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Minutes
August 9, 2016
TOWN CLERKS OFFICE
16111 SEP 28 A % 30
Attendees Present: Mitch Bregnard; Chairman and Acting Clerk MANSFIELD
Ed Westhaver; Linda McCabe MASSACHUSETTS
Sherri H. Gurnon; Director Mansfield Parks & Recreation
Mary Sellner; Assistant Director Mansfield Parks & Recreation
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.
2. Minutes of the Recreation Commission Meeting from May 24, 2016.
Motion: By Linda McCabe to approve the Recreation Commission Meeting minutes.
Seconded by Ed Westhaver. Motion passes, 3-0.
3. Visitors: At 6:15, John McPherson, MYS Equipment Manager came to get approval
for a small plastic storage shed to be placed near the other storage trailers at
Plymouth Street Fields. This shed would just be used to store uniforms, referee
and coach items and other game day items. It would contain a community
combination lock so no need to worry about keys. The combination would be
given to the coaches so they can access it. It would be 7"wide, 4" deep and 6"
high.
Motion: By Ed Westhaver to approve MYS placing a shed as described at Plymouth
Street. Seconded by Mitch Bregnard. Motion passes, 3-0.
4. Facility Requests:
The Commission discussed field reservation requests and permitting as follows:
- MUASC (Mansfield United Adult Soccer Club) requests the Plymouth Street field
from 8a -noon starting 8/21-11/20/16 (11 weeks). Mitch Bregnard, who heads up this
league, will make alternative dates or times for the weekend of Oct. 9 due to MYS
Columbus Day Tournament and the following weekend of Oct. 16 for the Special
Olympics.
- Mansfield Youth Flag Football will be using Lower Memorial Park, Saturdays 9/10-
11/13/16 8a -4p.
- MHS will be using Memorial Park/Plymouth Street M -F 2:30-5:30p; 8/18-11/24,
- MYS will be using Plymouth Street M -F, 8/22-11/18 3:30-8pm; Saturdays 8/20-
11/19, 7a -8p; Sundays 8/23-11/20, 12-8p.
- Pop Warner will be using Memorial Park/Hutchason Field 8/1-11/20/16, M -F 5-8p.
- Nova Premier Soccer Club requesting turf field, Sunday mornings Fall 16/Spring 17.
Mitch's teams use it then, but there is grass available in the morning from 8a -10a.
Sherri will let them know. After 1 Oam, turf could be available.
- Special Olympics Soccer Invitational at Plymouth Street, 10/16 7a -3p.
- Anti -Slavery Reenactment will be put on by the National Black Doll Museum on the
North Common 10/10, 10a -5p.
- MMAS Arts Festival will be on the North Common, 9/17&18, 8a -5p.
Self Help, Inc wants to do lunchtime stories at Memorial Park, 9/28 and 10/26,
11:30a -12:30p.
Motion: By Linda McCabe to accept, as outlined by the above groups, their field usage
and dates. Seconded by Ed Westhaver. Motion passes, 3-0.
5. Old Business:
- Open Space and Recreation Plan workshops are close to be scheduled. Recreation is
asked to attend.
6. New Business:
- Fall Youth Karate and Adult Tai Chai classes will be accepting registrations.
- Brown Billone will be returning to do the indoor tennis lessons in the fall
- Adult yoga, basketball and volleyball are now open for the fall.
- Cemetery Restoration will be 9/24. Corie will head it up. The community is
welcomed to participate.
7. Next Commission Meetine: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:00 PM.
To be held at the Town Hall.
8. Motion: By Linda McCabe to adjourn. Seconded by Ed Westhaver.
Motion passes, 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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