2012-01-10 Recreation Committee Minutes

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FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 -2685 RECREATION DIVISION: (781) 942 - 9075 READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES January 10, 2012 TOWN HALL — CONFERENCE ROOM Attendance: Nancy -Linn Swain, Rec. Committee, Frank Driscoll, Chair, Rec. Committee, Eric Hughes, Rec. Committee Member, Karen Janowski, School Committee Liaison, Adam Chase, Rec. Committee Member, Richard Hand, Recreation Committee Member, Kate Kaminer, Rec. Committee Member, Joe Rossetti, Associate Member, John Feudo, Recreation Administrator F. Driscoll called the meeting to order at 7:09 PM. N. Swain made a motion to accept the minutes from the December 13th Rec. Committee meeting. R. Hand seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of accepting the minutes for December 13, 2011 by a vote of 5 — 0- 0. K. Kaminer entered at 7:14 PM. K. Janowski entered at 7:15 PM. Reading Youth Baseball Proposal: J. Feudo handed out the latest proposal from Reading Youth Baseball which included comment from the Recreation Committee made at the December meeting. The committee then reviewed the plan and comments. On item #1; N. Swain made a motion to accept the following statement: Recreation Committee was satisfied with this recommendation so long as it does not interfere with the path that is currently behind the field. The committee is however concerned that the 225' distance will be difficult to obtain in some areas in the outfield. The committee recommends RYB speak with a credible engineering firm and or the Town engineering dept to help with the design and construction. E. Hughes seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of the motion 7 -0 -0. On item #2; N. Swain made a motion to accept the proposal of a 4' fence, black vinyl, around the circumference of the outfield stopping at least 12ft before the existing fencing in right field to allow access for safety and maintenance equipment. K. Kaminer seconded the motion. Motion passes by a vote of 7 -0 -0. On item #3; N. Swain made a motion to accept the outfield fence based on the following points • Foul pole should be not more than 10 ft from the ground. • Request a 12ft gap versus a gate. • Install a green/dark colored safety border at the top of the fence.