2013-12-10 Recreation Committee Minutes

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�s Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Recreation Committee Date: 2013 -12 -10 Time: 0700 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Attendees: Members - Present: DECEIVED i OWN CLERK L_.1DINC, MASS. 1015 APR 14 P 5: 34 Nancy -Linn Swain, Rec. Committee Member, Richard Hand, Recreation Committee Vice Chair, Michael DiPietro, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ellen Stolecki, Rec. Committee Member, Eric Hughes, Rec. Committee Member, Sean Whalen, Associate Member, Bernie Winne, Associate Member, John Feudo, Recreation Administrator Members - Not Present: Kate Kaminer, Adam Chase , Karen Janowski, Frank Driscoll Others Present: Genevieve Fiorente Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: John Feudo Topics of Discussion: R. Hand opened the meeting at 7:05 PM. J. Feudo introduced Town Manager Bob LeLacheur to the committee. He was visiting with the Recreation Committee mainly to discuss a new process for handling approval for aspects of the Birch Meadow Master Plan. The Board of Selectmen had a lengthy discussion regarding the plan in November. With the plan now approximately five years old, Recreation Administrator, John Feudo felt the plan ought to be revisited as the priority of the Town has evolved and changed over the past few years. J. Feudo gave a brief presentation identifying some of the estimates of what each area would cost based on the master plan. The total was over $2Mil over a 10 year period. LeLacheur stated the Board of Selectmen looked at three options, develop another ad hoc committee, have staff be the committee, or ask the Recreation Committee to reevaluate the plan as it currently exists. The current concept plan is fully funded on the capital improvements plan. The Board of Selectmen seemed to think the best option was to have the Recreation Committee become the lead Town committee to review the concept plan and to hold public hearings. The committee seemed ok with making the recommendation as long as their decisions are not always overturned by the Board of Selectmen. The committee understood from time to time the BOS may decide not to go along with a recommendation made by the Rec Committee, however that would be more of the exception rather than the rule. The committee also discussed a broad concept of widening the roadway on Birch Meadow drive and better serves for traffic and parking. The YMCA would need to be involved with that discussion, but this would all be part of the Master Plan. Page i 1 2013 -09 -03