RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes 9/17/07
Present: Dan Pereira, Ingrid Neri, Susie Collins, Jane Tatlock, Noah Eckhouse, Cathy Long (minutes), Ted Julian and Stacey Mulroy
Minutes: The minutes from the June 18, 2007 meeting were approved with a minor correction.
School Pod/Building: The new office looks great and the carpet was cleaned in the exercise room.
Tennis Courts: All gates were repaired and the bushes cut back. A new tennis shed will be needed soon.
Fields: The lack of rain this summer took its toll on the already stressed Brooks and Paddock field. These fields are now in need of major work and will require town support especially from the water department. (See Capital Plan request)
Pool Update: Reviewed Stacey’s review of the pool. Staffing proved to be difficult and resulted in closing the deep area on a couple of occasions. The new closing hours worked out. Considerations for next year would be the removal of the tot pool and sprinklers installed in its place. Other areas of discussions included: raising the age of when a child can be left without an adult, a stronger misbehavior policy, and a change in the gate entrance procedure. Other items for consideration would be the purchase of a vacuum that could clean the pool at night and new office space and bathrooms.
Camp Update: Enrollment was up. Adventure camp saw a 30% increase in participants. The new directors, Janine Lawler and Alyssa Pessaroff, are interested in returning next year.
Playgrounds: All identified repairs to the playgrounds were completed over the summer. The sign was installed at the new tot lot. The last item is the spreading of new chips.
Programming Update: The Recreation department has moved to sending out the brochure twice a year rather than three times. This saves the department approximately $400 dollars in postage.
On-Line Registration: Ted, Noah and Dan have explored the different on-line registration programs available. The program of choice will be installed as soon as the new update is released.
Finances: YTD finances were reviewed. The board discussed the possibility of hiring a P/T bookkeeper as the town closes the year-end books at the same time camp is beginning and the pool is opening.
Capital Plan: The committee reviewed possible capital plan requests including: 1) immediate & complete field renovation for Brooks and Paddock or the installation of a turf field 2) Public access bathroom (with or without a concession stand) 3) Bath house/Office space at the Codman Pool.
Other:
Skate Park: Plans may be on hold as we did not receive any updates over the summer.
Next Meeting: 10/15/2007
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