Minutes of Park Commission Meeting
Held on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Selectmen’s Hearing Room, Town Hall at 8:00am
1. Call Meeting to Order:
Mr. Scafidi called the meeting to order at 8:02am. Members present were Mr. Scafidi, Mr. Bowen and Mr. Wood. Also present, Mr. Santos and Mr. Hannon.
2. Minutes to Approve:
A. Public Session – March 1, 2017
Mr. Wood motioned to accept the minutes as written, seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried…
Vote: 2-0-1, in favor (Mr. Scafidi abstained)
3. Citizens Issues / Special Interest Groups:
A. None
4. Personnel:
A. None
5. Director’s Report:
Mr. Santos informed the Commission that he had sent all notifications as directed by the Park Commission at the prior meeting, related to the LaFleur sculpture proposal and all Bench installation requests.
Mr. Santos informed the Commission that he had been in contact with Paul Goldman of OARS and was still waiting for the project to go before the Board of Selectmen for final acceptance.
Mr. Santos informed the Commission that he and the full-time staff had attended the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Annual State Conference earlier in March.
Mr. Santos informed the Park Commission that the Youth Dek Hockey organization was ready to secure a contractor and begin renovations to the small building located at the Warren Chamberlain Recreation Facility, in order to turn the building into a usable concession area. Mr. Bowen made a motion to allow the Youth Dek Hockey program to secure a contractor and begin work subject to approvals and proper permitting through the Building Department and any additional approvals required by either DPW or the Executive Assistant. Seconded by Mr. Wood and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
6. Communications and/or Correspondence to be noted by Commissioners:
A. Park Commission to appoint a member to serve on the Community Preservation Committee.
Mr. Bowen made a motion to appoint Mr. Wood as the Park Commission representative to serve on the Community Preservation Committee, effective January 1, 2017. Seconded by Mr. Scafidi and carried…
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
7. Old Business:
A. Facility Fees Schedule
The Park Commission reviewed the updates and fee structure specific to use of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Park Commission. Mr. Santos informed the Park Commission that many outdated facility use policies needed to be updated and fees would need to be adjusted, all without compromising previous restrictions set forth by the Park Commission. Mr. Santos asked that the Commissioners, review the drafted materials provided to them and that further discussions would be required in the coming months prior to finalizing the facility use policies and/or fees.
8. New Business:
A. None
9. Adjournment:
Mr. Scafidi motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 am seconded by Mr. Wood and carried...
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Motion to Adopt: Mr. Wood
Second: Mr. Bowen
Vote: 3 – 0, in favor
Date: May 19, 2017
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