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Council Minutes of 12/6/2005 Councilman Ryan, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations Committee: 1) The committee met on November 29 to interview Thomas Terbrack for the position of Safety Director. At the special Council meeting which followed the committee meeting, Mr. Terbrack was unanimously appointed to the position to begin his service on Wednesday, November 30. Councilman Barker, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on November 22, 2005. In attendance were members Barker, Gareau and Nashar; Council members Orlowski and Tallon; Law Director Dubelko, Directors Limpert and Dailey, Assistant Recreation Commissioner Drenski, Springvale Mgr. Young; guests. The following was discussed: • Ratings of video games at the Rec Center, which was an extension from the discussion of October 25. Assistant Commissioner Drenski distributed information related to the ratings of coin-operated industry games. This is a different category than home video games. The ratings system for coin-operated games is basically a voluntary system set up and used by the owners and manufacturers of arcade games. There are no specific guidelines other than a loosely defined three-scale rating system. They are as follows for animated and life-like classifications: green is appropriate for all ages; yellow is mild violence; red is extreme violence. Of the machines that we have at the Rec Center, only two games fall into the yellow category, which is mild violence. It is important to note that neither game displays any blood. There are no red classified machines in our complex. The chairman asked the question if the games were tagged with the ratings. They are not presently, but Mr. Hilton is in the process of ordering and is going to place the rating tags on the machines with a sign posting those respective ratings. Placement and lighting of the game room was discussed. Ms. Drenski will make sure that the lights are on at all times. The committee agreed that the management of the Recreation Center, Mr. Hilton the supplier of the coin- operated video machines, and the administration are doing a good job in monitoring the games. The committee suggested any Council member receiving a complaint about the games should notify Mr. DiSalvo or Ms. Drenski about their concerns. To date, Mr. DiSalvo and Ms. Drenski have had no complaints from residents about the machines. (Mr. Miller took exception to this as he had made a complaint at the request of two residents.) • Marty Young, the Facilities Mgr. of Springvale, discussed golf and banquet status at Springvale. Law Director Dubelko had said that Ordinance 2004-175 was not being followed. This ordinance was passed to establish a quarterly report regarding banquet rentals and to report it to the Board of Control. Mr. Dubelko believes it is a good ordinance and, if followed, will assist in the rehabilitation of the reputation of Springvale. There was discussion between the committee and Law Director, and the committee requested a response from the administration. Mr. Dubelko advised Mr. Young to comply with Section 4 of the ordinance and provide a report with all rentals of the ballroom and Heritage Room for the last four quarters-October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. After Mr. Dubelko receives the response from the administration, it was agreed that the Recreation 10