Parks and Recreation Meeting Minutes of Monday, November 5, 2012
Room 5 at Town Hall at 7:00pm
Attendance:
Committee Members: Billie Luker (BL), Rita Mullin (RM), Mike Fitzpatrick (MF), Sergio Coviello (SC), Patricia Fillmore (PF), Heidi Cushing-Candelario (HC)
Staff: Marty Tilton (MT), Maureen Stevens (MS), Sheila Sturdevant (SS)
Tardy:
Absent: Lynne Clemens (LC), Ron Kern (RK),
Call to order: 7:03pm; Quorum, called by Billie Luker
Audience of Citizens:
Acceptance of Minutes: 10/15/12
(PF) Pat Fillmore made a motion to accept the meeting minutes of 10/15/12 as is.
(SC) Sergio Coviello seconds the motion.
No discussion had.
Approved: 4 Opposed: 0 Abstained: 0
Motion passed
New Business: None
Old Business
• Park Director Update (MT)
o Storm:
We did well with the storm. Trees came down on the tennis court fence needs a bit of repair.
o Clarke Park:
Tomorrow we will be finishing the installation at Clarke Park. Everything is going well.
o Fields: Moving onto winterizing the fields and facilities, bathroom irrigation, etc.
• Recreation Director Update(MS)
o Table-Lynne absent
• Operation Director Update (MS)
o Bike Grant: Project is completed. Maureen submitted the reimbursement paperwork for the grant. Also received monies from LUC $1500. CPC said in their minutes that they would pay for half of the project.
o Community Permits: NRPD and Maureen are working on creating policies and procedures for community permits. She will update us on the progress.
o Open Space Plan: In the final stages and waiting for states approval. All departments reviewed and everything looks excellent. Rita commented that LUC told the agency they would like more information in the report about a community center.
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o Youth Soccer: NRYS sent and invitation to everyone for the Presidents Dinner they host.
o Field Permits: We are still permitting out some areas, especially the Turf field.
• LUC Updates (RM)
o Community Center: LUC would like to have a community center meeting with P&R.
o Riverwood (Smith Property): Rita did another walk through with a group to get idea. Billie asked if we have an Arial view of the property. Rita will look.
• CIT Updates (RM)
o Table
• FONRPRC Updates (SS):
o Black Friday Bowl: Work in progress
o Annual Report: Annual report has been completed and sent in.
o New Account: We opened a new bank account at Reading Cooperative bank.
Other Business
• Signs at fields (BL): “Little boy sign” table please schedule for next meeting.
• Officers (BL): Vote new officers at December meeting.
• Community Center Needs (RM): Rita is requesting to have a discussion at next meeting to decide what we are looking for in a community Center.
• LUC (BL): Invite LUC and FONRPRC, Inc to Jan. 7th meeting.
• Next Meeting date (SS)
12/3/12 in Room 5 at Town Hall at 7pm
1/7/13 in Room 5 at Town Hall at 7pm
• Adjournment
(PF) Pat Fillmore made a motion to adjourn meeting at 7:46 pm.
(RM) Rita Mullin seconds the motion.
Approved: 5 Opposed: 0 Abstained: 0
No Discussion-Motion Passed
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