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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street <br />Reading, MA 01867-2685- ` kjN CLERK <br />s <br />V0 <br />FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 <br />RECREATION DIVISION: (781) 942 - 9075 <br />READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES <br />January 9, 2008 Berger Room -Town Hall <br />Attendance: Chris Campbell, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ellen Stolecki, Rec. Committee <br />Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, School Committee Rep, John Downing, Rec. Committee Member, <br />Frank Driscoll, Rec. Committee Member Nancy Swain, Rec. Committee Member, John Feudo, <br />Recreation Administrator, Guest, Eric Hughes <br />N. Swain called the meeting to order at 7:09 PM. <br />N. Swain asked the Recreation Committee to review the minutes from the previous meeting. <br />J. Downing asked to make some corrections to help clarify some of the discussion under the title 6th <br />grade girls travel basketball. <br />M. Stolecki made a motion to accept the minutes of the November 14th, 2007 as amended. J. <br />Downing seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of accepting the minutes as amended by a <br />vote of 6-0-0. <br />Scholarships <br />J. Feudo brought a draft copy of a proposed new scholarship policy. Over the past four of years the <br />Recreation Division has seen the number of scholarship and financial aid requests dramatically <br />increase. Currently, the general guidelines only require very little personal information. The new <br />policy would require more information and would mirror the policy for state and federal aid based <br />on need. The new policy would also leave flexibility for unforeseen hardships. <br />M. Stolecki recommended checking with the YMCA and other communities to see how they handle <br />the process of awarding scholarships. <br />F. Driscoll cautioned that when considering amounts based on family income, it may not <br />completely show the need that is there for a family. <br />J. Downing recommended that there be a nominal fee of $20 or 10% so that people don't request the <br />money and either not attend the program or not follow through with signing up. <br />The Recreation Committee seemed to think that updating the scholarship/ financial aid process was <br />a good proactive approach. They recommended fine tuning the plan and bringing it back in <br />February for approval by the committee. <br />RCASA Report <br />