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Council Minutes of 9/16/2008 Councilman Mahoney, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on September 9, 2008. Present were committee members Mahoney and Nicole Dailey Jones, President of Council Kennedy and Councilmen Barker, Orlowski, Gareau, Kearney; Service Director Limpert, Safety Director Thomas, Planning Director Wenger, Community Life Services Director Dailey, Recreation Commissioner DiSalvo, Assistant Recreation Commissioner Drenski, and Springvale Manager Young. The purpose for the meeting was a quarterly update for the Recreation Center and Springvale Golf Course and to address any outstanding ADA issues per the 2007 study that had been conducted on behalf of the city. • Ted DiSalvo, Recreation Commissioner, opened the meeting and provided a year-to-date financial report. A green sheet was distributed to all of Council and those in attendance indicating the income for the Recreation Center and then a white sheet was handed out indicating the expenses. Mr. Di5alvo provided a breakdown for the revenue and the income as it pertains to the pool, the rink, the tennis courts, the gymnastics, team sports, and the enrichment programs. Mr. DiSalvo indicated that the Recreation Center was right on target for budget projections in terms of the revenue and had the opportunity to explain any variances. Mr. Barker inquired as to the revenue and team sports and why it was significantly lower than predicted by way of the budget. Mr. DiSalvo explained that they had planned certain Corn Hole tournaments and that, based on the lack of success for the tournaments, they were cut out altogether and the city gave up on them. Apparently, Corn Hole is a game played. in bars and involves the consumption of alcohol according to Mr. DiSalvo. Mr. DiSalvo then informed that the expenses are a little bit more difficult to explain as it pertains to the Recreation Department. He indicated that to evaluate whether the Rec Center and department is on target for budget projections can be challenging because of the way the bills come in. The chart he provided, which is available (along with the other information that was handed out) at the Recreation Center through Mr. DiSalvo, provided year-to-date actual expenses along with target expenses. He had the opportunity to explain to the satisfaction of Council any variances in those expenses. There were some indications that we were running over budget as it pertains to the Recreation Center and Recreation Department. His opinion as the Rec Commissioner is that we were still going to end up okay for the end of the year. Ms. Betsy Drenski supplied a lot of information as it pertains to the operation of the ice rink. She indicated the ice rental this year is better than last year because Winterhurst in Lakewood was down for the summer. In response to an inquiry from Council members, she provided a detailed description of who primarily rents our ice, what organizations they are and when they use the ice. In connection with questions from Mr. Barker, Mr. Gareau and Mr. Kennedy, she indicated that the North Olmsted Schools use the rink but that they are not charged for the rental of the rink. Apparently, no written agreement has existed between the schools and the city; but Mr. Gareau pointed out that there is a reciprocity agreement. The committee and Council 13 ~,,.~~•: