2005-07-13 Recreation Committee Minutes

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Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2685 ED =t~K FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 I 'I. `/t RECREATION DIVISION: (781) 942 - 9075 READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES July 13, 2005 at Town Hall Conference Room Attendance: Nancy-Linn Swain, Recreation Committee Chair, Patrick Fennelly, Recreation Committee Vice-Chair, Frank Driscoll, Rec. Committee Member, Bernie Winne, Recreation Committee Member, Jack Downing, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, School Committee Liason, Kate Kaminer, Rec. Committee Member, John Feudo, Recreation Administrator. N. Swain called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM. The Committee was asked to review the minutes from the June 9th, 2005 meeting. B. Winne made a motion to accept the minutes from the June 9th Recreation Committee meeting. J. Downing seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of acceptance of the minutes 5-0-0. K. Kaminer entered the meeting at 7:10 PM. Tabled from the previous meeting was the nomination of Patrick Fennelly as Vice-Chair to the Recreation Committee. P. Fennelly accepted the nomination and was appointed Vice-Chair of the Recreation Committee for FY06 by a vote of 6-0-0. J. Feudo stated that the Recreation Retreat would be rescheduled for Saturday, October 1St or October 8th beginning at 9:30 AM depending on schedules of other members. The location of the retreat will be Town Hall. Friends of Reading Recreation N. Swain discussed with the Rec. Committee the topic of broadening the scope of the Friends of Reading Recreation group. She mentioned that the current Friends of Reading Recreation group is basically Kate Kaminer and Lorraine Salter. The group does a few Tennis Tournaments each spring to help fund small items needed for the tennis courts such as nets, poles, straps etc. The Committee discussed the thought of expanding the Friends of Reading Recreation scope to include some fund raising events to help support some of the amenities around town. K. Kaminer felt it was the Town's responsibility to keep up with the recreational facilities through the capital plan and not through private groups. The committee seemed to agree. The Recreation Committee asked the Recreation Administrator to investigate other Town's that have an operating "Friends" group and how they proceed. Sub-Committees The Recreation Committee has decided to leave the Sub-Committees as status quo for FY06. The two following sub-committees are currently two active for the Recreation Committee: Finance,