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Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes RECEIVE0
April 26, 2022 ; ' I,_F_i( S OFFICE
Attendees Present: Mitch Bregnard; Chairman, Linda McCabe; Cleric, NZI Y 9 P I2� 52
Ed Westhaver, Chris Leard, and Mike Weber �'r CFI D
Sherri Gurnon; Director Mansfield Parks & Recreation NETTS
Mary Sellner; Assistant to the Director
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.
2. Minutes of the Recreation Commission Meeting from March 29, 2022,
Motion: By Chris Leard to approve the Recreation Commission Meeting minutes
from March 29, 2022. Seconded by Ed Westhaver. Motion passes, 3-0.
3. Visitors:
-Dan Cooper and John McPherson, Mansfield Youth Soccer, came to update the
Recreation Commission on the quotes of putting up high nets at Plymouth Street Turf
Field that were requested by the Recreation Commission at the March meeting.
They only found two companies that would do the installation. The fee assessed for the
nets and installation from Golf Range came in at $42,850. The second vendor was
$79,000. They got a third quote from another vendor, but they do not do installation.
Ed Westhaver asked Mr. Cooper what he thought that MYS would pay and we can
consider covering the rest. Dan Cooper asked the Recreation Commission what they
could contribute financially. Chris Leard asked that they come back to the next meeting
with an idea of what MYS would pay and the Commission would discuss if this is within
Parks and Recreation's limited budget.
4. Facilities:
• Mansfield Pack 13 Cub Scouts- Shirley Pike
Memorial Park- End of the year celebration; June 22, Rain date- June 23, 3:00-8:00pm
• Darkwing Ultimate Frisbee- Emet Schwartz
Hutchason Field; May 7 & 21, 10:00am-1:00pm
• Mansfield Troop 5 1 - Jason Hinton
Plymouth Street- Rocket Launch; July 17, 8:00am-3:00pm
5. Old Business:
- Sherri Gurnon notified the Recreation Commission that we are waiting on all the
equipment to be delivered. The construction will begin after July 1.
- Ms. Gurnon and Mary Sellner toured Fieldhouse Mansfield and are looking to use
the facility for our basketball program and Preschool classes. Dates will be discussed
within the next month or two. The fee that they will charge is $70.00 per hour.
- Sherri Gurnon informed the Recreation Commission that the Memorial Park Master
Plan is moving forward. "There are more meetings with architects before hiring a
company will take place. The work at Memorial Park will happen in phases.
6. New Business:
• Ms. Gurnon notified the Recreation Commission that the May Photo Challenge is W W Il
Memorial Rails to Trails, Theme: Flowers / Leaves
• Sherri Gurnon stated that Lorilee Fish and Nancy Wall wanted to have a Dog Park
discussion. Ms. Gurnon asked that they wait until September meeting and after the
Plymouth Street Playground's completion.
• Ms. Gurnon states the Town of Mansfield appreciates that the issue of Memorial Park
Playground accessibility has been brought to our attention. We are committed to
inclusivity and are currently working with a Massachusetts certified playground safety
inspector to clarify and assist with remediating any compliance issues found at our
Memorial Park Playground. We are dedicated to remediating all non-compliance issues
discovered through the playground inspection, creating a plan of correction, and
executing the plan as soon as possible. In addition, regular inspections will be scheduled
and frequent maintenance will be performed to best sustain the quality and integrity of the
playground equipment and surfaces.
• Sherri Gurnon asked for volunteers for the Youth Fishing Derby, Saturday, May 14,
8:00am-12:00pm. All the Recreation Commissioners will be attending.
• Ms. Gurnon reminded the Recreation Commissioners of the upcoming Duck Race -
Wednesday, June 29, 7:30pm.
• Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 24, 6:00pm.
7. Next Commission Meetine: Monday, .July 26, 2022 6:00 PM.
To be held at the Town Hall,
8. Motion: By Linda McCabe to adjourn. Seconded by Chris Leard.
Motion passes, 5-0,
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Recreation Commission Clerk
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