2017-11-14 Recreation Committee Minutes

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Town of Reading Meeting Minutes Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Recreation Committee 1010JAN --8 A 8--3i 1 Date: 2017-11-14 Time:. 7:00 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location:. Conference Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose:. Monthly Meeting Session: General Session Attendees: Members- Present. Emily Sisson, Dan Foley, Gil Congdon, Kate Kaminer, Rich Hand, Lori Russo, Mike DiPietro Members - Not Present: Jeanne Borawski, Frank Driscoll, Adam Chase; Lori Russo, Mary Ellen Stolecki Others Present: Kristin Bond - 144 Prospect St. Judy Coltman - 18 Milton Road Bob Salter - 242 Summer Ave Peter Iannuzzo - 8 Randall Brian L. Leahy - 15 Louanis Drive Scott Almeida - 63 Sprinvale Rd Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Genevieve Fiorente Topics of Discussion: D. Foley opens up meeting at.7:11pm. E. Sisson makes a motion to accept the August meeting minutes. K. Kaminer seconds. No discussion and all members in favor. . G. Fiorente goes over -a brief history of how Pickleball has grown over the past few years to about 100 players. She explains that currently the pickleball community would like to see permanent lines on Memorial. Park Courts to expand their play. G. Fiorente states that a year and a half ago under the advisory of the Director of Community Services, Pickleball Ambassador, and DPW, a pre-exisiting volleyball court was paved and lined .for 4 pickleball courts. She emphasizes'that while the courts can be used for multipurpose, the request was made by the pickleball community for these courts and the committee and division made a special -request for funds for this project. G. Fiorente says that the project was $8-10,000 but this past spring the picklers indicated 'to her that the.space was not adequate now. She states that the Pickleball community made a request to the recreation committee to let them line the Memorial Park Tennis Courts with chalk. She goes on to,say that. the recreation committee recommended that. they could and the -prior Parks Supervisor, Tom Ferris, was also ok with this decision. She states that the pickleball community would now like to see permanent lines on the Memorial Park Courts. G. Fiorente said she consulted with DPW and interim Parks Supervisor and they kicked it back to the recreation committee to make the decision. J. Coltman says that the issue with the high schools courts is the run-off area. G. Fiorente asks if she can investigate expanding the existing courts to fit the Picklers needs. K. Bond says that the surface is also not great.for the bounce of the ball. Page 1 1