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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecreation Comm 08/07/19951\r! -"-m : E' RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES August 7, 1995 9; SEF 12 FSI Members Present: Commission Chairman Ron Reeves, C8"i; ssion Members: Betty O'Connor,John BoW n, Maria Gazzolo and Tom Baker Fi,tie -re, n Lorilee Fish, Director of Parks & Recreation Kristen Helmreich, Asst. to the Recreation Director MINUTES• MOTION: Tom Baker accepts the minutes of July 10, 1995. Maria Gazzolo 2nds the motion. ALL IN FAVOR. CORRESPONDENCE: KIDS STUFF DAY: Betty read article in Mansfield News regarding Kids Stuff Day and was 'opposed to dropping Jello blocks in the Children's mouths from the bleachers. Commission agrees that this would be dangerous. Twenty children have signed up. Last year 15 children signed up. Campers go automatically. -Lorilee stated that the last week of camp will be tight regarding the number of counselors at camp. The camp ;has to have a 10:1 ratio of camper/counselors. CIT's may be acting as counselors for weeks 7 and 8. ARTS AND CRAFT FAIR: spaces are filled. A few vendors are very disappointed they did not ;get a space at the fair. Maria would like the Commission to run the concession stand this year ,and have the profits go, to the Park Renovation Project. COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Letter was written from the Commission and will be inserted in '6,000 calendars. Printing company will be inserting these letters for the Commission in the calendars at a cost of approximately $90.00. ICE TECHNOLOGY: A_letter 'was sent to us from Town Counsel with a check in the amount of $2,130.90. This money will be deposited into the Revolving account. The Commission would like the money that we received from the 'law suit from Ice Technology go towards the maintenance of Memorial Park. MOTION: John motions that a letter be written to the Board of Selectmen requesting the 'balance, as of June 30, 1995 from the Park and Recreation Revolving account GL 24-3229, which has al- ready been transferred to the Park and Recreation Revenue account 01-10-4320-28 in the amount of $4,707.75, now be transferred to the Memorial Park Improvement Gift Account. Maria 2nds the mo- tion. ALL IN FAVOR. SWIM PROGRAM: an information memo was given to the parents regarding the swim program. FINANCIAL LETTER TO LARRY GALLAGHER, TOWN ACCOUNTANT: Letter was written to Larry Gallagher, Town Accountant from Lorilee Fish, Director of Parks and Recreation, which states the balance for the Revolving Account GL 24-3229, as of June 30, 1995, is $79,690.56 and to please transfer $4,707.75 from GL 24-3229 to the Town Revenue #01-10-4320-28, which will bring the balance for the Recreation Revolving account as of 6/30/95 to $74,982.81. MEMORIAL PARK: There will be a meeting on August 31, 1995 regarding getting Memorial Park up to standards. DPW has already done a tremendous amount of work to the Park. The bathrooms, which are in the same building ;as the office, is a:handicapped accessible bathroom. We need permission from the 'State ADA so we will not have to change the structure of the bathrooms. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, went through the list with :everyone. The bleachers and press box are totally inadequate. We also are in need of a fence around the Park. Lorilee stated that if we do not fix the 'park it could be closed down for the Fall of 1996. The Selectmen will be having a meeting :with thL School Committee the 2nd week :in September regarding updating and repairing the Park. Some groups in Town are thinking of ;giving the profits from their fund 'raisers to the Park for repairs. Bill Williams, Town Manager, will be directing this entirely. Commission would like Lorilee to put something in the paper stat- ing that the Park is in 'need of renovation. Maria would like to approach the 'businesses in Town asking for money. Maria would like to have the Commission run the concession stand at the Crafts Fair and have profits go to the Park. Commission agrees. MANSFIELD YOUTH BASKETBALL. Next meeting will be 8/8/95. Helen McCarthy will be proposing the different types of Leagues we can go with. Also needed is the fee for the participants. -Lorilee would like to do an insert flyer outling the basketball program, including fees, and then 'doing the flyers again 9/11/95 to the schools asking for volunteers to help with the program. METRO: We charge $80.00 per child with one scholarship available to each grade. Lorilee would like to charge '$5.00 more. METRO starts the 1st Sunday in December and ends the 1st Sunday in March. The last time we 'raised the fee was '2 years ago. They need`a set of uniforms this year and insurance has :gone up $50 to $75 per year. Also METRO officials are paid. Commission would like to keep grades 1 & 2 at $ 30.00 and raise grades 3 through 8 to $ 35.00. MOTION: John motions to raise the fee for METRO from $ 80.00 to $ 90.00 and keep Youth Basketball grades 1 & 2 at $ 30.00, and raise Youth Basketball grades 3-8 from $ 30.00 to $ 35.00. Tom seconds the motion. ALL IN FAVOR. NEXT MEETING- September 11, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall. ADJOURNMENT- Ron motions to adjourn. Betty 2nds the motion. ALL IN FAVOR. Respectfully submitted by: u g n Secretar Date Diane Troy, Commissi y Bett O'CgYnnor, Commission Clerk Date