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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002Town of Mansfield Ad Hoc YMCA Strategic Planning Committee Minutes— December 4, 2002 Meeting Location: The Mansfield YMCA on Balcom Street at 7 0 10ty td Members Present: Jay Barrows, Frank Bennett, 0 PM and Rick Mahoney Rose Bryant, Pat Burns, Suzie Kubik, Jim Downs, Bob Goldman Members Absent: David Leary The meeting minutes of November 20, 2002 were a "The DECEMBER 18 approved as written. the Balcom Street YMCgeeting is cancelled. The next meeting will take place on January 8, 2003 at 7:00 PM at S The following items of the agenda were covered: Rick Mahoney was welcomed as the newest member. Charlotte Falkner's resignation leaves a seat on the committee vacant. Anyone interested in joining the committee must express their interest by completing the necessary A Committee or Study Group document at the Town Clerk's_ Rose will contact Michael Trowbridge to see if he is interested in being on the committee. Jay Barrows will call David Leapplication to Serve on a Board, Commission, the committee. Pat Burns will contact John Barrows serving would be willing to serve on the co gostino about finding to see if he is still interested in serving on committee g in the Park and Rec. Dept. The free subscriptions to Athletic Business and Recreation Management have been annr^—A __, p who Page 2 of 3 The initial issue you will receive will coincide with each publication's next mailing A subscription to Sports Facilities Today has been submitted for everyone. The individual responsible for subscriptions said this would be approved. Again, the initial issue you will receive will coincide with the publication's next mailing. Discussed pet water fountain. Could be very practical application. Discussed Lease between Town of Mansfield and the YMCA for the John Berry School on Balcom Street. Section I shows the plots of land included. Section II shows the time period for the ten year lease is 2 -25 -02 through 2- 24-12. Page 6, section XXI (Programs) discusses a skateboard park and community pool. Exhibit A discusses the YMCA's agenda and purpose in Mansfield. Discussed the meeting of 12 -03 -02 that included Pat Burns, John D'Agostino, John Moretti, Chris Rappold, and Mike Trowbridge regarding a host of issues including the Future Search and the proposed community center. They are all supportive of creating a community center and would like to help survey the town and find out what it's citizens want. The group brainstormed about what could be included in the center and how financial support could be generated. Pat asked 3 questions of the committee to gauge the committee's interest in the expanded charge. The first question was: In the best interest of all concerned within the town of Mansfield, are the current members of this committee receptive to expanding the membership by additional appointments made by the board of selectmen? The committee voted and agreed that having a smaller committee may work better in terms of moving forward faster, with better attendance. The committee was in favor of expanding to it's full 11 membership. The committee agreed that it would be helpful to have people from the finance committee, the planning committee and the school committee attend the meetings but not be voting members. The ad hoc committee would not hesitate to ask for help and advice from municipal departments when appropriate and needed. The committee feels it is a Page 3 of 3 The meeting adjourned at 8:55. �� , TOWN OF MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES -- NOVEMBER 20, 2002 IA e_- 4/� MEETING LOCATION: THE MANSFIELD YMCA ON BALCOM STREET rtT 7 00 RNT`, H .- 4;I1• MEMBERS PRESENT: JAY BARROWS, FRANK BENNETT, ROSE BRYANT, PAT BURNS, SUZIE KUBIK, JIM DOWNS, AND BOB GOLDMAN MEMBERS ABSENT: DAVID LEARY The meeting minutes of November 13, 2002 were approved without change. Pat made the committee aware that Charlotte Faulkner has resigned from the committee due to time and scheduling conflicts. Pat will email John D'Agostino to see if someone from the Parks and Recreation Department is interested in joining the conmttittee. Suzie will contact David Leary to see if lie is still interested in being on the committee. Rick Mahoney was attending the Selectmen's meeting for possible appointment to the committee. Jay Barrows updated the committee about the presentation made at the Selectmen's meeting by Chris Rappold and Mike Trowbridge on November 13, 2002. The presentation was a follow -up to the Together We Cant/ Future Search meeting, where after two years, community leaders are requesting a Community Center be built to benefit the youths and adults of Mansfield. The Sun Chronicle Newspaper article was discussed. Pat Burris, chair, will be meeting with John D'Agostino, John Moretti, Chris Rappold, and Mike Trowbridge to explore this option further. Until this meeting is completed, the AD HOC committee will put a hold on it's activities: specifically the touring of facilities and the community questionnaire. It is the feeling of the committee that it is the appropriate time to address the need for an indoor recreational facility that catered to the needs of all ages and included a teen room and program, exercise offerings, court facilities and an indoor pool . It will be the job of the committee to garnish support from both public and private sectors including: the school department, the parks and recreation department, the youth sport organizations, civic youth and adult organizations, religious organizations, the YMCA, and tine senior citizens. The rise of a questionnaire should help the wmmnittee move in this direction. The conunittee realizes the importance of the input of the community in developing such a center, especially tine involvment of the children in creating a skate park. The Town Manager told the committee at the first meeting that Ire has 150 names of children interested in a skate park. Frank Bennett presented literature he has received front contracting vendors and showed the committee examples of modern metal materials used in constructing indoor rec facilities. He is going to be looking into materials available to make an outdoor skate park into an ice rink in the winter. He will report his findings at the next meeting. The meeting was called for adjournment at 9:00pm by Jay Barrows, seconded by Bob Goldman. j C OM Ci_G "O ,I, TOWN OF'MANSFIELD'AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNIN6 COMMITTEE MINUTES — NOVEMBER 13, 2002 MEETING LOCATION: THE MANSFIELD YMCA ON BALCOM STREET AT 7:OOPM MEMBERS PRESENT: JAY BARROWS, FRANK BENNETT, ROSE BRYANT, PAT BURNS, JIM DOWNS; BOB GOLDMAN, AND GUEST; RICK MAHONEY MEMBERS ABSENT: SUZIE KUBIK, CHARLOTTE FAULKNER, DAVID LEARY The meeting minutes of October 30 were approved with five minor amendments and were nominated for approval by Rose Bryant, seconded by Frank Bennett. Laura Greenfield was not able to attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict. She was slated as a guest and was to speak to the AD HOC group about her committee's involvement with developing an intramural program in the Mansfield School System. We look forward to having her at a future meeting. Updated AD HOC Directories were issued to the group. Page 2 of 2 The committee stated that the needs of the community, as determined from a questionnaire, should be j considered first and foremost. The town could have an indoor facility that encompasses a skate park, pool and community recreation center, including studios, playing courts, indoor running facilities and that these facilities Gould be profit centers by renting space to various organizations and hosting meets and tournaments. The committee agreed that it should consider a facility that could serve the community at large, realizing that this type of facility could cost millions and have an annual operating budget of 10 million dollars. The committee should move forward by surveying the community and then offering up plans for an outdoor skate park, a community pool and then wrap everything together in a more grand idea of a one stop recreational facility. Several committee members agree that we should develop a plan that is very doable and fiscally reasonable and has a good chance to be approved by the selectmen and the town. Jay Barrows and Rose Bryant reviewed plots of land that are available and greater than 1 acre which are owned by the town. Finding a site close to the schools would be optimal for the skate board park. One plot of land close to the Robinson School is almost 12 acres and could be a prime possibility. The Ames warehouse in the industrial park is on 63 acres of land ( the building is 3 acres) and is on the market for 25 million and might be a good site for a recreational facility._ As well as determining potential new sites the committee also questioned whether Mansfield is maximizing our time in the schools after hours? Jay and Rose agreed to report back to the committee at the November 20, 2002 meeting about land availability within a 3 mile diameter with the schools being the center of the circle. They are hoping to have a large color coded map in which to present the information to the committee Also at the next meeting the committee will be working to get a community questionnaire assembled for December distribution. Jim Downs was going to bring the YMCA national template for community surveys to the next meeting so we can begin thinking about the format and types of questions we want to include. It was agreed that: The survey should be out from Dec 2 to Jan 6. TOWN OF MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES -- OCTOBER 30, 2002 MEETING LOCATION: THE MANSFIELD YMCA ON BALCOM STREET AT 7:00 PM MEMBERS PRESENT: FRANK BENNET . PAT BURNS, TONY CALCIA, JIM DOWNS, BOB GOLDMAN, AND SUZIE KUBIK MEMBERS ABSENT: JAY BARROWS, ROSE BRYANT, CHARLOTTE FALKNER, RICK ' MAHONEY, DAVID LEARY tS' MEETING SCHEDULE: IT WAS DECIDED THAT ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE BALCOM STREET YMCA FROM 7:00 -9:00 PM ( DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AT TOWN HALL) r. T14E FOLLOWING MEETING DATES WERE SELECTED: NOVEMBER 13 AND 20 DECEMBER 4 AND 18 JANUARY 8 AND 29 FEBRUARY 5 AND 26 The minutes from the October 17, 2002 were nominated for approval by Frank Bennett and seconded by Bob Goldman. Dan Kennedy will not be joining the conunittee because of personal time constraints. Rick Mahoney will be possibly be taking his place on the committee. Dending alMintnnent h,. s..• 11—, J ��" cS�3 I ,I TOWN OF MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MINOTES- OCTOBER 17, 2002 MEETING LOCATION: The first meeting was held at 7_:OOpm in the,, Goru}Rittop Mel c jnploom in Town Hall MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Barrows, Frank Bennett, Rose Bryant, Patrick Burns, Charlotte Falkner, and Suzie Kubik, Also present, Tony Calcia, Jolm D'Agostino, and Rick Mahoney MEMBERS ABSENT: Robert Goldman, Dan Kennedy, and David Leary MEETING SCHEDULE: The nest meeting will be field on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 7:00pm at the Mansfield YMCA on Balcom Street. For planning purposes, the nest two meetings will be November 13 and 20 at 7:00 pin at the Mansfield YMCA on Batcom Street. It was voted that we would meet every second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Page 2 of 3 The initial issue you will receive will coincide with each publication's next mailing A subscription to Sports Facilities Today has been submitted for everyone. The individual responsible for subscriptions said this would be approved. Again, the initial issue you will receive will coincide with the publication's next mailing. Discussed pet water fountain. Could be very practical application. Discussed Lease between Town of Mansfield and the YMCA for the John Berry School on Balcom Street. Section I shows the plots of land included. Section II shows the time period for the ten year lease is 2 -25 -02 through 2- 24-12. Page 6, section XXI (Programs) discusses a skateboard park and community pool. Exhibit A discusses the YMCA's agenda and purpose in Mansfield. Discussed the meeting of 12 -03 -02 that included Pat Burns, John D'Agostino, John Moretti, Chris Rappold, and Mike Trowbridge regarding a host of issues including the Future Search and the proposed community center. They are all supportive of creating a community center and would like to help survey the town and find out what it's citizens want. The group brainstormed about what could be included in the center and how financial support could be generated. Pat asked 3 questions of the committee to gauge the committee's interest in the expanded charge. The first question was: In the best interest of all concerned within the town of Mansfield, are the current members of this committee receptive to expanding the membership by additional appointments made by the board of selectmen? The committee voted and agreed that having a smaller committee may work better in terms of moving forward faster, with better attendance. The committee was in favor of expanding to it's full 11 membership. The committee agreed that it would be helpful to have people from the finance committee, the planning committee and the school committee attend the meetings but not be voting members. The ad hoc committee would not hesitate to ask for help and advice from municipal departments when appropriate and needed. The committee feels it is a good representation of the community. The second question was: Is the committee receptive in changing the charge of the committee to include the community center? The answer was a unanimous yes. The third question was: Is everyone who is a member of the committee committed to the time, energy and effort for the expanded charge and project? The answer was a unanimous yes. We discussed Jim Downs work on involving the use of the YMCA of the USA for doing the marketing and research for the survey. They are willing to do the survey cost free. We also discussed the need for the committee to look at what is available to the town in terms of resources for children and what is needed. The five year Mansfield Master Plan and the Destiny of Our Youth Handout are good places to start. The committee agreed that it is paramount to determine from the community and children what would be useful as part of a community center. Would it include an indoor pool, track, courts, studios, teen center, council on aging, ice rink, and skate park? Determine the needs, see if there is interest in the community, and go forward with design, location, and neighborhood by in. Jim Downs is going to look into rough design and the acreage needed for a state of the art community/recreational facility. It was agreed that the Memorial Park location would be ideal because of proximity to the schools, downtown, and the library/council on aging. John D'Agostino is contacting the state to find out if we could access any state land for municipal use for a multi -use community center. The committee is going to appear before the sq�p ften hopefully in January to discuss all of the above but not at the January 8 Selectmen's Meeting. By e-mail I M hp% informed John D'Agostino that the committee will not meet with the �glgctmen but will do so at another date. At the committee's regularly scheduled meeting on January 8, VQQQ tho committee will put together it's presentation for the selectmen. An invitation will be issued to Robin acDonald to attend this meeting because of her involvement with the YMCA USA and her experience in building community centers and surveys of communities. John D'Agostino has answered Pat's questions as to his and Tony's involvement in the committee. While they are formal members, they are not voting members and are more of support staff to marshal resources. They would like to keep informed at all times. John thinks that if there are no further appointments by the selectmen the committee can move forward with its nine acting members. Page 3 of 3 The meeting adjourned at 8:55. V a JAI 02 / TOWN OF MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES -- NOVEMBER 20, 2002 MEETING LOCATION: THE MANSFIELD YMCA ON BALCOM STREET, -AT 7 00 Ply, MEMBERS PRESENT: JAY BARROWS, FRANK BENNETT, ROSE BRYANT, PAT BURNS, SUZIE KUBIK, JIM DOWNS, AND BOB GOLDMAN MEMBERS ABSENT: DAVID LEARY The meeting minutes of November 13, 2002 were approved without change. Pat made the committee aware that Charlotte Faulkner has resigned from the committee due to time and scheduling conflicts. Pat will email John D'Agostino to see if someone from the Parks and Recreation Department is interested in joining the committee. Suzie will contact David Leary to see if lie is still interested in being on the conunittce. Rick Mahoney was attending the Selectmen's meeting for possible appointment to the commnittee. Jay Barrows updated the committee about the presentation made at the Selectmen's meeting by Chris Rappold and Mike Trowbridge on November 13, 2002. The presentation was a follow -up to the Together We Card Future Search meeting, where after two years, community leaders are requesting a Community Center be built to benefit the youths and adults of Mansfield . The Sun Chronicle Newspaper article was discussed. Pat Burns, chair, will be meeting with John D'Agostino, John Moretti, Chris Rappold, and Mike Trowbridge to explore this option further. Until this meeting is completed, the AD HOC committee will put a bold on it's activities: specifically the touring of facilities and the community questionnaire. The comminittee discussed the middle school children's behavior downtown on Wednesday afternoon as a result of the early dismissal and wane weather. The downtown merchants were upset enough by the bottle breaking and poor behavior that many calls to the police were made. The question was raised, "Could a community center with planned activities for the early dismissal have eliminated this problem because the children would have gone to the center instead of going to Main Street and being disruptive ?" It is a goal of the coin ittee to aid in researching the feasibility of a town recreation facility. Our committee could request the proposal of such a center before the Selectmen, and request that the town investigate a feasibility study and fund a study possibly using a profession a grant writer. Two other topics were discussed at the meeting: possible land sites available and how will the projects be funded. It was suggested that there are two good potential sites available for the skate park: Mansfield Green and a section of Memorial Park. Both of these sites offer good proximity to the schools. The sites of interest for the Community Center are Cleveland Twist, the Fire House, Memorial Park and possibly the 12 acres behind Robinson Elmentary School. Rose Bryant presented a map of the town highlighting town properties located within a 1.5 mile radius of the schools that were greater than 1 acre. It is the feeling of the committee that this circle would be of the most convenience to townspeople because children could access the facility after school and it is convenient to the Council on Aging, the Public Library and the center of town. This location would be great to those interested in starting an intramurals program within the schools because it could address the issue of facility space and availability. The funding from the skate park could come from private fund raising and corporate sponsorships. The skate park could also be part of a larger indoor recreational facility. The funding for the Community Center would be part of the survey questionnaire. Potential donors could be area businesses, the industrial park businesses, individual donors, membership dues driven or program driven. Taxes and r School Budgets could also be considered. It is the feeling of the committee that it is the appropriate time to address the need for an indoor recreational facility that catered to the needs of all ages and included a teen room and program, exercise offerings, court facilities and an indoor pool . It will be the job of the committee to garnish support from both public and private sectors including: the school department, the parks and recreation department, the youth sport organizations, civic youth and adult organizations, religious organizations, the YMCA, and the senior citizens. The use of a questionnaire should help the committee move in this direction. The committee realizes the importance of the input of the community in developing such a center, especially the involvnnent of the children in creating a skate park. The Town Manager told the committee at the first meeting that lie has 150 names of children interested in a skate park. Frank Bennett presented literature lie has received from contracting vendors and showed the conunittee examples of modern metal materials used in constructing indoor rec facilities. He is going to be looking into materials available to make an outdoor skate park into an ice rink in the winter. He will report his findings at the next meeting. The meeting was called for adjournment at 9:00pm by Jay Barrows, seconded by Bob Goldman. 1,i 000N Cc °ILL '�Ir il.ri'. TOWN OF'MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNiNE� COMMITTEE MINUTES — NOVEMBER 13,2002 MEETING LOCATION: THE MANSFIELD YMCA ON BALCOM STREET AT TOOPM" ` MEMBERS PRESENT: JAY BARROWS, FRANK BENNETT, ROSE BRYANT, PAT BURNS, JIM DOWNS, BOB GOLDMAN, AND.GUEST;RICK MAHONEY MEMBERS ABSENT: SUZIE KUBIK, CHARLOTTE FAULKNER, DAVID LEARY The meeting minutes of October 30 were approved with five minor amendments and were nominated for approval by Rose Bryant, seconded by Frank Bennett. Laura Greenfield was not able to attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict. She was slated as a guest and was to speak to the AD HOC group about her committee's involvement with developing an intramural program in the Mansfield School System. We look forward to having her at a future meeting. Updated AD HOC Directories were issued to the group. Pat Bums discussed his email communications with Lou Andrews, the Town of Mansfield's Website Director. He would be willing to help the group put a questionnaire on the town's website. The group discussed the articles Pat had emailed. The first one of interest was the article about ice rink feasibility studies. This article quoted construction costs for different models in different regions. This may help the group estimate a budget near the end of our research. The second article was specific to skateboard parks. Suzie Kubik was following up on the Fayetteville, Arkansas skateboard park and had telephoned the director of the project to investigate how their town laid the ground work and planned the park that is in the process of being built. Pat reviewed the Future Search Committee Documents and Jim Down's Balcom Street YMCA Strategic Plan. , The group discussed site tours. It was suggested that Dedham Health and Fitness, The Clark Center —UMASS Boston, Brandeis University Fieldhouse, Texas Instruments, The Soccer Bubble, The Franklin Fieldhouse, The Wheaton College Pool, The Foxborough Skateboard Park, The Hockomock YMCA North Attleboro Skate Park, and Skater Island might all be good sites for the group to tour. Pat Burns will pick two possible times that the group could visit particular sites and find out the groups availability. It was also suggested that individuals of the committee could visit sites independently. Jim Downs discussed the demographics of participants at the NA YMCA Skate Park. They see 40 -50 kids per session on the weekends and they see mostly younger kids. He recommends building a park that is permanent but that could he multi -use if skate parks become obsolete. The group estimated that the Foxborough Skate Park cost $80,000. it was recommended that the committee should be realistic in what it recommends to the selectmen, keeping funding in mind. Indoor skate parks run in the millions of dollars. A skate park that is kept in the $35,000- $50,000 budget would be easier to get built. Page 2 of 2 The committee stated that the needs of the community, as determined from a questionnai considered re, should be first and foremost. The town could have an indoor facility that encompasses a skate park, pool and 1 community recreation center, including studios, playing courts, indoor running facilities and that these facilities could be profit centers by renting space to various organizations and hosting meets and tournaments. The committee agreed that it should consider a facility that could serve the community at large, realizing that this type of facility could cost millions and have an annual operating budget of 10 million dollars. The committee should move forward by surveying the community and then offering up plans for an outdoor skate park, a community pool and then wrap everything together in a more grand idea of a one stop recreational facility. Several committee members agree that we should develop a plan that is very doable and fiscally reasonable and has a good chance to be approved by the selectmen and the town. Jay Barrows and Rose Bryant reviewed plots of land that are available and greater than 1 acre which are owned by the town. Finding a site close to the schools would be optimal for the skate board park. One plot of land close to the Robinson School is almost 12 acres and could be a prime possibility. The Ames warehouse in the industrial park is on 63 acres of land ( the building is 3 acres) and is on the market for 25 million and might be a good site for a recreational facility. As well as determining potential new sites the committee also questioned whether Mansfield is maximizing our time in the schools after hours? Jay and Rose agreed to report back to the committee at the November 20, 2002 meeting about land availability within a 3 mile diameter with the schools being the center of the circle. They are hoping to have a large color coded map in which to present the information to the committee Also at the next meeting the committee will be working to get a community questionnaire assembled for December distribution. Jim Downs was going to bring the YMCA national template for community surveys to the next meeting so we can begin thinking about the format and types of questions we want to include. It was agreed that: The survey should be out from Dec 2 to Jan 6. Data could be gathered from: Grades 1 -12 could be done at school. Sports Youth Group Religious Group Senior Citizens Public Library Patrons Would you be willing to make a financial commitment? should be included on the survey. Frank Bennett is going to look into construction costs for the skate park, pool and recreational facility. The meeting was nominated for adjournment by Jay Barrows, seconded by Rose Bryant. TOWN OF MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES -- OCTOBER 30, 2002 MEETING LOCATION: THE MANSFIELD YMCA ON BALCOM STREET AT 7:00 PM MEMBERS PRESENT: FRANK BENNETT, PAT BURNS, TONY CALCIA, JIM DOWNS, BOB GOLDMAN, AND SUZIE KUBIK MEMBERS ABSENT: JAY BARROWS, ROSE BRYANT, CHARLOTTE FALKNER, RICK MAHONEY, DAVID LEARY MEETING SCHEDULE: IT WAS DECIDED THAT ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE BALCOM ' STREET YMCA FROM 7:00 -9:00 PM (DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AT TOWN HALL) • THE FOLLOWING MEETING DATES WERE SELECTED: NOVEMBER 13 AND 20 DF.CEMBER4 AND 18 JANUARY 8 AND 29 FEBRUARY 5 AND 26 The minutes from the October 17, 2002 Were nominated for approval by Frank Bennett and seconded by Bob Goldman. Dan Kennedy Will not be joicung the committee because of personal time constraints. Rick Mahoney Will be possibly be taking his place on the committee, pending appointment by the selectmen. New committee rosters will be available at the next meeting. Pat Burns discussed his correspondence with John D'Agostino, Town Manager, concerning the coimnittee's communication With Town Departments. Mr. D'Agostino does not have a problem with the committee contacting department heads directly, but would like to be kept in the loop as he may be able to facilitate requests. At all times communication should be made as a committee, listing all members. Pat Burns distributed a pamphlet from Athteticainc.com to increase the committee's awareness of skateboard park complexes and materials available. Members signed request cards for subscriptions to ATHLETIC BUSINESS and REACREATION MANAGEMENTand Pat will submit subscription cards for everyone with a cover teller. The committee went through the Goal and Objectives as presented by Pat Bums, and approved: Goal I-- Timeline is to be able to make the committee's recommendation by February, 2003. Goal 2 -- Distribute and Read the Future Search Committee Document by November 13, 2002. Goal 3-- Receive Master Plan for Balcom Street YMCA by Jim Downs on November 13, 2002. Goal 4 -- Discuss land Parcels at the Meeting on Novembpr 13, 2002 Goal 5&6--Work on Questions and Survey at meeting on November 13, 2002. Who? How? The couunittee stressed the importance of finding out the wants and needs of the youth and the community. We could do this by utilizing the Recreation Department, School Athletic Departments, Police Force, Community Website, Youth Organizations, and Town Newspapers. By fostering open communication and welcoming the germination of ideas the conunittee hopes to generate excitement and make the right recommendations for the town. Jim Downs of the YMCA Was a wealth of knowledge concerning Skateboard Parks. The committee discussed the Foxborough and the North Attleboro Skateboard Parks. He stated that Skater Island in Middletown, Rl. is the best park around. He was instumental in building the North Attleboro YMCA Park. It was decided that the committee should visit parks and ivebsites so that we may be able to make %` Z "J �r9 ', the best recommendations. 1 We briefly discussed the options that a sMimuing pool could have: a floating deck, diving pools, indoor /outdoor capabilities Witte file use of a bubble, etc. We also discussed the idea of the community center. How could've masamize the Ilse of suet' facilities? We decided that the fill colmnittee should work first on the skateboard park, tl'en move on to the pool, and finally to tine community center. The meeting adjourned at 8:25pm motioned by Suzie Kubik, seconded by Frank Bennett. TOWN OF MANSFIELD AD HOC YMCA STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES- OCTOBER 17, 2002 MEETING LOCATION: The first meeting was held at 7:00pm in the �ominittee Meeturp ioonr in Town Hall MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Barrows, Frank Bennett, Rose Bryant, Patrick Burns, Charlotte Falkner, and Susie Kubik, Also present, Tony Calcia, John D'Agostino, and Rick Mahoney MEMBERS ABSENT: Robert Goldman, Dan Kennedy, and David Leary MEETING SCHEDULE: The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 7:00pm at the Mansfield YMCA on Bolcom Street. For planning purposes, the next two meetings will be November 13 and 20 at 7:00 pm at the Mansfield YMCA on Bolcom Street. It was voted that we would meet every second and fourth Wednesday of every month. The meeting was called to order at 7:OOpm by Tony Calcia, VP /COO Hockmnock Area YMCA. After introductions and reviewing the committee charge, Pat Burns was elected Chair, nominated by Jay Barrows, seconded by Susie Kubik. Susie Kubik was then elected Secretary, nominated by Pat Burns, seconded by Charlotte Falkner. It was decided that the committee would work together to determine a location for the skateboard park by reviewing available plots of lard at a future meeting. We also decided to look again at the Future Search Component Study to evaluate Ilse feasibility of a multi- purpose, multi-use indoor /outdoor community center, including a swimming pool, which is pat of this committee's charge. Guest Rick Mahoney, President of the Mansfield Youth Basketball Association, expressed interest in an indoor recreational facility. The MYBA is requesting that the committee consider the need for additional gym space in Mansfield as their 1000+ youth program is constantly looking for gym space. Conunittee members were encouraged to research other town community centers such as Foxborough and Fairhaven. The meeting adjourned at 8:OOpm.