HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecreation Comm 09/17/1994RECREATION COMMISSION'
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Members Present: Commission Chairman, Ron Reeves, ,Comm ssioq•members,
Betty O'Connor, Maria Gazzoldi/,iJahn Bowen, Uy} Martin
Lorilee Fish, Director of Park and Recteax`,pn
Kristen Helmreich, Asst. to the Recreation bir.
MINUTES:
Betty motions to accept the minutes of September 26, 1994. Maria seconds,
all in favor.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Discussion on the refund policy for youth basketball.
- The commission agreed to a $10. non-refundable service charge on all
refund requests for all programs. They also agreed that refunds should not
be granted once the program has begunforprograms where an individual has
reserved a space where .it could have been taken by someone else.
Extenuating circumstances will be accept.�d and brought before the
commission at the discretion of the Director.
Discussion on combined efforts to fund the renovation of the baseball
field. The School Dept. will contribute $1,000. for personnel & clay, the
Booster Club will pay $500. for personnel, and we will pay $.1,300. to cover
the cost of sod for the infield. We are still $500. short for the "Fenway
Mix", but we are still waiting for an answer from the Adult Men's Baseball
League ,whether or riot they will be able to contribute. All agreed that we
should go ahead with the project.
TABLED:
Ice Technology - Lorilee explained that when/if we win the suit the money
will go to the General Revenue Account and that we will have to request
from the Selectmen to have the money put back in revolving. It seemed to
be the consensus of .the commission that, pending .the status of the
revolving account, the money should stay in the General Revenue Account.
APPOINTMENTS
7:30 PM - Press Box - Bruce Glazer of Cable 8 T.V.,
- Discussion on the expansion of the press box at Memorial Park. Bruce
expressed that the ladder to the press box is very hazardous due to the
fact that it is 30' straight up on the outside of the building without
guards. Currently the box is 20' x 12'; he would like to see it expanded
to 28' x 8' with an 8' extension for a staircase with a ladder to roof from
the inside. He estimated that the labor would cost 3-4K and the materials
6-8K.
- The commission suggested he get the Grid Iron Club, the Booster Club, the
School System, Midget Football, Youth Soccer, and the various News Agencies
to sponsor this project. Also that Southeastern Regional Technical School
may be able to do the labor for free. Lorilee will look into having the
Town Engineers assist in architectural plans.
- The new press box would also be designed to be used for the field planned
for where the practice field is now.
- Lorilee noted that any renovations done to the building must bring the
building up to code which is speculated not to be up to code currently.
The commission agreed that signs be posted on the press box stating the
potential hazard of using the ladder and that individuals will assume the
risk of an accident and that the Town of Mansfield will not be held
responsible.
8:OOPM - Adult Volleyball - Theresa Anderson, Nancy diPadua, and
Ralph Deckert, Program Coordinator
Discussion on expanding the ,enrollment from 36 to include those on the
waiting list equalling a registration maximum of 52 participants.
Ray made a motion to have open enrollment for Adult Volleyball with the
addenda: 1. each members registration fee be paid within 2 weeks of the
start of the program. 2. that the two out of town participants be
grandfathered. 3. With the agreement that no additional nonresidents will
be accepted in the future with the amendment that the 2nd sessions
enrollment will not exceed the enrollment of the 1st session with a maximum
of 52.
Maria seconds the motion, all in favor.
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1. Diane Troy will begin November 14 as the Recreation Commission
Secretary.
2. Discussion on Midget Football League.
3. Baseball field: see correspondence.
4. Craft Show Volunteers - Betty 10-12, Ron 1-4, Ray 2-4, John 2-4, and
possibly Maria 10-11:30.
5. Halloween Parade Volunteers - John will represent the commission as one
of the judges. Ray will hand out candy.
6. Youth Basketball - Lorilee has been approached by some of the volunteers
concerning training for the coaches and installing 1 night of practice for
the Recreational League grades 5-8. She will meet with the volunteers
10/20.
7. Peter Williams will be letting us know if the Mansfield Choral Society
will perform at the Tree Lighting ceremony. Otherwise Lorilee will start
contacting the Churches.
8. Vacation Performances - in cooperation with the Mansfield Music and Arts
Society the commission agreed to sponsor two musical performances. The
first performance, Infinities' "Peter and the Wolf", will be during the
December break. We will contribute $100. and the advertising. MMAS will
cover the remaining $300. The second performance will be during the
February break. The details are still being worked out.
9. Commission gave the go.ahead for Lorilee to work on updating the open
space plan with Dick Lewis.
NEXT MEETING:
November 14, 1994.
ADJOURNMENT:
Ray motioned to adjourn, Maria seconds, all in favor.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Kristen Helmreich, Asst. to the Rec. Dir. Dat
Bet y 0' Innor, Commission Clerk Da t