SPECIAL MEETING
Colchester Parks & Recreation Commission
March 17, 2009
Board of Education Conference Room, Town Hall
7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Chairman S. O’Leary, J. Barr, J. Cohen, N. Kaplan, E. Kundahl, L. Dimock, C. Ferrante
Members Absent: L. Stephenson, C. Williams
Others Present: Al Spranzo, Melissa Kennedy, Jean Walsh
1. Call to Order: Chairman O’Leary called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
*N. Kaplan motioned to move Item 4 of the agenda to this point in the meeting, seconded by C. Ferrante. All members present voted in favor. MOTION CARRIED.
4. Interviews and Discussion of Commission Candidates: Andreas Bibiskos has withdrawn his application to take a potion on the Economic Development Committee. Clint Williams has withdrawn his application to be made a member and has asked to remain an alternate.
Jean Walsh was interviewed.
2. Discussion and Possible Action on Facility Use Fees: Current fees for facility use were compared to those of other towns. Some towns do not charge at all for facility use while others have much higher fees. The towns with higher lighting fees are towns with a much more advanced lighting. The towns with higher fees for pavilion and field use have Park and Rec staff to maintain the premises more thoroughly. The endorsed leagues help with a great deal of the lining and upkeep of the Colchester fields. Non-residents are already being charged more. Commission members felt that the cost of pavilion rental could not be increased due to the fact that there have been several complaints and rental refund requests.
E. Kundahl motioned to not raise any fees, seconded by C. Ferrante. All members present voted in favor. MOTION CARRIED.
3. Discussion and Possible Action on Concession Stand Contract: The concession stand will be run as Subway. The vent that was thought to need replacing just needs to be professionally cleaned. Subway will pay for the cleaning.
4. Interviews and Discussion of Commission Candidates: Moved prior to Item 2.
5. Adjournment: E. Kundahl motioned to adjourn, seconded by J. Barr. All members present voted in favor. MOTION CARRIED. Chairman O’Leary adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m.
Dawn LePage, Clerk
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