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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecreation Comm 07/10/1995Ti 95 JUL I I PH 2: 23 RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA MASSACHUSETTS July 10, 1995 1. 7:00 p.m. - Minutes 2. Correspondence 3. 8:00 Jim Troy - Matryx 4. Old Business 5. New Business 5. Adjournment If you cannot attend this meeting, please call the office by 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 10, 1995 at 261-7384. Thank you. RECREATION COMMISSION June 26, 1995 Members Present: Commission Chairman, Ron Reeves, Commission members, Betty O'Connor, Maria Gazzolo, John Bowen, Tom Baker Lorilee Fish, Director of Park and Recreation Kristen Helmreich, Asst to the Recreation Director MINUTES: Minutes of June 12, 1995 amended as follows: SUMMER CAMP: Filled with 165 campers. For ages 5 and 6 there is a 7 to 1 ration, and for ages 7 through 10 there is a ratio of 10 to 1. Camp has never filled up this fast before. There are 25 scholarship re- quests. Lorilee would like to give each scholarship child a one week slot. Ron feels that the criteria for the availability of a camp week should be the same regardless if they are paying campers or scholarship attendees. Commission discusses this. - John feels the scholarship children should be given a spot. - Betty suggests filling the spots with scholarship children as the scholarships come in. Lorilee stated that this would lessen the chance for the 8 week campers if we did that. - Ron suggests we use the same criteria for the scholarship children as we do the paying campers. - Betty feels strongly about the need to accommodate the scholarship children. - We need to take all the scholarship children, or we don't take any of them. We cannot pick and choose. It was suggested that we go over paperwork and check the paying people to see how the scholarships can fit in. TABLED until we meet June 26, 1995. MOTION: Ron motions to accept the minutes of June 12, 1995 as amended above. Tom seconds the motion. ALL IN FAVOR. BUSINESS: ICE TECHNOLOGY: Ice Technology has been settled. HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Begins tonight with 3 teams. ADULT VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE: There are 4 teams definite, with a possibility of 5 teams. Individuals will show up at the court on opening day to form the teams. We also had a managers' meeting on 6/22/95. SUMMER CAMP: Filled. Money is coming in strong. The actual income to date is $57,774.50. We received a list of Rules and Regulations of the Massachusetts Day Care Laws. We are considered a recreational camp and have to follow the guidelines of a 1:5 ratio for 5 and 6 year olds. We also have to post an evacuation plan in the Park and a fire drill at the High School has to be executed. This will all have to be in writing with a copy to Scott Leite, Health Agent. Scott Leite will also schedule an immunization clinic for the counselors. Lorilee will be working with the counselors at camp for 3 days. Thursday she has scheduled a barbecue and the paramedics will be down at camp for a first aid course which will last 3 hours. Joe Sarro, from the Fire Department, will take a walk through the park with the counselors pointing out the danger spots and what to watch out for. Friday afternoon Dr. Rick Solomon, a child psychologist, will be teaching the counselors what signs to look for in regards to child abuse. This year the orientation will last 3 days. New medical forms will go out tomorrow with a letter attached for all the campers' parents to fill out and return before camp starts. SCHOLARSHIPS: Cynthia King, summer camp secretary, waited until Friday, the last day of registration, and called the campers parents who were on the waiting list. No one was interested in the weeks that were still available, so we slotted the scholarship campers into those dates. a" THE GREAT DUCK RACE: 1,121 ducks sold this year. This number is up 22L ducks from last year. It was a great night. The sound system was ex- cellent. SWIMMING PROGRAM: Almost filled: 36 sign ups in the p.m. session; 38 sign ups in the a.m. session. CALENDAR: Betty would like to change the colors of the calendar instead of having the same colors year after year. The Commission would like to insert a letter themselves into the calendars from the Commission so that the residents know where the Calendar came from. The calendar (3,600 copies) should be ready by 8/17/95 so that we can insert the let- ters into the calendars. Distribution date will be 8/25/95 through the Mansfield News. MYBA: We have reserved a classroom at the High school for a philosophy session. Jim Higgins and Helen McCarthy have the same philosophy as we do which is everyone will have a chance to play. There is a meeting at the Town Hall tomorrow night, 6/27/95, at 7:30 p.m. 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL: It is going great. Helen is doing a great job. NEXT MEETING: July 10, 1995 at 7:00 at the Town Hall. Jim Troy from Matryx will be present with color samples and paper stock. ADJOURNMENT: Betty motions to adjourn. Tom seconds. ALL IN FAVOR. Respec ully submitt d by: Di e Troy, Commission cretary Bet y 0' nnor, Commission Clerk At to