MINUTES OF PARK COMMISSION MEETING HELD Tuesday, May 23, 2006
1. Call the Meeting to Order.
Mr. Redding called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. Members present were Mr. Redding, Mr. Busch and Mr. Chiasson. Also present were Mrs. Ghiloni and Mr. Santos.
Election of Officers:
Mr. Redding nominated Mr. Chiasson as Chairman, nominated was seconded by Mr. Busch and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
Mr. Redding nominated Mr. Busch as Vice Chairman, seconded by Mr. Chiasson and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
2. Minutes of Meeting – February 7, 2006
Mr. Redding motioned to adopt the Minutes of the February 7, 2006 meeting as written, seconded by Mr. Busch and carried….
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
3. Citizens Issues/Special Interest Groups
Arthur Gordon was present to discuss an Olympic size swimming pool for the town. He suggested this be a collaborative effort of a regional nature with Marlboro, Berlin, Bolton, Maynard, etc. Additionally, he suggested public and private grants, donations, and involvement by Boys and Girls Clubs, HHS, HCH and Assabet Athletic Departments, Hudson Senior Center, State and Federal Grants, etc.
Mr. Redding stated that back when the design of the new high school was be conducted, that was one of the options looked at briefly since the cost was close to 6.5 million dollars. Other factors that need to be addressed would a piece of land large enough for the building as well as parking to accommodate the facilities, and all future funding for operation and maintenance of the facility once built. Mr. Santos indicated that when he worked for a pool the operational cost of the pool along was $18,000.00 per month, not including personnel to staff the facility.
Mr. Redding suggested contacting private and non-profit organizations with national affiliations. Mr. Redding also stated it was a great idea. It was included in the Towns Capital Project list, but funding was the issue.
4. Personnel
a. Seasonal Employee Recommendations – list attached.
Mr. Busch motioned to accept the Director’s recommendations on new and previous employees, as well as alternates for the summer of 2006, seconded by Mr. Redding and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
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b. Status Report for Mr. Santos and Mrs. Ghiloni were signed by the Chairman for cost of living increase as of July 1, 2006.
The Director informed the Commissioners that they needed to fill out her annual evaluation. Mr. Redding will fill it out and bring to next meeting for comments and approval from the other commissioners.
5. Directors Report
a. Construction Project Information – list attached.
The Director briefly discussed the status of each project.
b. Centennial and Wood Park Concessionaire recommendations
The only bidder for both concession was Juniper Farms. Mr. Redding motioned to recommend Juniper Farms at 28% of gross sales for both Centennial Beach and Wood Park, seconded by Mr. Busch and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
c. Facility Improvement - Volunteer Form for Groups and Organizations requesting to start garden projects on Town Property.
After a brief discussion of projects done in the past, such as Wood Park gardens and South St. Park garden, Mr. Redding motioned to adopt the policy as Standard Operating Procedure 2b5, seconded by Mr. Busch and carried….
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
d. Hudson Youth Baseball Carnival times
Mr. Busch motioned to approve the use of Riverside Park for the Hudson Youth Baseball/Softball carnival on the following dates at the following times:
Wednesday, July 5 - set up; Thursday, July 6 - 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Friday, July 7 - 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm; Saturday, July 8 - 12:00 noon to 11:00 pm; Sunday, July 9 - 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm; Monday, July 10 - tear down.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Redding and carried….
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
The Director recommended updating the Rules and Regulations for Carnivals at Riverside Park and that both the sponsoring organization and/or or amusement company be responsible for all other necessary permits, licenses and contacts to other Town Departments, in keeping with Federal, State and Local regulations. A motion was made by Mr. Busch to update our SOP #2b4, seconded by Mr. Chiasson and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
6. Communications
a. Arthur Gordon – Liberty Park – so noted
b. Tripp’s Pond petition – so noted
c. Tripp’s Pond neighbors request to weed, water (6am to9am) and mulch was authorized by the Director with no additional comments from the commissioners.
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d. Hudson Youth Baseball request to extend the use of lights at Boutwell for make-ups due to the inclement weather over the past week and a half. Mr. Busch motioned to allow five nights per week for the next couple of weeks, seconded by Mr. Redding and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
The Director requested at change in SOP #2a with regard to the Riverside, Boutwell and O’Donnell Fields lights to accommodate weather issues by giving her discretionary authorization to add to five nights.
Mr. Redding motioned to amend SOP #2a as follows: three nights per week for regular season and expanded to five nights per week at the discretion of the Director or her designee for tournament play and/or extenuating circumstances in regular season. Motion seconded by Mr. Busch and carried….
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
7. Old Business
Next meeting – June 21, 2006 at 7:00pm
8. Adjournment
Mr. Redding motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:20pm, seconded by Mr. Chiasson and carried…
Vote: 3-0 in Favor
Mr. Busch Mr. Redding 3-0 in Favor – August 22, 2006
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