The Board of Recreation meeting was called to order by Mike Palmerie, Jr. and seconded by Dean Accetura at 7:05p.m.
Board Members Present: Mike Palmerie, Jr., Dean Accetura, Mary Witham, and Joanne Kenney
Board Members Absent: Mary Gluck and Larry Fitzgerald
Also Present: Christopher Moffo, Director of Parks and Recreation
Guest / Public Participation:
• None
Program Director’s Report:
• The Board of Recreation members reviewed the Program Director’s Report.
• An error was made on the Program Director’s Report under the Bills Received section. The Tice Lawn Maintenance Bill received reads as $9,459.50. The bill should read $8,433.50. Mary Witham made a motion to amend the Program Director’s Report to include the correction to the Tice Lawn Maintenance bill received and Mike Palmerie, Jr. seconded the motion. Motion unanimous. The Program Director’s Report was amended to read bill received from Tice Lawn Maintenance $8,433.50.
Correspondence / Payment of Bills:
• C. Moffo reviewed bills received.
• Dean Accetura made a motion to approve payment of the bills received as amended and Joanne Kenney seconded the motion. Motion unanimous. Payment of the bills was approved as amended.
• C. Moffo reviewed the bills paid.
Approval of Minutes:
• None
Old Business:
• The Board of Recreation discussed the need to resurface the basketball court at Hotchkiss Field. The Board of Recreation also discussed the possibility of building a second court. The Board of Recreation will revisit this possibility in the future.
• The Board of Recreation discussed moving ahead with digging the trench, putting in the water lines for irrigation, and hooking up the electrical for the baseball field and the back soccer field at Hotchkiss Field. The Board of Recreation agreed to table this proposal. The Board of Recreation agreed to wait until the spring of 2011 to discuss the issue again.
New Business:
• The Board of Recreation discussed the proposal by Eric Collodel and Steven Lachance to coach the boy’s 7th and 8th grade travel basketball team as part of their community service hours for the Woodland Regional High School requirements. The Board of Recreation agreed that because both boys are under 18 years of age there must always be adult supervision during practices and games. The Board of Recreation agreed to move ahead with this proposal.
• The Board of Recreation discussed obtaining a sign for the skate park indicating that the park is closed due to the current vandalism that is occurring. The Board of Recreation agreed that this would eliminate any uncertainty that the park is closed.
• C. Moffo informed the Board of Recreation that a gold medalist fencer will be attending the fencing classes to provide the fencing students with special instruction.
Adjournment:
Motion made by Mike Palmerie, Jr. and seconded by Mary Witham to adjourn. Motion unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
Larry Fitzgerald, Chairman
Jennifer Southard, Clerk