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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecreation Comm 03/27/2018Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 RECEIVED " 1, Attendees Present: Mitch Bregnard, Chairman; Ed Westhaver, Ac�i�Y01 g't=1ei'IY,ERKS OFFICE Mike Weber and Chris Leard ltlt$ AAR 25 P I[ 32 Sherri Gurnon, Mansfield Parks & Recreation D t Mary Sellner, Assistant to the Director MANSFIELD 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM. MASSACHUSETTS 2. Minutes of the Recreation Commission Meeting from February 20, 2018. Motion: By Mike Weber to approve the Recreation Commission Meeting minutes from February 20, 2018 as written. Seconded by Ed Westhaver. Motion passes, 4-0. 3. Visitors: No visitors 4. Facilitv Requests: The Commission discussed field reservation requests: • Mansfield Youth Flag Football- Peter Bolduc Memorial Park Practice Field Saturdays, 09/01 - 11/11; 7:00am-4:00pm • Mansfield Youth Baseball- Michael Martin Memorial Park Baseball Field Monday - Friday, 03/26-07/31; 5:30-8:00pm; Saturdays/Sundays, 03/24-07/29; 9:00am-6:00pm • Rhode Island Disc League- Lucas Johnson Lower Memorial- Mondays & Wednesdays, 3/26/18-05/16/18, 6:30-8:30pm • Cub Scouts- Antonio Wendland Memorial Park Picnic Area- Advancement Ceremony Thursday, May 17; 5:00-8:00pm; Plymouth Street- Rocket Launch; Saturday, July 14; 10:00am-1 pm • Ace Archers- Tom Herrington Memorial Park Practice Field Friday, 8/3/18, 12:00 — 5:00pm; Saturday, 8/4/18, 8:00am - 3:00pm; Sunday, 8/5/18, 12:00-3:00pm • Women's Soccer- Lisa Mouslon Plymouth Street, 8v8 grass field March 8, 22, May 6, 20; 8:30-10:00am • Ace Archers- Tom Herrington Memorial Park Practice Field Friday, 8/3/18, 12:00 — 5:00pm; Saturday, 8/4/18, 8:00am - 3:00pm; Sunday, 8/5/18, 12:00-3:00pm • Mansfield Police Association- Derek McCune Memorial Park Baseball & Softball Fields Softball Tournament Fundraiser Saturday, June 16; 8:00am-8:00pm Motion: By Ed Westhaver to waive the fees for the Mansfield Police Association's Fundraiser on June 16, 2018. Seconded by Mike Weber. Motion passes 4-0. • Self Help, Inc.- Carol Carver Memorial Park- Parent/Child Program Tuesday, May 22: 10:30-11:15am Motion: By Chris Leard to waive the fees for Self Help, Inc. on May 22, 2018. Seconded by Mike Weber. Motion passes 4-0. 5. Old Business: -Open Space and Recreation Plan workshops had a meeting on Monday, March 19, 2018. Mitch Bregnard was unable to attend. Colin Cauldwell will be coming to the next Recreation Commission meeting to talk about things that were discussed at the Open Space meeting that would be of interest to the Recreation Commission. -Funding by CIP for the Dog Park was denied, but Sherri Gurnon stated that the Recreation Revolving account is healthy; therefore, we could fund it ourselves. -Due to the snow, the measurements needed for the Plymouth Street Playground project haven't been done. Within the next couple of weeks, Sherri Gumon stated that the measurements will be taken and the project can proceed. The measurements are needed to measure the amount of "fill" needed as the ground is uneven there. A late spring, early summer completion is the hope. 6. New Business: -Registrations for all spring and summer programs are ongoing. -Duck Race is June 27. Volunteers are needed. -Fishing Derby is May 12. Volunteers are needed. -New Programs: Youth Street Hockey: Sherri Gurnon informed the commission that a dad of a 4th grader wanted to start the program. Ms. Gurnon told him that the fall is a good time to start it so it can get good advertisement. She said they want to use a parking lot at the high school and will divide it up in age groups. Mom/Dad & Me Running Group: Ms. Gumon informed the commission that a mother who is also a marathoner wanted to start a running group with other parents with children in strollers or not. She wants to meet twice a week. Again, Ms. Gumon felt that a fall start will allow more time to get the word out for the program. Routes will be determined by the Program Director, but Sherri Gurnon thought using the bike path was a good start. Motion: By Kevin Kemp to approve the donation request of 1 Free Week of Summer Camp by. MESA for their fundraiser. Seconded by Mitch Bregnard. , Motion passes, 4-0. -A handout informing the Recreation Commission of the quote for dressing the turf field at Plymouth Street was sent to Sherri Gumon. Mansfield Youth Soccer is looking for any amount of help financially towards the fee of $19, 412.00 which was the quote given to them by Shaw Sports Turf. Ed Westhaver asked if we have money in the turf field maintenance account. Sherri Gumon stated that there is approximately $27,000. Mike Weber inquired about how old the field is and Ms. Gumon answered that is was 10 years old. Mr. Westhaver asked if they got a quote from the company that did the high school field or if they got any other quotes. He also stated that he's concerned about the things "not covered" which is stated on their handout. Mike Weber stated that the quote is just a "cleaning" of the turf. Mitch Bregnard reminded the board that MYS doesn't pay anything to use the fields and therefore, they should have money to cover this from their registrations. Chris Leard felt they should get another quote to which Ed Westhaver agreed and told Sherri Gannon to tell MYS that we are interested in helping them if they get another quote. If they are in a hurry and don't want to get another quote, they can fund it themselves and run the risk of $0 -an unknown amount from the Recreation Commission. 7. Next Commission Meeting: Monday, April 24, 2018 6:00 PM. S. Motion: By Chris Leard to adjourn. Seconded by Mike Weber. Motion passes, 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:22 PM. Resp ectfully Submitted, V Date Recreation Commission Clerk RAremationWecreation FilesUdSWORD\RecCom VAINUTESl7-27-18.doc 2