Minutes of Park Commission Meeting
Held on Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Selectmen’s Hearing Room, Town Hall at 8:00am
1. Call Meeting to Order:
Mr. Bowen called the meeting to order at 8:02 am. Members present were Mr. Bowen, Mr. Scafidi, and Mr. Wood. Also present, Mr. Santos.
2. Election of Officers:
Mr. Scafidi motioned to nominate Mr. Bowen as Chairman, seconded by Mr. Wood and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Mr. Bowen motioned to nominate Mr. Scafidi as Vice Chairman, seconded by Mr. Wood and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Mr. Scafidi motioned to nominate Mr. Bowen and Mr. Wood as representatives for the Park Commission to serve on the CHAPS Board of Directors, seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Mr. Wood motioned to nominate Mr. Scafidi as the representative for the Park Commission to serve on the HYAA Board, seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Mr. Scafidi motioned to nominate Mr. Wood as the representative for the Park Commission to serve on the Community Preservation Committee, in place of outgoing and former Park Commissioner - Arthur Redding, seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
3. Minutes to Approve:
A. Public Session – March 18, 2015
Mr. Bowen requested that the minutes presented be altered to reflect the vote under item # 2 – Minutes to Approve, be re-written to read 3 – 0, not 3 – 1, as presented. Mr. Scafidi motioned accept the minutes presented with said edits as stated by Mr. Bowen, seconded by Mr. Wood and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
4. Citizens Issues / Special Interest Groups:
A. Hudson Youth Baseball Movie Nights – Mr. Santos explained to the Park Commissioners that he had been contacted by HYBS representatives who are interested in hosting Family Movie Nights at the Boutwell complex. There would be approximately 5 dates requested, but only a max of 3 nights would be utilized (others would serve as rain dates). Mr. Santos explained to the Park Commission that this is something that had been done by HYBS in the past, although not recently. Mr. Santos stated that he had no concerns with this type of event. Mr. Santos stated that he had also informed HYBS that they would need to apply for an Entertainment License through the Board of Selectmen, complete a separate Use of Town Property form and that any and all license’s applicable to showing films would need to
be secured by HYBS in advance. Mr. Bowen motioned to approve this request, seconded by Mr. Scafidi and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
5. Personnel:
A. Summer 2015 Employee Recommendation’s – Mr. Santos presented the Park Commission with the 1st round of summer employee recommendations for review and approval. Mr. Bowen motioned to accept the list of employees and to recommend said list of employees to the Board of Selectmen, at their next scheduled meeting for final confirmation. Seconded by Mr. Wood and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
6. Director’s Report:
A. Mr. Santos informed the Park Commission that Dan Hannon had started his employment as planned with Hudson Recreation on April 21st, 2015 and that things were going well. Mr. Santos also informed the Park Commission that he would be attending a Municipal Finance workshop in the near future and also that Hudson Recreation had recently launched a Facebook page.
7. Communications and/or Correspondence to be noted by Commissioners:
A. None
8. Old Business:
A. Update on HHS Student Project – Addition of Recycle Bins onto HS Fields – Mr. Santos informed the Park Commission that the students involved in this project would complete a Hudson Recreation Participant Consent and Release form. Mr. Santos expects that the project will get off the ground in the fall of 2015.
9. New Business:
A. Wood Park and Summer Concert Concessions – Mr. Santos presented the Park Commission with bid results from the recent Concession Bid process for both Centennial Beach and the Wood Park Concert Series. Mr. Santos informed the Park Commission that he had received only 1 bid. The Park Commission reviewed the bid results and Mr. Bowen motioned to accept the bid results and recommend the sole bidder to the Board of Selectmen for final approval and confirmation, seconded by Mr. Scafidi and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
10. Adjournment:
Mr. Bowen motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:43 am, seconded by Mr. Wood and carried...
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Motion to Adopt: Mr. Scafidi
Second: Mr. Wood
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Date: June 8, 2015
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