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Council Minutes of 11/20/2001 ;., closing of the Springvale golf course and the slowing economy, Mr. Jenkins responded ~, that the closing will have no impact on our ability to pay down the notes for this project and that the golf course superintendent believes that historically recessions have been good for golf courses as the unemployed have more time to golf. 2) The Recreation Commission met on Monday, November 19. The following items were discussed: • Two persons representing tennis players were present and thanked the commission, recreation staff, and Mr. Jenkins for the tennis facility improvements. Mrs. Powell of North Olmsted and Mrs. Morell of Bay Village asked who was responsible for filling water coolers and jugs, if the men's locker room could get privacy curtains and suggested we look into purchasing the clay courts near Viewpoint that have been closed for approximately a yeaz. The cost of the courts would be $250,000. Mr. Jenkins indicated for that price we could build approximately six hard surface courts on our city-owned available land across the street at Springvale. Mrs. Morell of Bay Village requested that we repaint the newly painted locker room pink, put curtains around the base of the sink and add decorative racquets, etc. to the walls to give the tennis locker room more of a "club" look. • Ms. Drenski, the ice rink supervisor, gave a very informative presentation about the impressive enrollment growth in the learn-to-skate program. • An early draft of the budget and plans for the exercise facility. The planned opening has been pushed back to a date to be determined. It was recommended that consultants be used to look at the numbers of machinery, the floor plan, etc. • A recent power outage at the Rec Center. The bottom line is it is going to cost the city approximately $50,000 to repair the worn and damaged electrical items that are on the roof of the building. CEI, and the CEI staff, is to be thanked for their help in the power outage. • A rate increase ordinance will be forthcoming. It was discussed by the commission and unanimously recommended. • The cooperative agreement with the schools for use of buildings and facilities. If the school levy fails and the city cannot use school buildings, the possibility exists that the city would have to charge the schools for city facility usage. Councilman Limpert asked for clarification on the new spillway at Springvale as to its larger dimensions which may eliminate flooding problems in the southwest corner of the city. Service Director Bohlmann said the new spillway is approximately 3 feet lower. The old spillway was approximately 12 to 14 feet wide, and the new spillway is 120 feet wide. This is not only a project for Springvale, it's a project for storm water management also. City employees were provided to excavate the lake out. Springvale paid for the cost of materials and the rental of equipment. The city paid for the labor due to the fact that it is really a joirn project: one, for irrigation purposes to have more capacity in the lake for irrigation purposes for Springvale golf course; two, for having the ability to store more water in the lake and have it go in the spillway during serious rain events. Councilman O'Grady, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfaze Committee: 1) The committee met on November 13. Present were committee members O'Grady, Kasler and Limpert; Council members McKay, Dailey, Nashar, Miller and Council President 3