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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOpen Space & Rec. Comm. 08/15/2022Town of Mansfield VE� Open Space and Recreation Committee CICEIWC 4 O�F�C� Minutes of Meeting TO,84 August 15, 2022 at 6:00pm Im V I A, N- OS Attendance: Rebecca Foster, Chair; Sally Fehervari, Sharon Friedman, �Kafft Slane Doucette, staff M "S ACFmS Prior to the business of the meeting, Ms. Doucette explained that department staff will no longer be present at some meetings to take notes. The committee will need to decide the note taker for the meetings or elect a secretary who will then be responsible for taking notes and writing the minutes. Ms. Doucette left the meeting at 6:05pm. Agenda Open meeting. The meeting commenced at 6:07pm. 2. Welcome new member. Kristen Whittle introduced herself to the committee. She shared that she has lived in Mansfield for I 1 years, has two young children, is a lawyer, and has an interest in hiking, playgrounds and the environment. Welcome Kristen! 3. Chair update with committee. Ms. Foster updated the committee regarding the Open Space goals, the Trail Management Plan, and the Trail Stewardship Program. a. Open Space and Recreation Plan. The Plan is in process. Ms. Merrill has listed several goals that will mirror the goals in the Master Plan with an emphasis on acquiring land, protecting water quality and resources, developing new recreational areas and water access, and improving communications through the website, social media and community events. b. Trail Management Plan. Ms. Merrill is working with Mark Cooke from DPW to develop and inter land use team. Part of function of this team will be to review routine trail management. There is a small budget for this, and the committee recognizes that additional funds are necessary to have sufficient trail management and safety. To accomplish this, more grants need to be sought. c. Trail Stewardship Program. This program will aid in the assessment and reporting of conditions on the many Conservation trails. In order to participate in this program, members of the community will need to attend a meeting on September 21. Details of this meeting will be posted on the website and through social media. Ms. Friedman remarked that the Committee has been waiting for some substantive material regarding the update of the OSRP for at least 6 months and there is still nothing to review. Ms. Friedman implored Ms. Foster to urge Ms. Merrill to have some material ready for the next Committee meeting in September. It was noted that the town may begin to miss out on some grant opportunities because the OSRP is not up to date. Ms. Friedman suggested that a plan could be to have Ms. Merrill give the committee one completed goal for each of the upcoming meetings until complete. 4. Review of meeting dates for 2022. The committee was informed of the rest of the meeting dates for 2022: 9/12, 10/17, 11/14, and 12/5. All meetings will begin at 6:00pm. 5. Minutes. The minutes of the March 14, 2022 were not acted upon because not all committee members had received them. Ms. Foster stated that she would inform Ms. Merrill to ensure that all committee members receive materials pertinent to the committee function. Motion by Ms. Fehervari, second by Ms. Whittle to vote on the minutes of March 14 at its next meeting. Vote: Unanimously in favor. 6. Adjourn. Motion by Ms. Fehervari, second by Ms. Whittle to adjourn the meeting at 6:45pm. Vote: Unanimously in favor. ---Sharon Friedman, minute taker Reb Oster, Chair Date Attendance: . 1. Open 2. Chair Plannt The O Colin Space and Recreation Committee Minutes of Meeting RECEIVED eptember 12, 2022 at 6:OOpm TUW?p��N CLERKS OFFICE r; Sally Fehervari, Sharon Friedman, Kri�SQtn `c�+^^�i�llj A 11: 05 ig commenced at 6:08pm. MANSFIELD MASSACHUSETTS and Ms. Katelyn Goyner, Environmental and Conservation s prior to our meetings. Gated to Lou Andrews. Ms. Friedman volunteered to contact 3. Open Space and Recreation F • Dedication: The OSR volunteered to contact • Acknowledgements 2 Plan more fleshed out committee as an advi: • Section 6: Goals and • Review 20161 • Compare with n will be dedicated to Lou Andrews. Sharon Friedman din Cauldwell to facilitate this. -2023: Ms. Friedman would like to see sections of the .-itten in draft form, for us to review. She sees the board, and not responsible for writing the plan. ectives: Is/Objectives. We need more detail. ester Plan Goals. Ms. Friedman stated that the Master and pertinent sections of the Master Plan should be • Review and edit draft of 2023 Goals/Objectives. This section according to several members, needs to include data and specificity in its objectives. For instance, how many properties are we to acquire? Who is responsible • Future meetings,; Ms. Whittle suggested that Ms. Goyner should attend meetings, and discussion ensued about meeting during the day to accommodate her schedule. Additionally, the committee needs new members, such as members from the Con Comm and Rec Comm's. All agreed that these would be good steps to take. 4. Continue OSRC monthly walks.Ms. Foster is interested in re -starting these, independent of the NRT. Discussion ensued about name for these, and Ms. Fehervari suggested using the name, "Mansfield Walks" as that was used before. She will research the Hopkinton Trail Club for ideas. 5. Schedule changed December 5�4 meeting to December 121h meeting. Ms. Whittle moved to cancel the December meeting. Ms. Fehervari seconded the motion. All were in favor. 6. Review of August 15, 2022 Minutes. Vote: unanimously approved. 1 Review of March 14, 2022 Minutes. Three committee members approved, and Ms. Whittle, since she was not in the committee at this time, abstained. Vote was 3-0-1. 8. Review of document distribution. The committee prefers hard copy with separate PDF of documents. 9. Feedback, provided by the Chair. Katelyn Goyner should attend the next meetings, should provide more detail of the accomplishments, provide a final copy at the next meeting, and for the goals section, merge the Master Plan and OSR Plans. 10. Adjourn. Motion by Ms. Fehervari, second by Ms. Whittle to adjourn the meeting at 6:49 pm. Vote: Unanimously in favor. ---Sally Fehervari, minute taker Rebecca er, iair Date