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Council Minutes of 8/19/97 a. The concerns of the auditors regarding Springvale. Mr. Dolansky and Mrs. Kasler presented detailed information to ali the committee members. Significant procedural changes have been in place since Mr. Dolansky took over the operation of Springvale, which increased the efficiency of the entire operation. It took several months to train people and past practices were not appropriate or accurate for a municipally owned facility. Many changes were made and were necessary, not only for efficiency, but more importantly, for accountability. The State Auditors are now satisfied. b. Ordinance 97-67, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Cablevision for the purpose of renewing a lease of land from the city Recreation complex for aone-year term. The committee had no objections to the legislation. 2) The Recreation Commission met on August 13. The following items were discussed: a. The meeting with the residents about Claque Park and the renovation plans. The commission voted to prioritize the suggestions for improvements that were made at that meeting. The Recreation Commission voted for the improvements in this priority: 1. Rest room facilities; 2. Shelter house; 3. A walking path around the park perimeter. It was suggested that a motion alarm be installed on the rest room facility. It was also suggested that the possibility of using shredded tires for the walking path be explored. The commission wants to see revenue from the monopole to stay within the park system, with Claque Road Park having priority. b. The ice rink opened on Monday. The grant application for a new roof is proceeding well. There hasn't been much success with the food concession--ways to make it profitable are being researched. c. If all work is completed and weather permitting, on Saturday, October 1 S, 11:30 to 1:30, will be the re-grand opening of Claque Park. d. The income statement and the revenue and expenditures were reviewed and found to be right on target. e. The Halloween Open House will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on October 25. Mr. Musial asked if the costs for the improvements to Claque Park were known. Mrs. Kasler said she would provide the costs. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee: 1) The Safety Committee met on August 12. Present were Safety Director Kasler; Police Capt. George Ruple; committee members Limpert, O'Grady and Nashar; Service Director. Bohlmann; P & A Director Wilamosky; Council Members Musial, Lind, Saringer and McKay; Finance Director Burns. The following items were discussed: a. Ordinance 97-65, which is the installation of a stop sign on Ranchview at the intersection of Timber Cove. This sign would be placed on the northbound side on Ranchview. The committee recommended approval. b. Two street locations for no parking--Cambridge Drive and W. 231. City Traffic Engineer Larry Crriffith has been asked to review and give a legal traffic opinion on these two locations. On W. 231, the no parking signs would be located on the east side of the 5 i