2006-02-08 Recreation Committee Minutes

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Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2685 FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 RECREATION DIVISION: (781) A2 - READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES , t° February 8, 2006 Town Hall Conference Room W, Attendance: Nancy-Linn Swain, Rec. Committee Chair, Frank Driscoll, Rec. Committee Member, Rick Shaffer, Rec. Committee Member, Kate Kaminer, Rec. Committee Member, Bernie Winne, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, School Committee Rep., John Feudo, Recreation Administrator Guest: Beth Claroni N. Swain called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM The Rec. Committee was asked to review the minutes from the January 11th meeting. F. Driscoll asked that it be notated in the January minutes that J. Feudo has opted off the Extended Learning Research Committee due other time commitments at home. B. Winne made a motion to accept the minutes from the January 1 Ith Recreation Committee meeting. K. Kaminer seconded the motion. The motion passed in favor of acceptance of the minutes 5-0-0. R. Shaffer entered the meetinc at 7:12 PM. N. Swain gave the Committee an update regarding the substance abuse initiative headed up by the Board of Selectmen and School Committee. The group is currently working on establishing a mission statement. Liz Silva from the Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition presented to the group and shared some ideas of how the process is done in Winchester. The Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition is grant funded and is a closed door meeting process to protect sensitive situations. WSAC has made progress over the past years existence implementing programs such as parent supervised drop offs for HS dances among others. The Reading Substance Abuse Initiative will continue to investigate grant opportunities and evaluate who would be potential candidates to serve as members of the coalition. A discussion ensued amongst the members of the Rec. Committee. F. Driscoll felt that the education of parents is the key component to success. K. Kaminer felt it was important to give parents an avenue to learn and be educated on what happens with their children. Budget: J. Feudo handed out a detailed cost accounting assessment of the FY06 budget. B. Winne recommended that the budget be looked at the end of each season (or three times a year). The Recreation Administrator will pick three dates to consistently update the budget each year.