Recreation Commission
June 15, 2006
Called to order at 7:33am.
Roll Call: Michele Gottschlich, Mary Lou Isaac, David Nichols, Wayne Mosley, Pam Meyers, Craig Reeder, Gus Janszen. Absent: Doug Lohmeier.
Approval of May’s Minutes made by Wayne Mosley; seconded by Gus Janszen. Motion approved.
Recognition of Visitors:
Cary Belyea, SwimSafe Pool Management
· Season is going well; opening weekend was great
· Andrea Knollman was lifeguard of the month
· Angela Gorsuch pulled a four year old from the pool just as he entered deep water
· Doug Carlberg is the pool manager
· An in-service training day and staff meeting will be held Sunday, June 18th.
· Main pool water leak issues have diminished (last year about 12” of water was lost each day, this year it is down to about 3” each day)
· Outdoor spa is working great
· Fantastic job being done this year; the kids are great; they like it
· A recent health inspection was passed and the inspector was impressed with our facilities
David Bergan, Evendale Swim Team Head Coach
· Things are going as planned; 190 kids again this year
· Well supported by the parents, the department, and Commission
· Two new coaches hired this year, and they are doing well
· First home meet is against Reading
· Kids enjoy being on the team. Parents are commenting to David Nichols how wonderful the program is.
Kristen Maiden, Evendale Sports Program Supervisor
· Complements for her recent work at the soccer tournaments, fields, etc.
· Kristen is requesting Commission support a change in soccer league affiliation to SAY (Soccer Association for Youth)
· Our current league leaves parents with driving times sometimes as long as 45-75 minutes, one way
· A poll of parents and coaches support the move to a new league
· SAY soccer is a national organization on the cutting edge of youth soccer; with their headquarters here in Cincinnati
· For this fall season, we would join SAY North; and begin creating SAY Central for next spring
· Sharonville is joining us in this move
· Fields and team size would be smaller; meaning players will touch the ball more.
· Gus Janszen, parent and volunteer coach, would to like to help with the transition and sit on the board for SAY Central
· New goals would be needed for U8 and U10 levels
· Motion to change leagues to SAY Soccer made by Gus Janszen; seconded by Michele Gottschlich. Motion approved.
New Business
Pavilion Schedule
· Send out a reminder each Friday before a concert reminding people of the concert and that it will move in doors if we have inclement weather.
· Commission wants to add grill-outs to concert events, enticing people to come.
Adult Services
· Patty is to investigate adding dance classes for adults; as a winter time evening event.
Old Business
· Tri-Health Report – not discussion
Director’s Report
· Princeton High School will added the village to their insurance as additional insured for use of the department tent July 24 – August 12. This would be the football team’s two-a-day pre-season practice as a cool down area. At the August meeting, Commission will review how things went.
· Budget Sub-committee – David Nichols, Craig Reeder, Gus Janszen, Wayne Mosley.
· Fitness Sub-committee – will meet in September.
· Fun in the Sun is working on a program at the Founder’s Pavilion.
· A survey about a skatepark will be posted on the web later this year.
· The Kingsport trail to Gorman Heritage Farm has been roughed in; final clearing, gravel and seeding needs to be done before it can be used by the public.
Phi Lambda Pi Report
· Open houses have included flag football tournament, Frisbee cornhole, kickball, sand volleyball, cornhole and a trip to Starbucks
· Service projects: volunteering at the Family Movie Night
· Concession stand training took place. Seventeen Phi members were hired.
· Paintball trip was cancelled due to low sign-ups.
· Upcoming Events: Cedar Point, July 4th 10K Run and Kid’s Carnival, Red’s Game, Myrtle Beach, Rock the Dale Concert
Open Discussion
· Recreation’s PENN Alert system may not be reaching all parents. Michele has not received any notices from the swim team or knothole baseball team.
· A resident has requested a bench in front of the swimming pool entrance..
· Pool members have requested charcoal grills be put in the grassy area of the pool.
Motion to adjourn made at 8:44am by Wayne Mosley; seconded by Mary Lou Isaac. Motion approved.
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