Diamond #2, there is a problem with the runoff on third base. What is proposed is <br />twofold: There have been some scheduling issues with almost 600 families in the North Olmsted Hot <br />Stove Program and the North Olmsted Travel Program. Of course, there are other programs that use <br />the parks from outside the area, whether it is the Puritas League or softball leagues which Hot Stove <br />shares Diamond #4 with. One of the things that Hot Stove is trying to do to ease the scheduling <br />conflicts is make Diamond #1 the same size as Diamond #2 on the infield, and that would allow us to <br />flip-flop games for the G and H Leagues, and bring in some of the travel games so that we can <br />eliminate the ball problems we have at the Park. So, what Hot Stove is proposing is to put forth with <br /> <br />