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HomeMy WebLinkAbout Recreation Comm. 09/27/22Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes RECEIVED September 27, 2022 TOWN CLERKS OFFICE Attendees Present: Mitch Bregnard; Chairman, Linda McCabe; Cleric, 2011 OCl 2b A 9= 33 Mitre Weber, Christine Leard MANSFIEL,D Sherri H. Gurnon; Director, Mansfield Parks & Recr ft ACHUSETTS Mary Sellner; Assistant Director Mansfield Parks & Recreation I. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM. 2. Minutes of the Recreation Commission Meeting from August 30, 2022. Motion: By Mike Weber to approve the Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Linda McCabe. Motion passes, 4-0. 3. Visitor: At 6:05pm, Mike Ahern came to update the Recreation Commission on the many projects that are going on that are relevant to the Recreation Department. Mr. Ahern informed the Recreation Commissioners that the Plymouth Street playground is under construction. It should be completed on Nov. 22, 2022. There will be a peer. review after by a Playground Specialist, Nancy White, that will provide a letter stating that the playground is 100% accessible. Mike Ahern shared that 50 West St. will be the new COA but will have shared spaces with Recreation in the evening. An architect is doing a site plan and the hope is to bring it up at the Spring Town Meeting. The last project he updated the Commissioners on was the Memorial Park Master Plan. A Site analysis is being done of the fields and buildings and an architect will look at all the fields in Mansfield. Helga Reinisch, Program Director of Mansfield Parks and Recreation Pickleball program, came to speak on behalf of the pickleball program and give recommendations. Ms. Reinisch felt that re -lining the courts and providing portable nets was a good start and option to enhance the pickleball program. 4. Facilities: Attleboro Pick -Up Soccer- Orwell Andrade Plymouth Street Turf Field; Sundays, September 18 - November 22, 2:00-4:00pm • Sherri Gurnon informed the Recreation Commissioners that MHS needed a field and Ms. Gurnon told them no because MYS was permitted at that time. MHS went to MYS and was told by MYS that they could use the field. Sheri Gurnon firmly told each group that the decision for anyone to use a town field must be done through the Parks and Recreation only. 5. Old Business: • Plymouth Street Playground, 50 West Street and Memorial Park Master Plan were reviewed by Mike Ahern's presentation. • Mary Sellner, Assistant to the Director of the Parks and Recreation, gave a presentation of what the nine surrounding towns to Mansfield were doing in regards to Pickleball. In addition, Ms. Sellner, got recommendations of companies and quotes on what the cost would be to paint six pickleball courts on three tennis courts. The Recreation Commissioners requested that Mary Sellner compile costs for four portable pickleball nets and storage boxes for the nets. Adding this to the cost of the painting of the courts, will give the Commissioners an approximate cost for the whole project. The Recreation Commissioners will continue the discussion on this at the next meeting and take a vote on whether continuing with the project is within the budget of the Parks and Recreation Department. • Sherri Gurnon asked the Recreation Commissioners if they had any ideas for CIP. They all felt the ones that Ms. Gurnon provided were good. 6. New Business: Sherriinformed the Commission of: • Linda McCabe- Recreation term expires December 31, 2022 • Badminton League, new program, filled quickly, They will be in the Jordan Jackson gym On Tuesday evenings. • Program participation has been big with every program being full. • Arts & Crafts Show, South Common, Saturday, October 1, 9:00am-3:00pm • Fall Festival, Fultons Pond, Saturday, October 1, 12:00-7:00pm • Halloween Parade, South Common, Saturday, October 29, 11:00am. All the Recreation Commissioners said they would be available to judge. • October Photo Challenge- Sweet Pond Conservation Area, Theme: Wildlife / Bugs/ Spiders / Butterflies • Ad -Hoc Committee Volunteer- Sale of Town -Owned Land Tax Foreclosures, Barry LaCasse is looking for someone from the Recreation Commission to attend. It will be one meeting. Decisions about parcels of land will be decided and want many groups to have a say on what to do with it. 7. Next Commission Meetine: Tuesday,' October 25, 2022 6:00 PM. To be held at the Town Hall, S. Motion: By Chris Leard to adjourn. ,'Seconded by Linda McCabe. Motion passes, 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 PM. z tfi lly ubmitte in a McCa e V Dat Recreation Commission Clerk M.S/shgM28.doc:5:reccom Crec:msword 2