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March 7, 1967 - Page 2 Mr. Mangani, Chairma.n of the Public Parks, Proper•cy and ItEcreatxon Gcmmittee, reported on a meeting held on Februarg - 28th wiieh the the F'inance Commit:tee and the Recreation Commission_and:the_Recxeation. Dizeetar, A1??o at the meeting was Reuerend Mr, Potts of_ the: Christ the King Lutheran Ghurch,? Mr. Potts described.the 1967.summer.youth program whieh they want t.o cort- tinue this year. This is a once-a-week_aetiv°ity and ithey wou1.d iike to meet in the Communitq Cabin starting in_June every Thursday evening, arcd continue all summer until the Thursday.taefore Labor Day. The program is sponsored by the North Otmsted Ministerial.Ass.ociation, and they havE hired a paid-director. -They asked that.the City provide the Cabin on a nc-charge basis until.their -gr-ogram is.eompletedo_..At_that time they tEel thEy wili have enough in.their_treasury.to.cover part-of thE.rental, They agree tc- keep the cabin in.good condition.. The_Co.mmittee felt this was a worthwhile activity and..r.ecomutends that Council.goealQng.with it9 with the undersrand- ing_.that.the members.of the_Putaiic_Parks,_Property and Recreation Committee . wi11. attend the.eval.uation meetings held throughcut the surrrraEr to r,?!Icw rhe progress-of the program. Mr. Mangani then reported _on_the_ commu.tte-e! s-mee-tiaag with. r.he ]?e-creatic?n Commission. Of the.projects..which they_outlined..last..year., the SheIt.er Hcuse at the Clague.Pla3rground_is.being.comgleted,_the enlarged parking area at Clague is being finished, and the new baekstog wi11 bE_completed this yeax, ? The Committee recommends that.the_hand_director be_made.a year-araund position i,nstead-of heing limited to summer band, and ask that Ordinance No. 66-56 be so amended. Proposed improuements_are to.the driueway entranees into the Clague Recreational Area from Glague.Road and Car1a Lane -$B,QOO; canstruction of tennis courts, probably at the high.schoal -$10,00U; b1ack topping for basketbalI courts - $8,500; fencing at Safety_Town -$1,800; sheltex at Safety Town -$3,500, Also scheduled is preparing the-.recreation areas at Pine, Spruce and BirLh Schools so that they will be ready in the fall of the yearm The Committee recommends that.the.gaving and fencing of the entrances to the Clague Area be given top priority. Mr. West, _ Chairman .of . the. FinancE Committee, added _ that it was a jcint metting with the Finance_Committee_.and the_Recreation._Cammissian_tar ciiscussien csi their budget, but-not enough_commi.ssion_members were_present, There cai.ll. not be enough recreation.money to do.the.things rehat need ta be done this year. As soon.as the.Einance..Commfttee_has_confirmation on the RecreatiQn Commission budget, they will try to get enough money to do the minimum things which need doing. Mr. Caster, Chairma.n of the Municipal Deuelopment Committee, ai5o repcrted on the result of the Equalization Board meeting with regard tc, Mr, Ruth's