Willington Recreation Commission
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Town Offices, 40 Old Farms Road, Willington, Connecticut 06279, (860) 487-3108
Committee Minutes
Regular Meeting
January 25th, 2016
Attending Members: Joe Colangelo, Mike Pinatti, Ed Taiman, William Bilyak and Chelsea Bellefleur were in attendance.
Attending Non-Members: Maureen Parsell, Christina Mailhos and Robin Campbell.
Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM.
Minutes from 11/19/15 and 12/7/15 have not been approved thus far and will be discussed at the following meeting.
Welcomed Maureen Parsell as the new WPRC director.
Basketball tournament is scheduled to start February 19th, 2016. There was an altercation at the Columbia – Willington basketball game (Boys Willington A, 7th and 8th grade team) on Saturday January 23rd, 2016. Parents, coaches and players were involved in altercation and the coach has contacted the director in regards to the situation. Director plans on contacting the referee association to discuss how this could have been handled more efficiently. Director is in contact with the coaches to further discuss how this shall be handled in future contexts.
- The layout of the shed at the RRAC was discussed. Mike Pinatti will be contacting someone who may be able to get us some composite material for the interior/exterior counter of the shed. Key for RRAC shed and power boxes/panels will be distributed to Maureen Parsell by Joe Colangelo. Padlocks will be put onto the shed for security purposes.
- Scoreboard installation will begin when warmer day approaches.
- The fields are in good standing, per reports.
- The WPRD budget was discussed, having to be determined for this coming year. The hall pass fee for Hall’s Pond has been decided to stay the same. The budget will need to be determined for the field maintainer, Greg Peck, and whether or not that will increase the budget. The budget for the bus trips needs to be determined and whether or not we can continue to do the bus trips. The fund balance was discussed and where those funds are most needed, between the RRAC field expenses. The budget is due on 2/18/16 and will be presented on 2/25/16.
- Robin Campbell discussed the movement of the director’s office to downstairs, and the installation of the new office desk. The WPRC members have agreed on the price and setup of the desk presented. Joe motioned, William and Ed seconded the motion.
Ed Taiman discussed the installation of the vending machine at Hall Memorial School for fund raising. The fire marshal did not approve the installation of the vending machine.
Joe Colangelo attended the CIP meeting regarding our present budget requests. WPRC members have decided to not include the kitchen setup in the shed. It was discussed to present a CIP budget request for LED field lighting. Next meeting, we will decide how the current CIP budget will be spent towards the exercise trail equipment.
Joe Colangelo motioned to adjourn, which was seconded by Chelsea Bellefleur. The meeting adjourned at 8:15P. The next meeting is scheduled for February 22nd, 2016 at 7:00PM at the Town Hall Office Building.
Respectfully submitted 02/15/16 Chelsea M. Bellefleur
Board of Selectmen
860-487-3100
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