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,~, *e~ ~F Council Minutes of 11/16/1999 3) The 1999 community report has been mailed to residents. This is the first time that this report has been issued for the City of North Olmsted, and the feedback has been great. People have called with questions that have been raised by analyzing some of the numbers. The responses from residents have been positive-they appreciate the information and hope that it continues. Councilman Nashar thanked the Finance Director for the report and said it was a very nice piece of work. Mrs. Kasler, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) The Recreation Commission met on November 8 at the Rec Center. During that meeting, an announcement was made that Donna Szalay, a 17-year employee and pool supervisor, has taken a position at the new Middleburg Hts. facility. We all wish Donna well with her new endeavor. Council was introduced to her replacement, Craig Collins, during this evening's caucus. 2) An update on projects includes the fact that the ice rink has been painted, some new lighting has been added and the HVAC units are up and running. When levy monies become available, plans are to move forward with the rubber flooring in the rink warming area, special event lighting in the rink and a new sound system. The thought is that these types of improvements will enable special programs to be enhanced, thereby attracting residents and other customers to our facility. 3) Next in line for consideration is the repair of the tennis roof, tennis lighting, the lobby and gym roof and HVAC improvements. Later projects, provided funding is available, will include tuck pointing on the outside of the building, a waterslide for the pool and renovating the pool deck and hockey locker rooms. There is a longer list of the repairs and considerations that will come to follow. 4) Unfortunately, program revenue is down from 1998 by approximately $40,000. However, travel jersey sale money has not yet been added to that figure and will reduce the deficit considerably. The ice rink revenue is down most likely due to the fact that this is anon-Olympic year. The pool revenue are down because of our loss of the Westlake swim team. In light of all the repairs necessary and potentially being addressed at the Rec Center, a slide show was presented of several of the newer facilities in our neighboring communities. Obviously, these facilities are state-of--the-art and offer considerable competition to our 20 year-plus facility. It is for that reason that, if the decision is to repair and maintain the present facility in order to maintain business, the emphasis by the recreation staff will be to add attractions in both facility repairs and additions such as a water slide and attractions in the nature, amount and quality of our programs in order to increase our visibility and our resident and non-resident participation in the Recreation Center. 5) The members of the Long-Range Planning Committee are invited to attend the next Recreation Commission meeting which is usually held the second Monday of the month. She will confirm the date with Mr. Limpert. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on November 10. Present were committee members O'Grady, Limpert and Kasler; Council members Saringer, Gareau, Miller, McKay and Nashar; directors of Finance, Service and Safety; Administrative Assistant Creadon and City Engineer Deichmann. The following items were discussed: 3