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Council Minutes of 10/21/2003 he is a resident of the City of North Olmsted. He believes it is important that the people who live in North Olmsted are part of the decision making process as it affects them most. This is not to say that Mr. Hreha is not very well qualified. But it is to say that, if Mr. Hreha is going to be residing in another community, he would hope that a resident of the city could be appointed. Roll call continued: Dailey, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman bailey, member of the Landmarks Commission: 1) The Landmarks Commission met on Monday, October 14. One of the topics of discussion was the potential relocation of the building previously occupied by Rebecca's Flowers, located at the northwest corner of Lorain Road and Porter Road. The new owner has requested a permit to demolish the building. Discussion centered around potential sites where the building could possibly be moved. Sites discussed were city owned properties on south Canterbury Road and city land at both North Olmsted Park and the Recreation Center. Most disturbing to the commission that evening was the fact that the owner, Mr. Carl Halleen, said he would not grant the commission more time beyond the six month stay which expires in February even if they were making progress on the project to move the building. Mr. Halleen appeared to have some hurt feelings over transactions he has had with the city over the years and is currently in no bargaining mood. However, the commission is continuing to explore all options to save this historic property and work with Mr. Halleen in hopes that he will change his position on this property. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) The North Olmsted Recreation Commission met on Monday, October 6, at the North Olmsted Recreation Center administrative offices. There were several items on the agenda: • Recreation Commissioner Ted DiSalvo reported that there were problems with respect to revenue in a couple of the programs being offered by the facility: the aerobics program and the children's nursery. The aerobics program is taught by an outside instructor and it's just simply losing money. Terminating this program was previously discussed, and there was a great outcry that the program should not be terminated. Several participants put their names on a petition that indicated they did not wish to see it terminated. The program was continued for another session, but a good number of the members who petitioned did not sign up for the class. Mr. DiSalvo will be examining whether or not to continue the aerobics program based upon the fact that it is continuing to lose money. In the children's nursery, there simply are many days when no children are in the nursery, and we have a staff member who is dedicated to that purpose. There is a charge for using the service, and we are paying a staff member to work with the children. The commission, based upon its history and a breakdown of day-by-day usage, made a recommendation that the program be discontinued at this time for further consideration in the future. • A report on the income at the Recreation Center, which is off considerably. Year-to- date compared to 2002, it is behind $78,480.70. Revenue is down in every single month of the year when compared to last year. Several of the explanations that were offered were declining enrollment in the learn-to-skate program where it appears 9 ..~,,.~.~,.~ m., ,.