Willington Recreation Commission
Committee Minutes
Special Meeting
June 13, 2005
7:00 p.m.
Attending Members: Joe Colangelo, Steve Swart, Ed Taiman, Bob Portello, Mike Harnad, and John Sahi-Assistant to the Recreation Commission.
Meeting called to order at 7:17 p.m.
I. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from the previous WRC meeting were approved. Motion by Mike Harnad to approve the minutes was accepted by Ed Taiman. Members were unanimous in approval.
II. General Discussion:
A. John Sahi purchased necessary sand for the Hall’s Pond beach front to improve the waterfront area. Total cost of $230.00. Hall’s pond is scheduled to open on June 25th.
B. The Fire Department is donating the services of a diver to assist with the placement of the raft at Hall’s Pond to secure it to the mooring for the season. Our thanks go out to the Fire Department for their assistance.
C. Flag Football- Due to lack of interest within town and surrounding towns, this program is not being offered.
D. Bob Portello submitted the WRC “Planning Calendar” to all committee members for review. A motion was made by Bob Portello to have all committee members review the template and discuss the final draft at the June 28th regular meeting. Motion was seconded by Mike Harnad.
III. Old Business:
There was no Old Business to discuss.
IV. New Business:
A. SCORP (Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan) is a grant that the state offers to qualifying towns for monies to be used for the enhancement of town recreation programs. John Sahi attended the initial meeting on June 6th at the University of Connecticut and will be gathering information on how the town can make use of this grant money. This will be an ongoing process and John will update the committee accordingly.
B. River Road Athletic Complex- John Sahi met with Knight Construction last week to outline the timetable for processing the gravel for the second half of the complex. Once the equipment is back on line, this work will continue and it is anticipated that the crushing and spreading of gravel will be completed by the end of June.
C. A motion was made by Mike Harnad to have an outline drafted for the Board of Finance on the 2005 RRAC expenditures for the money the BOF allocated for RRAC. Motion was seconded by Joe Colangelo. The committee was in unanimous approval. John Sahi has the list prepared and will submit accordingly to the BOF.
D. RRAC Next Steps- John Sahi will be working with the town engineer to determine if the current quantity of top soil will be sufficient to cover the remainder of the fields after the gravel has been crushed and spread. John’s analysis also details necessary items and expenditures to be done before topsoil is spread and seed is planted.
With the remaining work pending, it will be necessary to submit a request for proposal from area contractors for the following items: (1) top soil spreading and seeding; (2) baseball field construction and related fencing; (3) soccer goal posts and related fencing; (4) electrical and water connections in between both finished fields.
V. Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn was made by Steve Swart at 8:45 p.m. Motion was seconded by Joe Colangelo. The next regularly scheduled WRC meeting is set for June 28th, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
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