Village of Evendale Recreation Department
Recreation Commission Meeting
January 15, 2015
Roll Call – Georgia Bergan, Mary Teufel, Greg McCart, Loretta Davis, Kevin Ralston, David Nichols. Kristen Lucas is at school; and Bill Puthoff is absent.
Nomination of Chair - Georgia Bergan nominated Mary Teufel, while Mary nominated Georgia Bergan. After negotiations, the two agreed to Co-Chair the commission this year. Loretta Davis seconded the co-nominations. Motion approved.
Called to order at 7:33am
Recognition of Visitors –
Jennifer Shapiro and Amy Ash, Lifestyle Essentials, LLC
Mary Ellen Kramer – WeTHRIVE!
Denise Conroy, Evendale Resident
Approval of Minutes (November) - Motion to approve the minutes made by Georgia Bergan; seconded by Mary Teufel. Motion approved.
Additions to the Agenda: none
I. New Business
a. Lifestyle Essentials, LLC quarterly report – Jennifer and Amy
· Happy to have the management contract for 2015.
· Fitness center challenges will be quarterly per the request of patrons.
· The wall of champions averaged 72 blue ribbons for the fourth quarter of 2014.
· A new “weather” class cancellation policy is in place. It will follow the Princeton school system notices so patrons know about classes without trying to call in. If school is delayed or closed, morning classes cancel.
· There is a nominal increase in the cost for a fit flex pass for 2015; and the passes are valid until December 31, 2015.
· The annual open house event may expand to include a weekday, or be split between a Saturday and a weekday, in order to reach more patrons.
b. Start to set objectives and goals for 2015 and beyond
· Commissioners are asked to think about goals and objectives for the Commission group and for the department. Members can email them to David, or bring the list to the February meeting. Greg asked about the social media process, and starting and implementing this process as a 2015 objective/goal.
· Commissioners should also think about capital budget items for the department to consider purchasing in fiscal year 2016. At the February meeting, Commissioners will start a “wish” list for the budget subcommittee to review later in the year.
II. Old Business
a. Lifestyle Essentials’ Monthly report - as noted in the packet
b. WeTHRIVE! – Community Action Plan – Mary Ellen
· The process of building the action is pretty close to completion. Commissioners should look at the report and pencil in target dates for the various components; keep in mind while working on this, parts may not start until 2016.
III. Director’s Report
· The indoor spa is up and running. All under-carriage steel has been replacedwith new stainless steel and the humidity is being controlled. Therefore, we should not have this problem in the future.
· Rebecca Rhodes, resident and a student at Princeton City Schools, is working on her Girl Scouts Gold Award (the equivalent of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts). Rebecca has recognized there is transportation issue for seniors in the Princeton District/Evendale area. Her project is to gather information, and present a proposal, that could, eventually, be used to transport seniors to various venues within the school district/Evendale area.
· Restructure of Staff -
Linda Manzo retired last year as our adult programs programmer. Kim Pielage, Program Supervisor, has taken over the adult program responsibilities, as well as programming at the Founders’ Pavilion. Watch the newsletter for new, and traditional, programs coming up.
Adam Knight was hired to fill Kim’s old role as program supervisor for the 18 month to 18 years group. Additionally, Adam has transitioned from assistant Phi Lambda Pi advisor to the primary teen group advisor; and Mark Hesse, Jr. was hired as a PLP assistant advisor.
· With the help of the Millcreek Watershed Council, the village plans to apply for a grant to (possibly) purchase land on the west side of the Millcreek, and to shore up bank. This is an area we would like to install a bike and pedestrian pathway as part of our Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan. The Clean Ohio Grant is a 75/25 grant. The village would be reimbursed for up to 75% of the costs.
IV. Phi Lambda Pi Report – Kirsten Lucas has exams; no report was given.
V. Open Discussion
· Chris Schuermann has left as the Director on Gorman Heritage Farm. Jenny Funk is the interim director.
VI. Motion to Adjourn was made at 8:39am by Greg McCart; seconded by Kevin Ralston. Motion approved.
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